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Mirror Image Adjusting Techniques Flashcards

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  1. Mirror Image exercises in a CBP rehabilitation program are most accurately described as:

    Answer: Isometric and isotonic exercises performed in the postural opposite of the patient's spinal deformity

    CBP Mirror Image exercises are direction-specific — the patient contracts muscles while positioned in the mirror image of their deformity, reinforcing the corrective tissue changes initiated by adjustments and traction.

  2. According to the Harrison Exact Spinal Model, the ideal thoracic kyphosis Cobb angle (T1–T12) is approximately:

    Answer: 40 to 45 degrees

    The Harrison normal for thoracic kyphosis is approximately 40–45° Cobb (T1–T12), and mirror image adjusting targets restoration toward this range when kyphosis is hypokyphotic or hyperkyphotic.

  3. When CBP mirror image traction is applied to correct a lumbar hypolordosis, the traction device is configured to place the lumbar spine in:

    Answer: Extension and anterior weight-bearing to restore lumbar lordosis

    Lumbar hypolordosis (reduced lumbar curve) is corrected by configuring the traction device to extend the lumbar spine and shift the weight anteriorly, which is the mirror image of the flattened, posteriorly loaded hypolordotic posture.

  4. In CBP clinical trials on Mirror Image traction, improvement in cervical lordosis has been associated with which additional clinical outcome?

    Answer: Reduction in neck pain and disability scores

    Published CBP randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that structural improvement in cervical lordosis through mirror image traction correlates with significant reductions in neck pain intensity and disability.

  5. Which of the following is NOT a component of a standard CBP Mirror Image corrective care plan?

    Answer: Manual trigger point therapy performed in the same direction as the patient's postural deformity

    Standard CBP corrective care consists of direction-specific adjustments, mirror image traction, and mirror image exercises; trigger point therapy applied in the direction of the deformity is not a CBP mirror image protocol component.

  6. A patient's lateral cervical X-ray shows an anterior weight-bearing line (gravity line) anterior to the C7 vertebral body. In CBP Mirror Image protocol, this finding directs the practitioner to:

    Answer: Apply posterior head retraction traction and extension exercises to shift the gravity line posteriorly

    An anterior gravity line at C7 indicates forward head posture; the mirror image correction is posterior head retraction combined with cervical extension traction and exercises to bring the weight-bearing line posterior.

  7. The duration of a full CBP Mirror Image corrective care program to achieve clinically significant spinal remodeling is typically:

    Answer: 36 to 60 visits over 3 to 6 months

    CBP clinical research supports a corrective care program of approximately 36–60 visits over 3–6 months to achieve statistically and clinically significant structural improvement in spinal alignment.