Chapter III: Terminology And Chiro Essentials

Question 0

T/F: instrumentation tells the doctor where to adjust.

Answer 0

False!

Instrumentation tells the chiropractor when and when not to adjust, never where.

Question 1

Criteria the chiropractor should consider on each patient visit

Answer 1

X-ray
Instrumentation
Leg checks
Palpation
Symptomatology

Question 2

Which if the 5 considerations is the most important for determining when to adjust?

Answer 2

Instrumentation

Question 3

Which if the 5 considerations is the least important for determining when to adjust?

Answer 3

Symptomatology

Question 4

T/F: The doctor determines subluxations from the patient’s X-rays.

Answer 4

False!

The doctor only determines listings, never subluxations from films.

Question 5

PP

Answer 5

Patient Placement

Side posture, either right or left side up depending on the listing

Question 6

DS

Answer 6

Doctor Stance

Slight pivot, medium pivot, full pivot, or scissor stance

Question 7

CP

Answer 7

Contact Point

Pisiform, knife-edge, tip of the thumb, or tip of the chiropractic index finger

Question 8

SCP

Answer 8

Segmental Contact Point

Atlas transverse, atlas posterior arch, axis lamina-pedicle junction, or lateral margin of the spinous if axis

Question 9

CH

Answer 9

Contact Hand

Superior hand - right hand for right listings/left hand for left listings

Question 10

SH

Answer 10

Stabilization Hand

Opposite hand of the CH, to stabilize during the adjustment

Question 11

TQ

Answer 11

Torque

Clockwise or counterclockwise corkscrew action

Question 12

TP

Answer 12

Tissue Pull

Defined by the listing … S-I and A-P or P-A

Question 13

RI

Answer 13

Roll In

In conjuncture with torque - CW TQ = CW RI, CCW TQ = CCW RI

Question 14

LOC

Answer 14

Line of Correction

Direction of thrust - S-I, R-L/L-R, and A-P/P-A

Question 15

Accommodation

Answer 15

Elbow bend remains minimal and equal bilaterally

Question 16

Depth is influenced by _________ contraction.

Answer 16

Pectoralis

Question 17

Speed is influenced by _________ contraction.

Answer 17

Triceps

Question 18

CP/SP #1

Answer 18

Pisiform

Question 19

CP/SP #2

Answer 19

Padded portion of the 5th metacarpal

Question 20

CP/SP #3

Answer 20

Distal bony aspect of the 5th metacarpal

Question 21

CP/SP #4

Answer 21

Middle and proximal joints of the 3rd phalange

Question 22

CP/SP #5

Answer 22

Distal end (tip) of the 3rd phalange

Question 23

CP/SP #6

Answer 23

Distal end (thumb side) of the 2nd phalange (index finger)

Question 24

CP/SP #7

Answer 24

Thumb side of the proximal phalanx of the 2nd phalange

Question 25

CP/SP #8

Answer 25

Just proximal to CP/SP #7

Question 26

CP/SP #9

Answer 26

Tip of the 1st phalange (thumb)

Question 27

CP/SP #10

Answer 27

Thenar eminence

Question 28

CP/SP #11

Answer 28

Non-padded area between the thenar and hypothenar

Question 29

CP/SP #____ and ____ are collectively called the knife edge

Answer 29

CP/SP #2 and 3