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Farfan

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Reduce Distortional of the Annulae (annulus Fibrosus)

2
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Christman

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Stretch/tear adhesions around nerve roots

3
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Korr

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Remove Irritable Spinal lesions

4
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Homewood

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Correct Abnormal sometovisceral reflexes

5
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Perl

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Stretch Contracted Muscles

6
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DeJarnette

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Remove Interference with CSF Circulation

7
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Mennell

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Mobilize Posterior Joints (Z-joints)

8
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Cyriax

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Shift Fragment of IVD

9
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Gillet

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Mobilize Fixated vertebral Segments

10
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Kunert

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Relieve Irritation of Sympathetic Chain

11
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Major Subluxation Theories include what factors?

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IVF Encroachment
Altered Sensory Input
Spinal Cord Distortion

12
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What do chiro’s use to evaluate people clinically to determine the appropriateness of chiropractic care

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Biomechanical Evaluation
Neurological Evaluation
Trophic Evaluation
Psychosocial Assessment

13
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What is included in the Biomechanical evaluation

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Contributing Mechanical Etiologies
Static Asymmetries
Dynamic Asymmetries
Passive and Active Joint ROMs
Image Procedures

Misalignment, abnormal motion, joint dysfunction, hypermobiity, fixation

14
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What is included in the Neurologic Evauation

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Symptoms
Palpatory Tenderness
Altered Muscle Tone
Vasomotor Findings
Sudomotor Findings

Compression, irritation, reflexes, deafferentation, traction, torsion

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What is included in the Trophic Assessment

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Altered Tissue Texture
Edema
Metabolic Disturbances
Nutritional Disturbances
(Signs of local tissue metabolism and vascularity)

CFS, Axoplasmic Flow, Lymph, Venous, Ischemia

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What is included in the Psychosocial Assessment

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Mental Attitude/Outlook
Social Interactions
Lifestyle Habits
Stress

structural influence on mental state and vice versa