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Polio, The March of Dimes, and The Miracle of Chiropractic

In the 1950's, little Winifred Gardella had polio and was told she'd never walk on her own again. But she did and chiropractic was the answer.

The March of Dimes was established in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a response to the US epidemics of polio that left some people with physical disabilities.  The efforts of the March of Dimes were to raise money to support education and research efforts to combat the paralysis of polio. 

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