TITLE:  Michael Kale

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, July 4, 2001

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, July 2001

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  KALE, Michael
Dr. Michael U. Kale, 61, of the Kale Research Center in Spartanburg,
S.C., world renown chiropractic statesman and legend passed away at 
his estate on July 2, 2001, of natural causes. He sustained an injury 
to his heart in an auto accident five years ago. He was the son of the
late Ulrich Hart and Frances Justice Kale. He attended Hardin High 
School, Charlotte, N.C., and graduated from Rutherford High School 
where he was a member of the Beta Club, graduating with honors. He 
attended the University of North Carolina and was a 1964 honor graduate
of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa. He was a member 
of Pi Tau Delta Honor Society. He was a member of Ingleside Baptist 
Church and he formerly served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. 
He was a member of the South Carolina Chiropractic Association, the 
International Chiropractors Association and the Canadian Chiropractors
Association. He was in private practice for 37 years and was a 
researcher, author, inventor, lecturer, pioneer of groups of doctors 
going to foreign countries. He was twice president of South Carolina 
Chiropractic Association and former chairman of S.C. Board of Examiners
having received the highest degree of the state, the S.C. Chiropractor 
of the Year. He was also fellow of the International Chiropractor's 
Association, as well as the South Eastern United States Chiropractor 
of the Year; past S.C. Representative Assemblyman to the International 
Chiropractors Association, a State Constable and Kentucky Colonel. He 
was originator and consultant to the Kale Certification program serving
over 1, 000 doctors in the U.S. and foreign countries. He was chairman 
of International Research Team in joint research with the University 
of Moldova with Parkinson's disease. He traveled extensively to Israel,
Egypt, Japan, Romania, Russia, Germany, Argentina, as well as many 
other countries, presenting to these countries, Specific Chiropractic 
to heads of states and ministers of health, children's hospitals, 
orthopedic hospitals, schools for the deaf and blind and many other 
institutions. He received many distinguished awards from Life College. 
Dr. Kale was Chief of Staff and founder of the only 24 hour facility 
for Chiropractic in the world, the first intensive day care clinic in 
South Carolina and the first 24 hour in-patient care facility int he 
state of South Carolina licensed by DHEC (S.C. Board of Health). He 
has had extensive publications in most of the chiropractic journals 
and has ten free-standing clinics throughout North Carolina dn South 
Carolina and Russia. He has published over five books and many 
brochures and notes that have appeared internationally in periodicals.
Dr. Kale is the world's leading authority in Upper Cervical Specific 
Chiropractic Knee-Chest Procedure. He has practiced this procedure 
longer than any man living and speaks world-wide on Dr. B.J. Palmer's 
Philosophy. He is pioneer of foreign mission trips, seeing massive 
amounts of patients, taking teams of doctors to foreign countries where
more than two million patients have been seen. He served as a 
consultant in personal injuries and work related cases referred by 
attorneys and chiropractors in brain stem injury. He was chairman of 
Peer Review. He opened a Kale Chiropractic Clinic in Russia - the 
first ever. In 1993 he obtained a joint venture research with the 
Russian Medical Doctors at Research City on the "Brain Stem" Research.
Dr. Kale was chairman of an international research team with other 
scientists conducting first-time nerve related experiments on the 
spine and spinal cord. He wrote a research paper on Rheumatoid 
Arthritis that was accepted for publication to the World Conference in 
Cairo, Egypt. He conducted residency certification on his work for 
post-graduate doctors around the world. He was the inventor of 
chiropractic equipment used internationally in chiropractic colleges. 
He was former member, Board of Advisor, North Greenville College, 
Tigersville, S.C.; past president of the Optimist Club and the Civitan
Club of Spartanburg, S.C.; past member of Spartanburg Safety Council; 
past Boy Scout Commissioner; member of Lions Club. He was a volunteer 
to the nursing center and past president of Crosswind Pilot Association
. (The Post and Courier July 4, 2001)
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