Basic Activator Protocol Assessment

This assessment is used to confirm that candidates studying the basic activator protocol course have achieved a full understanding of the course content at the required level.

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Question 1 of 30

1. What is the correct line of drive for an occiput adjustment?

Anterior, inferior, and lateral

Anterior and inferior

Anterior, and superior

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Question 2 of 30

2. When isolation testing C1/2 the legs become uneven in position #1. In position #2 they shorten. What do you adjust?

C2 on side opposite to PD leg

C2 on PD side

C1 on PD side

C1 on side opposite to PD leg

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Question 3 of 30

3. What Isolation test is being completed when asking patient to squeeze their knees together and what needs adjusting if the PD leg shortens in position #1 and lengthens in position #2?

Medial knee – Medial knee on the PD side

Symphysis Pubis – Superior pubic bone on PD side

Symphysis Pubis – Inferior pubic bone on PD side

Lateral knee – Lateral knee on the PD side

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Question 4 of 30

4. Which is the first correction contact point for adjusting an anterior-superior ilium?

The Iliac Fossa

Crest of the ilium

Posterior base of the sacrum

The sacrotuberous ligament

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Question 5 of 30

5. Asking the client to place their opposite forearm across their low back is a test for

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Question 6 of 30

6. What level is isolated when the patient turns their face to the PD side and they lift the PD shoulder off the table and down again

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Question 7 of 30

7. Short/Long Rule. When the PD leg lengthens in position #2 in relation to position #1 it indicates an issue on the side. When it shortens in position #2 in relation to position #1 it indicates an issue on the side.

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Question 8 of 30

8. You have asked a patient to place their PD forearm across their back. The PD leg goes short in Position #1 and shorter in Position #2. Which adjustment is indicated?

L5 on the PD side

L5 on the side opposite the PD

L4 on the PD side

L4 on the side opposite the PD

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Question 9 of 30

9. In order to perform the Isolation test for C5, instruct the patient to …

Bring the head back to neutral from rotation to the PD side

Lift head off the table in slight extension, and relax

Press the forehead gently against the headpiece, and relax

Shrug shoulder on PD side towards ear while head rotated to PD side

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Question 10 of 30

10. For a thoracic vertebral involvement, the contact point for adjustment would be the

Spinous process on the side of the short/long rule

Facet joint on the side according to the short/long rule

Transverse process on the side according to the short/long rule

Mammillary process on the side of the short/long rule

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Question 11 of 30

11. You have asked a patient to place both their forearms across their back. The PD leg goes short in Position #1 and longer in Position #2. Which adjustment is indicated?

L2 on the PD side

L4 on the PD side

L2 on the side opposite the PD

L5 on the PD side

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Question 12 of 30

12. When pressure testing the knee which is the correct order?

Medial knee PD side, Medial knee opposite PD side, Lateral knee PD side, Lateral knee opposite PD side

Medial knee PD side, Lateral knee PD side, Medial knee opposite PD side, Lateral knee opposite PD side

Lateral knee PD side, Lateral knee opposite PD side, Medial knee PD side, Medial knee opposite PD side

Lateral knee PD side, Medial knee PD side, Lateral knee opposite PD side, Medial knee opposite PD side

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Question 13 of 30

13. The contact point for the first PI ilium adjustment is

Spine of Ischium on side opposite PD side – medial side of ischial tuberosity

Spine of Ischium on PD side – medial side of ischial tuberosity

Spine of Ischium on side opposite PD side – lateral side of ischial tuberosity

Spine of Ischium on PD side – lateral side of Ischial tuberosity

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Question 14 of 30

14. When confirming the results of a positive Isolation test or Stress test, and before adjusting we should

Continue to do all the other Isolation tests first

Bring the patient up and start again

Pressure test in direction of correction indicated

Stress test in the opposite direction

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Question 15 of 30

15. T6 affects the stomach and is the most common thoracic vertebra to be an issue. How do we isolation test it?

Turn head to PD side and lift PD shoulder off table and relax

Turn head to PD side

Lift both arms superior and lateral to head

Lift PD arm superior and lateral to head

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Question 16 of 30

16. Pressure is made with a thumb contact under the PD sacrotuberous ligament in a superior, lateral and posterior direction causing the legs to balance. What have we confirmed involvement of?

AS Ilium on side opposite PD

AS Ilium PD side

PI Ilium PD side

PI Ilium on side opposite PD

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Question 17 of 30

17. When raising legs from Position #1 to Position #2 at what degrees flexion do the leg lengths change

90 degrees

20 degrees

45 degrees

30 degrees

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Question 18 of 30

18. In the thoracic spine, when you adjust the transverse process, you always adjust the opposite rib at the same level when adjusting the following levels

T11-12

T2-10

T2-12

T1-12

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Question 19 of 30

19. The contact point for a talus adjustment is…

Lateral border of talus. Anterior, and inferior to lateral malleolus

Medial border of talus. Posterior, and superior to medial malleolus

Medial border of talus. Anterior, and inferior to medial malleolus

Lateral border of talus. Posterior, and superior to lateral malleolus

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Question 20 of 30

20. The line of drive for a lateral knee adjustment is…

Lateral and superior

Medial and superior

Lateral and inferior

Medial and inferior

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Question 21 of 30

21. Put these in the correct checking order if possibility one is the result of initial leg length test

L4
Symphysis Pubis
Knees and Feet
Pelvis

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Question 22 of 30

22. Which scapular pattern is indicated when the PD elbow is squeezed into side and PD leg reacts by shortening in position #1 and the leg on the PD side is long in position #2

A lateral scapular pattern on the opposite PD side

A medial scapular pattern on the PD side

A medial scapular pattern on the opposite PD side

A lateral scapular pattern on the PD side

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Question 23 of 30

23. Pressure tests are designed to make things }. Stress tests are designed to make things . Pressure tests are performed when legs are in position #1. Stress tests are performed when legs are in position #1

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Question 24 of 30

24. What is the isolation test for Rib 12?

Arm opposite PD leg next to head, breath out and hold slightly

PD arm up next to head, breath out and hold slightly

PD arm up next to head, deep breath and hold slightly

Arm opposite PD leg next to head, deep breath and hold slightly

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Question 25 of 30

25. A pressure test into the lateral knee causes the legs to balance. The proper sequence for adjusting would be

Lateral knee then Cuboid

Lateral knee then Talus

Talus then lateral knee

Cuboid then lateral knee

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Question 26 of 30

26. During Initial Leg Analysis in 85-90% of cases the PD leg goes short in Position #1 and longer in Position #2 – what does this indicate as you starting point?

Symphysis Pubis

L4 on the PD side

L4 on the side opposite the PD

Knees, feet, and Pelvis

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Question 27 of 30

27. What is the order for adjusting medial scapula rotation?

Medial ala of scapula, superior humerus, inferior lateral ulna, anterior lunate

Lateral ala of scapula, superior humerus, posterior-superior radius, anterior lunate

Lateral ala of scapula, inferior humerus, inferior lateral ulna, anterior lunate

Medial ala of scapula, inferior humerus, posterior- superior radius, anterior lunate

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Question 28 of 30

28. In anatomical position, what is the proper line of drive on the lunate, as part of the chain of corrections starting with the medial scapula?

Superior

Posterior

Inferior

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Question 29 of 30

29. What is the isolation test for T8?

The patient places both forearms superior and lateral to their head

The patient places the PD forearm superior and lateral to their head

The patient places the forearm opposite the PD side superior and lateral to their head

The patient turns their head to the PD side

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Question 30 of 30

30. When asking the patient to tuck their chin towards their chest, which level are we testing?

C1/2

Posterior Occiput

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