A Patient with Kyphosis Is Visiting a Practitioner of Chiropractic

question 23

Multiple Choice

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."

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