IVCA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ the _______ is where a joint is taken to tension, assessed, diagnoses
and adjusted. Answer: elastic barrier
◉ what level should a collar sit at on a dog. Answer: C4
◉ what side should a the "p" face if the owner is on the left. Answer: to
the right (facing owner)
◉ how much slack should a chocker collar have. Answer: <2"
◉ BOOP in chiropractic stood for. Answer: bone out of place
◉ nerve root irritation or degeneration both cause impaired transmission
of normal nerve root function, is which theory. Answer: nerve
compression
◉ intervertebral subluxation can irritate or distort the spinal cord.
Arthritis related subluxations can cause subsequent myelopathy and
neural dysfunction, is which theory. Answer: compressive myelopathy
, ◉ the classic triad of lost normal joint motion, point tenderness and
abnormal muscle contractor , is which theory. Answer: segmental
dysfunction
◉ increased pain, increased sensitivity and muscle spasms , is which
theory. Answer: facilitation
◉ cervical subluxations causing altered cerebral blood flow leading to
headaches, dizziness, vertigo, ataxia and nystagmus , is which theory.
Answer: vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiency
◉ subluxations leading to lowered tissue response to heal and have
immunity , is which theory. Answer: neurodystrophic hypothesis
◉ altered spinal nerve roots, compression or facilitation can all alter
what in which thepry. Answer: axoplasmic transport
◉ from a traditional DVM standpoint, a subluxation is:. Answer:
something less than a luxation
◉ the spine is an integrated unit with a restriction in one area causing
increased motion in another area is the definition of. Answer:
kinesiopathology
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ the _______ is where a joint is taken to tension, assessed, diagnoses
and adjusted. Answer: elastic barrier
◉ what level should a collar sit at on a dog. Answer: C4
◉ what side should a the "p" face if the owner is on the left. Answer: to
the right (facing owner)
◉ how much slack should a chocker collar have. Answer: <2"
◉ BOOP in chiropractic stood for. Answer: bone out of place
◉ nerve root irritation or degeneration both cause impaired transmission
of normal nerve root function, is which theory. Answer: nerve
compression
◉ intervertebral subluxation can irritate or distort the spinal cord.
Arthritis related subluxations can cause subsequent myelopathy and
neural dysfunction, is which theory. Answer: compressive myelopathy
, ◉ the classic triad of lost normal joint motion, point tenderness and
abnormal muscle contractor , is which theory. Answer: segmental
dysfunction
◉ increased pain, increased sensitivity and muscle spasms , is which
theory. Answer: facilitation
◉ cervical subluxations causing altered cerebral blood flow leading to
headaches, dizziness, vertigo, ataxia and nystagmus , is which theory.
Answer: vertebrobasilar arterial insufficiency
◉ subluxations leading to lowered tissue response to heal and have
immunity , is which theory. Answer: neurodystrophic hypothesis
◉ altered spinal nerve roots, compression or facilitation can all alter
what in which thepry. Answer: axoplasmic transport
◉ from a traditional DVM standpoint, a subluxation is:. Answer:
something less than a luxation
◉ the spine is an integrated unit with a restriction in one area causing
increased motion in another area is the definition of. Answer:
kinesiopathology
