Viscerosomatic Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The first chiropractic book is titled - Modernized Chiropractic In the segmental dysfunction model, what defines the "lesion" state of subluxation? - loss of motion/fixation When considering the concept of "lesion" & applying that concept to pain and spasm associated with the facilitated segment - neither the pain fiber, motor nerve, not the musculature is in lesion When a neuron is sensitized ____________ - It fires more easily The first chiropractic adjustment would...

LATEST EXAM TEST FOR OCS – 2023- 2024 If a clinical test demonstrates the ability to identify accurately those patients who truly have the disease or impairment, then one would conclude that the test demonstrates: _____? - CORRECT ANSWER-High Sensitivity What makes a clinical test the best for "ruling in" a disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERHigh Specificity All of the following are considered historical red flags in the lumbar spine, EXCEPT FOR: a. pain that is worse during rest vs activ...

______ is a unit made up of two adjacent articulating surfaces, the connective tissue binding them and all the tissue between them - ANS motion unit the _______ is where a joint is taken to tension, assessed, diagnoses and adjusted - ANS elastic barrier what level should a collar sit at on a dog - ANS C4 what side should a the "p" face if the owner is on the left - ANS to the right (facing owner) how much slack should a choker collar have - A...

Which subluxation hypotheses occurs most commonly in chiropractic practice? a. somatosomatic b. somatoautonomic c. neuroimmunomodulation d. psychosomatic - Answer a. somatosomatic The intradiscal pressure is the least in which position? a. walking b. standing c. sitting d. lying prone - Answer d. lying prone Pressure in the lumbar disc is increased most in which of the following positions? a. standing b. sitting c. sitting, bending forward d. sitting, bending backward - A...

Neurologic components of the chiropractic adjustment include: All of the above *Note*: this includes... Analgesic, Muscle spasm or myofascial cycle, & Nerve root compression Its been suggested that spinal dysfunction may alter skin conduction by inducing sympathetically mediated changes in sweat gland secretions. is a special test used to measure the skin's electrical conductivity. Galvanic Skin Resistance Examples of possible contraindications to chiropractic adjustment includes all of the...

LATEST EXAM TEST FOR OCS – 2023- 2024 If a clinical test demonstrates the ability to identify accurately those patients who truly have the disease or impairment, then one would conclude that the test demonstrates: _____? - CORRECT ANSWER-High Sensitivity What makes a clinical test the best for "ruling in" a disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERHigh Specificity All of the following are considered historical red flags in the lumbar spine, EXCEPT FOR: a. pain that is worse during rest vs activ...

LATEST EXAM TEST FOR OCS – 2023- 2024 If a clinical test demonstrates the ability to identify accurately those patients who truly have the disease or impairment, then one would conclude that the test demonstrates: _____? - CORRECT ANSWER-High Sensitivity What makes a clinical test the best for "ruling in" a disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERHigh Specificity All of the following are considered historical red flags in the lumbar spine, EXCEPT FOR: a. pain that is worse during rest vs activ...