NBCE CHIROPRACTIC BOARDS ACTUAL
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Jackson's Compression Test. Answer: The patient is seated and the
doctor laterally flexes the patient head to the left and the right and
applies downward pressure. Done bilateral
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
●● Distraction Test. Answer: Witht the patient seated (maybe supine) the
doctor exerts upward pressure on the pt.'s head removing the wt. of the
pt.'s head from their neck.
"What does that feel like to you?"
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
●● O'Donohue's Test is for..... Answer: Determining whether it is a
SPRAIN or STRAIN
,●● O'Donohue's Test Performed. Answer: 1) Patient actively moves part
against resistance.
2) Then the doctor moves part passively through a full ROM.
Pain Active: STRAIN (damage in mm tissue)
Pain Passive: SPRAIN (damage I'm ligamentous tissue)
●● Valsalva's Maneuver. Answer: The doctor asks the patient to take a
deep breath and hold while bearing down.
Postive Radicular Pain -> SOL
●● Maximal Cervical Compression Test. Answer: DON'T TOUCH THE
PT.
Patient is seated and actively rotated and extended head. If no pain the
patient is asked to maximally laterally flex head in the same direction.
Repeat on the other side. No compression applied.
--Ask to take ear to shoulder and follow finger with head
Postive Radicular pain -> Nerve Root Compression
●● Brachial Plexus Tension Test. Answer: While seated, the patient
externally rotates the shoulders and places both hands behind the head
,while dotor lightly supports. If no symptoms, the patient flexes the
cervical spine
Positive: Reproduction of radicular symptoms
Indication:Nerve root lesion, most likely C5
●● Shoulder Depression Test. Answer: Patient is seated, the doctor
depressed the patient's shoulder while laterally flexing the cervical spine
away from the shoulder. Repeat on other side.
Postive Pain -> Nerve Root Adhesion
●● Soto Hall Sign. Answer: Patient supine and the doctor places one
hand on the patient's stream and passively flexes the patient's head
towards his/her chest.
Positive localized pain -> ant: fracture/ post: ligament tear
●● Bakody's Test AKA Shoulder Abduction Test. Answer: Patient is
seated and placed affected arm's palm on top of their head. The elbow
should be at the level of the head.
"What dies that feel like to you?"
Positive Relief of Pain -> IVF encroachment
, ●● Thoracic Outlet Syndrome AKA. Answer: Neurovascular
Compression Syndrome
●● Allen's Test. Answer: Patient is seated with their elbow flexed and
forearm supinated. Ask patient to pump their hand while doctor occludes
the radial and ulnar arteries until hand whitens. The patient the opens
hand and doctor releases on artery, recording fill time (until hand regains
color). Repeat for other artery.
Postive for delay more than 10 seconds -> occlusion of the tested artery
●● Costoclavicular Maneuver AKA...?. Answer: Eden's Test
●● Eden's Test Performed. Answer: Patient is seated and doctor palpated
for the radial pulse. Patient brings shoulder down and back and then
flexes chin to their chest.
Positive if alteration to amplitude of radial pulse -> compression
between first rib and clavicle
●● Adson's Test AKA...?. Answer: Scalenus Anticus Test
●● Scalenus Anticus Test Performed (MUST KNOW). Answer: Patient
is seated and doctor abducts, extends and externally rotates arm while
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Jackson's Compression Test. Answer: The patient is seated and the
doctor laterally flexes the patient head to the left and the right and
applies downward pressure. Done bilateral
Postive Radicular Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
●● Distraction Test. Answer: Witht the patient seated (maybe supine) the
doctor exerts upward pressure on the pt.'s head removing the wt. of the
pt.'s head from their neck.
"What does that feel like to you?"
Decreased Pain -> Nerve Root Compression
Increased Pain -> Sprain/Strain
●● O'Donohue's Test is for..... Answer: Determining whether it is a
SPRAIN or STRAIN
,●● O'Donohue's Test Performed. Answer: 1) Patient actively moves part
against resistance.
2) Then the doctor moves part passively through a full ROM.
Pain Active: STRAIN (damage in mm tissue)
Pain Passive: SPRAIN (damage I'm ligamentous tissue)
●● Valsalva's Maneuver. Answer: The doctor asks the patient to take a
deep breath and hold while bearing down.
Postive Radicular Pain -> SOL
●● Maximal Cervical Compression Test. Answer: DON'T TOUCH THE
PT.
Patient is seated and actively rotated and extended head. If no pain the
patient is asked to maximally laterally flex head in the same direction.
Repeat on the other side. No compression applied.
--Ask to take ear to shoulder and follow finger with head
Postive Radicular pain -> Nerve Root Compression
●● Brachial Plexus Tension Test. Answer: While seated, the patient
externally rotates the shoulders and places both hands behind the head
,while dotor lightly supports. If no symptoms, the patient flexes the
cervical spine
Positive: Reproduction of radicular symptoms
Indication:Nerve root lesion, most likely C5
●● Shoulder Depression Test. Answer: Patient is seated, the doctor
depressed the patient's shoulder while laterally flexing the cervical spine
away from the shoulder. Repeat on other side.
Postive Pain -> Nerve Root Adhesion
●● Soto Hall Sign. Answer: Patient supine and the doctor places one
hand on the patient's stream and passively flexes the patient's head
towards his/her chest.
Positive localized pain -> ant: fracture/ post: ligament tear
●● Bakody's Test AKA Shoulder Abduction Test. Answer: Patient is
seated and placed affected arm's palm on top of their head. The elbow
should be at the level of the head.
"What dies that feel like to you?"
Positive Relief of Pain -> IVF encroachment
, ●● Thoracic Outlet Syndrome AKA. Answer: Neurovascular
Compression Syndrome
●● Allen's Test. Answer: Patient is seated with their elbow flexed and
forearm supinated. Ask patient to pump their hand while doctor occludes
the radial and ulnar arteries until hand whitens. The patient the opens
hand and doctor releases on artery, recording fill time (until hand regains
color). Repeat for other artery.
Postive for delay more than 10 seconds -> occlusion of the tested artery
●● Costoclavicular Maneuver AKA...?. Answer: Eden's Test
●● Eden's Test Performed. Answer: Patient is seated and doctor palpated
for the radial pulse. Patient brings shoulder down and back and then
flexes chin to their chest.
Positive if alteration to amplitude of radial pulse -> compression
between first rib and clavicle
●● Adson's Test AKA...?. Answer: Scalenus Anticus Test
●● Scalenus Anticus Test Performed (MUST KNOW). Answer: Patient
is seated and doctor abducts, extends and externally rotates arm while
