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What are the 3 things that are important to an activator examination
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-leg checks
-isolation -compression testing |
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What type of thrust is used in activator?
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HVLA
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Who founded AMCT?
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Fuhr and Lee
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What is AMCT?
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Activator Methods Chiropractic Technique
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When was AMCT founded?
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1967
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In AMCT what is the key to moving bones?
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NOT force (placement is more important)
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What type of adjustment was the activator tool originally invented to emulate?
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a manual toggle recoil adjustment
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Later on, what was the activator tool designed to do?
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to invest a thrust with a greater degree of:
-conrtollable/repeatable speed -depth -direction |
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What is the most widely used instrument by DC's?
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the activator tool
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T/F The activator tool brings greater safety to both the doctor and the patient.
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True
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What is MFMA, and what technique uses it?
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MFMA= Mechanical Force, Manually Assisted
-used by AMCT |
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does activator use a long or short lever adjustments?
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Short lever adjustments
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What does the activator thrust resemble?
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a "hold/relax" proprioceptive neurofacilitation (PNF)
(the thrust dramatically elongates a shortened muscle) |
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What is the result of the activator thrust?
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relaxation of the muscle thru activation of the Golgi tendon organ reflex
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What are contraindications for AMCT?
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None
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What is AAI (Activator tool) thought to lower the risk of?
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Iatrogenic Postmanipulative Injuries (stuff caused by Dr or Tx)
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T/F AMCT is thought of as a safe, non-traumatic method of chiro care
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True
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Who created CBP?
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Don Harrison, DC (he was also an engineer)
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What is the main focus of the CBP model?
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Posture
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What principles is CBP based on?
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Mechanical Engineering
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What is the ultimate goal of CBP?
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Reduce nerve interference
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Which technique uses mirror-imaging?
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CBP
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What Dx tools does CBP use?
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X rays
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What type of tables does CBP use?
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drop table
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What is the focus of CBP?
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posture, they do not care about pain
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which technique uses standard measures of subjective complaints and post-postural analysis by xray
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CBP
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According to CBP, how long is the minimum care program?
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6 months
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What are the 2 types of care involved in CBP?
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Relief care (1st 3 weeks)
Corrective/rehabilitation care (begins 4th week) |
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what is GISTM?
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Graston Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
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What do you have to do before and after each Graston tx?
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before= warm up the muscle
after=stretch the muscle |
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what are the graston instrument made of?
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stainless steel
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What is the max time to use Graston on a given body part?
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no more than 2 minutes
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What are contradindications/ red flags of Graston?
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OUT UP HOMH
-Open wound -Unhealed fractures -Thrombophlebitis -Uncontrolled Hypertension -Patient Intolerance/Non-compliance/Hypersensitivity -Hematoma -Osteomyelitis -Myositis Ossificans -Hemophila |
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Combination of _____________ and _____________ is a contraindication for Graston
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acute inflammation and rheumatoid arthritis
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Who is the founder of SOT?
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Major Bertrand Dejarnette
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What is the goal of SOT?
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to maximize the function of the primary cranial sacral respiratory mechanism (maintain CSF)
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What is SOT specifically good at treating?
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-lumbar vertebrae
-discs -sciatic nerve problems |
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Which technique uses CMRT and what is it?
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-used by SOT
-CMRT= Chiropractic manipulative reflex technique (it is a somatovisceral technique) |
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What is the somatovisceral technique in SOT?
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CMRT (Chiropractic Manipulative Reflex Technique)
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What is the structural technique in SOT?
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Category I, II, and III system
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What is Category I in SOT?
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Incoordination between the SI joint and craniosacral respiratory mechanisms
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What is Category II in SOT?
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a post-traumatic clinical entity
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What is Category III in SOT?
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Insult to lumbosacral cartilaginous system
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Which technique uses the Deerfield-Thompson Leg Check analysis?
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-AMCT
-Thompson |
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What is the primary dx tool for Thompson Technique?
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Leg Check Procedure
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What is the table used in Thompson?
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Thompson Terminal Point Drop Table
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what happens to the force in a thompson drop table?
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force becomes exponential at the terminal point
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What did thompson use xrays for?
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contraindications, not as a part of the technique
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Who was the DC that grew weak in his older years, and his technique ended up being perfect for him?
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Thompson
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What is the magnum opus of thompsons technological contributions?
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Drop Table
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What is the magnum opus of thompsons analytical contributions?
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Leg length analysis
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What is the central forcus of Thompson?
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impaired nerve function that is stuck in facilitation (sympathetics)
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What is the primary adjusting position for Thompson?
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supine!
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How are listings found in thompson?
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Leg length analysis
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What are the contraindications of Thompson?
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same as any other technique
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What is a contracted leg?
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short leg
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Which is safer, Thompson or side posture and why?
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Thompson becuase it moves the low back a shorter distance
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T/F thompson is kind and gentle on the doctors spine
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True
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Who bought Gonstead?
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The Cox brothers
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What is the reference point in Gonstead listings?
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Spinous Process
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which direction do vertebrae most likely move?
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posterior
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which technique uses a nervoscope?
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Gonstead
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What dx tools does gonstead use?
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X-rays
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What type of adjusting is done in full spine specific?
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Prone adjusting only!!!
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What thrust type is used in full spine specific?
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Recoil Thrust
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what is the difference between spinous subluxation and body rotation subluxation?
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Spinous rotation= the SP is not in alignment (Body is axis)
Body Rotation Subluxation= the body of the vert is not in alignment (SP is axis) |
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What technique uses meric recoil?
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Full spine specific
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What is the line of drive in Full spine specific?
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P-->A
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Nail point
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-Full Spine Specific
-specific Dr hand contact point |
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Nail hand
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-Full spine specific
-hand that contacts the patient's spine |
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Hammer Hand
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-Full Spine Specific
-hand that grasps the wrist on the contact side |
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which technique uses abdominal suspension?
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Full Spine Specific
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Adjustment vs. Manipulation
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Specific vs. Non-specific
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Pisiform Notch
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the intercarpal space inferolateral to the pisiform
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Chiropractic Index finger
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middle finger
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What is the adjustment used for babies in the Full Spine Specific Technique?
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Baby Meric (double lamina adjusting)
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Are kids hypermobile?
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No! They are normal, just pliable
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What does NUCCA stand for?
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National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association
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Who is the founder of NUCCA?
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Dr. Ralph Gregory
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who is the head of NUCCA today?
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Dr. Goodman
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Which technique uses a laser beam to check alignment?
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NUCCA
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Which technique uses a low table?
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NUCCA
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What adjustments are used in NUCCA?
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Atlas-C1 ONLY!!!
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How does NUCCA check for subluxations?
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Leg Check level and lasers :)
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Which technique is really good at reducing blood pressure?
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NUCCA
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Which technique uses a triceps "pull"
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NUCCA
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founder of Upper Cervical Specific?
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B.J. Palmer
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Which technique uses a NCM?
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Upper Cervical Specific
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what is the adjusting/healing focus in Upper Cervical Specific?
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Atlas, C1 but they adjust C1 ONLY!!!
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Which subluxation is considered the major subluxation in Upper Cervical Specific?
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alignment on C1 or C2
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What are the Dx tools in Upper Cervical Specific?
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-Xray marking
-Leg Length Analysis -NCM |