ECC Chiropractic Techniques & Adjustments 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which contact point is most commonly used when adjusting the horse's thoracic vertebrae?
- Spinous process (Correct answer)
- Transverse process
- Articular facet
- Costovertebral junction
Correct answer: Spinous process
The spinous process is the primary contact point for thoracic adjustments due to its accessibility and lever advantage.
Question 2: What is the term for the specific direction of thrust applied during a chiropractic adjustment?
- Vector
- Line of drive (Correct answer)
- Force gradient
- Impulse axis
Correct answer: Line of drive
Line of drive describes the precise direction and angle of the adjustive thrust delivered to restore joint motion.
Question 3: During an equine cervical adjustment, the practitioner should stabilize which structure to prevent excessive movement?
- The poll
- The adjacent vertebral segment (Correct answer)
- The mandible
- The atlas wing
Correct answer: The adjacent vertebral segment
Stabilizing the adjacent vertebral segment ensures the adjustive force is localized to the restricted joint rather than dissipated.
Question 4: Which adjusting technique uses a high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust delivered with the pisiform bone as the contact?
- Toggle-recoil
- Diversified technique (Correct answer)
- SOT blocking
- Activator method
Correct answer: Diversified technique
Diversified technique employs HVLA thrusts using the pisiform as the primary hand contact for most spinal adjustments.
Question 5: When adjusting the sacroiliac joint in horses, the practitioner's body weight should be directed:
- Perpendicular to the table surface
- Along the line of drive into the joint plane (Correct answer)
- Parallel to the horse's spine
- Away from the restriction to create traction
Correct answer: Along the line of drive into the joint plane
Body weight must be directed along the line of drive to efficiently transfer force into the restricted SI joint plane.
Question 6: What does the term 'pre-load' refer to in equine chiropractic adjustments?
- Warming up the tissue before treatment
- Taking up joint slack prior to delivering the thrust (Correct answer)
- Applying traction before the adjustment
- Pre-positioning the horse for optimal access
Correct answer: Taking up joint slack prior to delivering the thrust
Pre-load means removing the slack from the joint and surrounding soft tissues before delivering the final high-velocity thrust.
Question 7: Which of the following best describes 'end feel' during a chiropractic motion palpation exam?
- The sound produced at end range of joint motion
- The quality of resistance sensed at the limit of passive joint movement (Correct answer)
- The patient's behavioral response when motion is restricted
- The rebound after an adjustment is delivered
Correct answer: The quality of resistance sensed at the limit of passive joint movement
End feel is the quality of tissue resistance perceived by the examiner at the end of passive joint range of motion, indicating normal or pathological states.
ECC Chiropractic Techniques & Adjustments 2
Which contact point is most commonly used when adjusting the horse's thoracic vertebrae?