Van Ness Pub is rooted in concepts that developed through decades of clinical work, inquiry, and observation by James Van Ness “J.V” Durlacher (1927–2014). His life spanned periods of profound social and medical change, including World War II and the Vietnam era. He served in the United States Air Force, an experience that existed alongside his lifelong pursuit of understanding health and the human body.   

He later earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1963, graduating as valedictorian. Over more than forty years in practice, he developed an integrative approach to care that treated the body as a connected system shaped by structure, physiology, and psychological experience rather than isolated symptoms. 

His work emphasized careful observation, pattern recognition, and attention to how stress and adaptation accumulate over time. He believed the body communicates across multiple layers and that meaningful health work requires listening to those signals. This perspective guided his clinical practice as well as his writing, teaching, and international lectures.

Van Ness Pub carries this foundation forward. The name represents a commitment to interdisciplinary thinking, careful interpretation, and respect for the body’s capacity to store information, adapt, and respond. The work published and supported under the Van Ness name continues this orientation, applying it to contemporary research, writing, and education.