A patient with kyphosis is visiting a practitioner of chiropractic medicine for the first time and asks, "How does this therapy work?"
The practitioner replies, "I will use my hands along with heat to correct the misalignment of your spine by placing pressure on the nerves that have produced pain. The misalignment of your spine is referred to as:
a. subluxation."
b. a sprain."
c. a fracture."
d. epicondylitis."
ANS: A
Correct: The chiropractor corrects misalignments of the spine, called subluxations, by putting pressure on the nerves that are causing pain.
Incorrect:
b. A sprain refers to a tear in a ligament.
c. A fracture is the separation of a bone or body part into two or more parts.
d. Epicondylitis is inflammation of the elbow joints leading to "tennis elbow."
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