NBCE Boards Part II - Chiropractic Practices Actual Exam
NBCE BOARDS PART II - CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICES ACTUAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Which adjusting maneuver is most likely to be helpful in a patient with a cervical malposition
with a fixation in extension?
a. prone thenar pull spinous
b. prone hypothenar spinous push
c. thumb pillar anterior pull supine
d. index pillar prone technique - ANSWER-b. prone hypothenar spinous push
Spondylolisthesis is most likely to cause low back pain in which situation?
a. 21 year old male athlete
b. 78 year old hypertensive
c. 59 year old post-gastrectomy
d. 57 year old diabetic - ANSWER-a. 21 year old male athlete
Which utilizes a right inferior stabilization hand?
a. PLI-T / Double Transverse / Prone / T3
b. PRI-T / Single Hand / Prone / T1
c. PRS / Double Transverse / Prone / T11
d. PRS / Double Thenar / Prone / T6 - ANSWER-d. PRS / Double Thenar / Prone / T6
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, NBCE Boards Part II - Chiropractic Practices Actual Exam
Which is the most effective type of adjustment for an extension fixation in the mid-thoracic
region?
a. supine hypothenar transverse
b. prone unilateral hypothenar transverse
c. prone bilateral thenar transverse
d. knee-chest hypothenar spinous - ANSWER-d. knee-chest hypothenar spinous
What is the listing on the right if there is point tenderness over the superior aspect of the right
sacroiliac joint?
a. AS ilium
b. PI ilium
c. IN ilium
d. EX ilium - ANSWER-b. PI ilium
Which adjusting maneuver is best for a patient with a fixation at L5 when extension fixation is
considered primary?
a. hypothenar spinous push
b. reverse lumbar roll
c. prone thenar mammillary push
d. spinous push-pull - ANSWER-a. hypothenar spinous push
Which condition on its own is not a contraindication to high velocity low amplitude thrust?
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a. severe pain
b. dizziness
c. anti-coagulant meds
d. fractures - ANSWER-b. dizziness
Which is not a reasonable reaction to an adjustment?
a. mild tenderness
b. soreness for less than 2 days
c. fatigue
d. worsening of objective signs - ANSWER-d. worsening of objective signs
If the left PSIS lies more lateral to the second sacral tubercle than the right PSIS, what is the
listing on the left associated with this finding?
a. AS ilium
b. PI ilium
c. IN ilium
d. EX ilium - ANSWER-d. EX ilium
Which statement is correct if a seated patient bends forward and the right sacroiliac joint glides
higher than the left?
a. left SI fixation
b. left SI instability
c. right SI fixation
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NBCE BOARDS PART II - CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICES ACTUAL EXAM
NEWEST 2025/2026 WITH COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Which adjusting maneuver is most likely to be helpful in a patient with a cervical malposition
with a fixation in extension?
a. prone thenar pull spinous
b. prone hypothenar spinous push
c. thumb pillar anterior pull supine
d. index pillar prone technique - ANSWER-b. prone hypothenar spinous push
Spondylolisthesis is most likely to cause low back pain in which situation?
a. 21 year old male athlete
b. 78 year old hypertensive
c. 59 year old post-gastrectomy
d. 57 year old diabetic - ANSWER-a. 21 year old male athlete
Which utilizes a right inferior stabilization hand?
a. PLI-T / Double Transverse / Prone / T3
b. PRI-T / Single Hand / Prone / T1
c. PRS / Double Transverse / Prone / T11
d. PRS / Double Thenar / Prone / T6 - ANSWER-d. PRS / Double Thenar / Prone / T6
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, NBCE Boards Part II - Chiropractic Practices Actual Exam
Which is the most effective type of adjustment for an extension fixation in the mid-thoracic
region?
a. supine hypothenar transverse
b. prone unilateral hypothenar transverse
c. prone bilateral thenar transverse
d. knee-chest hypothenar spinous - ANSWER-d. knee-chest hypothenar spinous
What is the listing on the right if there is point tenderness over the superior aspect of the right
sacroiliac joint?
a. AS ilium
b. PI ilium
c. IN ilium
d. EX ilium - ANSWER-b. PI ilium
Which adjusting maneuver is best for a patient with a fixation at L5 when extension fixation is
considered primary?
a. hypothenar spinous push
b. reverse lumbar roll
c. prone thenar mammillary push
d. spinous push-pull - ANSWER-a. hypothenar spinous push
Which condition on its own is not a contraindication to high velocity low amplitude thrust?
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, NBCE Boards Part II - Chiropractic Practices Actual Exam
a. severe pain
b. dizziness
c. anti-coagulant meds
d. fractures - ANSWER-b. dizziness
Which is not a reasonable reaction to an adjustment?
a. mild tenderness
b. soreness for less than 2 days
c. fatigue
d. worsening of objective signs - ANSWER-d. worsening of objective signs
If the left PSIS lies more lateral to the second sacral tubercle than the right PSIS, what is the
listing on the left associated with this finding?
a. AS ilium
b. PI ilium
c. IN ilium
d. EX ilium - ANSWER-d. EX ilium
Which statement is correct if a seated patient bends forward and the right sacroiliac joint glides
higher than the left?
a. left SI fixation
b. left SI instability
c. right SI fixation
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