Methods 2 Midterm- NWHSU Exam Questions Verified Solutions New Update (A+ Pass)
Functional unit made up of two articulating surfaces and the connecting tissues binding them to each other - Answers - motion segment
Two opposing vertebral segments and the connecting tissues interposed between t...
Methods 2 Midterm- NWHSU Exam
Questions Verified Solutions New
Update (A+ Pass)
Functional unit made up of two articulating surfaces and the connecting tissues binding
them to each other - Answers -✔✔ motion segment
Two opposing vertebral segments and the connecting tissues interposed between them.
- Answers -✔✔ motion segment (with regards to the spine)
Motion is defined by the movement of one _____________ surface relative to the other
- Answers -✔✔ articulating surface
*with regards to the spine movements are defined by the motion of the __________
vertebral segment relative to its ____-adjacent vertebra - Answers -✔✔ superior, sub
In the Houston (medicare) vertebral body reference, you always compare the segment
____________ with the segment _____________ - Answers -✔✔ above, below
If T5 is flexed in terms of Houston (medicare) VB reference, what does this mean? -
Answers -✔✔ T5 is flexed on T6
*What do you do in end feel? - Answers -✔✔ push the bone in same direction, looking
for a little spring
Motion assessment - Answers -✔✔ locate osseous landmark, feel bone move in
desired directions, feel how far the bone moves, note the end point, do end feel,
compare the right and left sides
T or F? joint subluxation occurs only in isolation - Answers -✔✔ F (joint subluxation can
occur in isolation, or in association with other disorders)
Is joint subluxation a functional or structural diagnosis? - Answers -✔✔ functional
Joint subluxation is a ________ diagnosis, defined by a combination of ________ and
_____________ - Answers -✔✔ clinical, signs, symptoms
, In the spine, term that implies the spinal motion segments and associated soft tissues
are the source of the patient's symptoms - Answers -✔✔ joint subluxation
*adjustive therapy that is the most commonly applied treatment - Answers -✔✔ High
Velocity Low Amplitude
Before applying therapy, we must determine if there is a _____________ for treatment -
Answers -✔✔ clinical basis
Often one component of the presenting disorder - Answers -✔✔ joint dysfunction
Patients w/ disc herniations and facet syndrome will likely present with signs of
____________ - Answers -✔✔ joint disorder
its essential to perform a comprehensive ____________ and ________________ to
arrive at a diagnosis or differential diagnosis - Answers -✔✔ history, examination
When doing complete patient assessment what components of history should you take?
- Answers -✔✔ Chief complaint and history of present illness/injury, review of systems,
family history, past history, current history
examination is based on ___________ - Answers -✔✔ history findings
*Components of Examination (9) - Answers -✔✔ inspection (posture, global and local),
palpation (static 4 T's, then dynamic), percussion, ROM (active and passive), orthopedic
testing, neurological testing (MSR), X-ray (imaging), lab, special tests
P.A.R.T.S assessment - Answers -✔✔ Pain and tenderness, Asymmetry, Range of
motion, Tone/texture/temperature, Special tests
How many of the PARTS criteria must be present to diagnose a subluxation based on
physical exam. - Answers -✔✔ Two of the four
of the 2 PARTS criteria that must be present to diagnose a subluxation based on
physical exam, one of them must be either _______________________ or
____________________ - Answers -✔✔ asymmetry/misalignment, ROM abnormality
4 things you want to know about pain: - Answers -✔✔ location, quality (what type of
pain?), intensity, radiation
T or F? Normal tissue should palpate as pain free. - Answers -✔✔ T
T or F? The body should be perfectly symmetric. - Answers -✔✔ F (example: dominant
hand shoulder may be lower)
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