Princibles of Chiro

Question 1

motion palpation methods are used to

Answer 1

determine the joints in dysfunction and the specific direction of motion loss

Question 2

a long-lever adjustive technique involves a specific or general primary contact on the body part but the second contact is

Answer 2

remote from the segment, forming a broad or long leverage system of forces

Question 3

a patient with a swollen disk would likely do best when adjusted

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in the afternoon or evening after the disk has been under normal axial load

Question 4

Barlow’s Sign performed by strongly pulling on the supine infant’s femur and them pushing the proximal end medialward , is a test for:

Answer 4

Instability of dislocation of the femur in the acetabulum

Question 5

the normal flexion of hips and knees in an infant that is raised in a vertical suspension:

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Present from birth to approximately the 4th month

Question 6

the Webster In-Utero Constraint Analysis and Reduction procedure

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Tests and corrects the breech infant

Question 7

a persons state of health is primarily dependent on the bodys’s ability to

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adapt to a changing environment

Question 8

a patient presents w/ cervicogenic headaches, vertigo, and neck pain. physical exam demos excessive perspiration and multiple subluxations. a history of insomnia is also revealed. which model is iplicated?

Answer 8

segmental facilitation

Question 9

which of the following chiropractic models best explains low back pain myospasms that accompany motor unit irritation?

Answer 9

somatosomatic response

Question 10

sneezing or coughing that increases

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nerve compression

Question 11

which of the following subluxations models is implicated if a large central disc bulges at C4 level resulting in loss of vibration sense in the hands?

Answer 11

compressive myelopathy

Question 12

the unresponsiveness of the skin to return skin color following an adjustment in a patient who presents with Raynaud’s phenomenon implies a failure of which mechanism?

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somatoautonomic response

Question 13

incomplete lumbarization is noted on radiography. Kemp’s, Patrick Fabere’s, and Hibb’s are all positive for local pain. Neurologic testing is inconclusive. which is suggested?

Answer 13

proprioceptive insult

Question 14

the lines drawn on a set of cervical films indicated a misalignment of the atlantoaxialoccipital complex. which is cited as the primary mechanism for the rationale of the adjustive technique applied?

Answer 14

compressive myelopathy

Question 15

the lower flank pain that may accompany uterine disease can be attributed to which of the following reflexes?

Answer 15

sympatheticosomatic

Question 16

a teenager with bronchitis and neutrophilia responds well to a thoracic adjusting. which of the following explains this?

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neurodystrophy

Question 17

a child with chronic ear infections improves under chiropractic care. physical exam indicates slight erythema of the tympanic membrane. what subluxation model is implicated?

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neuroimmunomodulation

Question 18

a 32 year old patient presents with a 3 year history of lower back pain. she also stated that its worse by prolonged sitting at work. irradiation of a Wilm’s tumor produced premature maturation of the hemipelvis. which of he following should be palliative while at work?

Answer 18

Ischial lift