SubLux VSC

Question 1

Sudoriferous Changes VSC for-

Answer 1

Neuropathology

Question 2

Light pressure almost as though you are

“tickling” the skin.

Answer 2

Sudoriferous Changes

Question 3

Oily, slick, moist, clammy, or
tacky (acute VSC)
Dry, rough, flaky, or scaly
Blemished (chronic VSC)
Indications of what in VSC???

Answer 3

Neuropathology

Question 4

Start with “eyeball” pressure. Use pressure

on your hand as a guide.

Answer 4

Turgidity

Question 5

Turgidity is what part of VSC?

Answer 5

Histopathology

Question 6

Fluid filled, inflamed, boggy,
spongy, or puffy.
Saggy, deflated, or flaccid.

Answer 6

Turgidity (SP) /Histopathology (VSC)

Question 7

Broad fingerpads contact. “Fingerprinting”.
Tone in surface/superficial musculature.
Push past any turgidity in the previous step.

Answer 7

Surface Tonicity

Question 8

Surface Tonicity is what portion of VSC?

Answer 8

Myopathology

Question 9

Tight, contracted, spasm, rigid,

firm, or stiff are indications of what?

Answer 9

Myopathology (VSC)/ Surface Tonicity (SP)

Question 10

Bony prominency. Feel for a bony
structure to be out of place. Spinous
processes or lamina/tvp/mammilairies.

Answer 10

Tissue Prominency

Question 11

Tissue Prominency is apart of which VSC portion?

Answer 11

Kinesiopathology

Question 12

Prominent, protruding,

pronounced, or “sticking out”

Answer 12

Tissue Prominency ( SP) / Kinesiopathology (VSC)

Question 13

Press on the bony structure(s) in question
while evaluating for a subluxation. Elicit a
pain response. (Sclerotogenous)

Answer 13

Palpatory Tenderness

Question 14

Palpatory Tenderness is which portion of VSC?

Answer 14

Neuropathology

Question 15

Response with pain, discomfort,
tenderness, grimace, wince, or
apprehension

Answer 15

Palpatory Tenderness (SP)/ Neuropathology (VSC)

Question 16

Strumming the deep paraspinal muscles to

feel for tonal changes

Answer 16

Deep Tonicity

Question 17

Deep Tonicity is which portion of VSC?

Answer 17

Myopathology

Question 18

Ropiness, tight, contracted,

spasm, rigid, firm, or stiff

Answer 18

Deep Tonicity (SP) / Myopathology (VSC)

Question 19

Personal Observation
Percussion/Palpation/Provocation
Scales 0 - 10
Patient Questionare/ In office patient history

Answer 19

P - Pain & Tenderness

Question 20

Patient Posture/ Gait
Misaligned/ symmetrical Vertebrae
X-ray, CAT scan, or MRI for misalginments

Answer 20

A- Asymmetry or Misalignment

Question 21

Increase/decrease in patients range of motion
X-ray patient in BENDING VIEWS*
Goniometers/inclinometers

Answer 21

R - Range of Motion Abnormality

Question 22

Spasm, inflammation, swelling, rigidity
hyper/hypotonicty
Leg Length/ Scoliosis Contracture, and muscle strength

Answer 22

T - Tissue Tone Changes

Question 23

Kinesiology

Answer 23

A R

Question 24

Myopathology

Answer 24

P A T

Question 25

Neuropathology

Answer 25

P A T

Question 26

Histopathology

Answer 26

P A T