Subluxation Theories Midterm UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Subluxation Theories Midterm UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
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The historical basis for the INTERVERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION HYPOTHESIS has DD
Palmer citing 3 causes of vertebral subluxation which are? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Chemical, physical and autosuggestion
According to the scient...
Subluxation Theories Midterm UPDATED
Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
The historical basis for the INTERVERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION HYPOTHESIS has DD
Palmer citing 3 causes of vertebral subluxation which are? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Chemical, physical and autosuggestion
According to the scientific literature causes of vertebral subluxation was expanded to 6
elements which are trauma, non-trauma plus 4 more? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Degeneration, infectious, developmental and congenital
Name 7 most common predisposing factors for vertebral subluxation? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔XS weight, decreased IVD space, Degeneration, daily habits, occupation,
traumatic birth, twisting in sleep
hypothesis that subluxation reduces nerve energy by irritating or compressing the nerve roots
(compression is aka for pressure) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Nerve compression hypothesis
Nerve IRRITATION means _______-functioning and _______? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Hyper and pain
Nerve COMPRESSION means _______-functioning and __________? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Hypo, numbness/paralysis
IN Nerve compression hypothesis it is said nerve root is ___ not ___ in the IVF - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔impinged, pinched
At most, the nerve root takes up what portion of the IVF? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔33-
50%
Including arteries, veins and spinal nerves what other items comprise the contents of the IVF
(i.e. AACD LRSV)? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔DRG, connective tissue, recurrent
meningeal nerve, lymphatics, areolar tissue
, The anterior nerve roots are (afferent / efferent)? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Efferent
The posterior nerve roots are (afferent / efferent)? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Afferent
Cadaver studies have shown that _________________ subluxations can produce foraminal
encroachment that would cause spinal nerve root compressions? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Cervical and lumbar lordosis
In the cervical spine, the posterior nerve root is how many times THICKER than the anterior
nerve root? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Three
Large diameter nerve fibers are more susceptible to _________________ than smaller ones? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔pressure and Mechanical deformation
diminished nerve function is not seen right away in the nerve compression hypothesis which
is known as? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔latency of inactivation (reversible in mins to
hours)
Dorsal nerve roots are (more / less) susceptible to compressive forces than are peripheral
nerves? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔More
Dorsal nerve roots are more susceptible to compressive forces due to - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔attachment to TP at c4-7
20mmHg pressure for ___ minutes will decrease the compound action potential by as much
as ___ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔30, 40%
The 4 pathophsyiologies within an IVF that is subject to pressure are - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Demyelination, DRG damage, arterioles sclerosis, endoneurium edema
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