Exam 1 Major Chiropractic Technique Systems

Question 0

Segmental clinical approach

Answer 0

Subluxation is described in terms of alterations in specific intervertebral motion segments

Question 1

Types of chiropractic clinical approaches:

Answer 1

Segmental
Postural/structural
Tonal

Question 2

Postural/structural clinical approach

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Subluxation is seen as a postural and/or motion distortion of whole spine (“closed kinetic chain”)

Question 3

Tonal clinical approaches

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View the spine and nervous system as a functional unit; goal is to “clear” the patient functionally

Question 4

Palmer package techniques

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Diversified
Gonstead
Thompson
Palmer upper cervical specific/toggle recoil/HIO

Question 5

Diversified

Answer 5

Full spine segmental approach
Mostly 2 hand application of dynamic thrust (HVLA high velocity low amplitude)
Patient is prone, supine, sitting
Usually no use of drops on adjusting table

Question 6

Gonstead

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Gonstead
Full spine segmental approach
Single and two hand technique
Patient is prone, sitting, side lying, knee-chest position
No drops used in pure application
Nervoscope and X-ray analysis

Question 7

Thompson

Answer 7

Thompson
Full spine segmental approach
Utilizes diversified techniques with a drop section
Patient is usually prone or supine on the adjusting table
Extremity joints can also be adjusted

Question 8

Activator methods

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Lee and fuhr
Full spine segmental approach 
Uses adjusting instrument
Utilizes leg checks, postural challenges to localize subluxation
Pcc elective

Question 9

SOT sacro-occipital technique

Answer 9

Dejarnette
Tonal/segmental approach 
Facilitates csf flow
Use of "pelvic" blocking
Advanced procedures uses cranial adjusting
Pcc elective

Question 10

Logan (basic)

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Full spine postural approach
Use of sustained low/light force applied manually to sacrum to level the sacral base
Pcc elective

Question 11

AK (applied kinesiology)

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Goodheart
Use of muscle testing
Incorporates nutrition and complimentary procedures

Question 12

Pettibon

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Pettibon
Full spine postural/structural
Use X-ray
Variety of procedures utilized

Question 13

CBP (chiropractic bio-physics)

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Harrison
Full spine postural/structural
Similar to pettibon

Question 14

Cox (flexion-distraction)

Answer 14

Cox
Low back disc treatment
Utilizes manual or motorized traction applied to lumbar region to reduce bulging of lumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral discs

Question 15

Motion palpation

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Gillet
Full spine segmental
Spinal segments examined manually to localize specific joints and directions of motion that are restricted/fixated/hypomobile
Works to restore motion

Question 16

Nimmo receptor tonus

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Nimmo
Full spine, extremity of soft-tissue approach
Analyzes and treats the muscle component of subluxation using generally manual treatment directed at “trigger points” and other areas of disturbed muscle fxn

Question 17

“Network” spinal analysis

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Epstein
Full spine tonal approach
Integration of several diff techniques to achieve end result of “clearing” patient of neural dysfunction

Question 18

BEST (bio energetic synchronization technique)

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Morter
Tonal approach
Integrates chemical and emotional components with the structural to “clear” the patient of neural dysfunction
An “energy” approach

Question 19

NET (neuro-emotional technique)

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Walker
Tonal approach
Analysis using muscle testing procedures to ID past or present emotional stress links to persistent structural patterns/subluxations

Question 20

DNFT (directional non-force technique)

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Van rumpt
Tonal approach
Utilizes leg check and vertebral/muscle challenges to localize subluxations

Question 21

To fitness

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Toftness
Tonal/segmental approach
Analyzes for subluxation by attempting to ID segments emitting specific frequency of electromagnetic radiation
Use a radiometer to detect subluxations 
Light-force stylus used to adjust