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2025 NBCE Part 2 Chiropractic Board Exam
Review
Test Bank Newest 2025 WITH QUESTIONS
AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
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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
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
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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
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d. spinous push-pull -ANSWER--.....a. hypothenar spinous push
Which condition on its own is not a contraindication to high
velocity low amplitude thrust?
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
2025 NBCE Part 2 Chiropractic Board Exam
Review
Test Bank Newest 2025 WITH QUESTIONS
AND WELL VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
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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
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
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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
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d. spinous push-pull -ANSWER--.....a. hypothenar spinous push
Which condition on its own is not a contraindication to high
velocity low amplitude thrust?
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
