PARKER AAT1 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When your patient is in LSP, they are laying on their ______. - answer- Left side
How should the right ilium move during right sacroiliac flexion? - answer- P-I
When you set up to adjust an anterior glide restriction of the left Ilium, the patient should
be in _____. - answer- RSP
When you find a LRR T6, you would expect to feel more joint restriction when palpating
________ on the spinous process. - answer- left to right
What does LRR stand for? - answer- Left rotation restriction
The final practical exam is worth ____ of your total course grade. - answer- 15%
Your skills check average (the combined grade of all of your skills checks) is worth ____
of your total course grade - answer- 15%
Quizzes are worth ____ of your total course grade. - answer- 10%
This course is worth a total of ____credit hours and lecture is one hour on campus and
one hour online. - answer- 3
The midterm practical exam is worth ____ of your total course grade. - answer- 20%
How should the right sacral base move during right sacroiliac flexion? - answer- A-I
Upon examination of your patient's sacrum, you detect a RRLOA. What is the correct
contact point for the side posture set up taught in lab? - answer- L-pisiform/hypothenar
When you set up to adjust an AGR R-Ilium, the patient should be in _____. - answer-
LSP
What does the P stand for in the acronym PART that is used to document medical
necessity? - answer- Pain
When you find a RRR T6, you would expect to feel more joint restriction when palpating
________ on the spinous process. - answer- Right to left
When setting up a patient in side posture as taught in AAT1, how should you set the
pelvis? - answer- You should let the patients' leg slide across your thigh as you rotate
their pelvis anteriorly preventing abduction and adduction of the patient's hip.
, When should you pull your patient off of their shoulder (the one contacting the table)? -
answer- After you set the pelvis
When setting up a patient for a side posture adjustment, it is important to position your
patient _________. - answer- Approximately 3 inches from the front edge of the table
A patient presents to your office complaining of "right hip pain" that has been constant
for the past few days. When asked to point to the pain, she places her hand over her
right sacroiliac joint. Upon visual inspection/static palpation, you notice that the left leg is
long compared to the right leg and the right PSIS is tender and more prominent than the
left. Motion palpation reveals a right sacroiliac extension restriction with a hard end-feel
when motioning the right ilium P-A. Which of the following is the most likely listing for
these findings? - answer- AGR R-Ilium
Which of the following best describes the tissue pull for a RRTA using the prone
adjustment taught in AAT1? - answer- I-S & P-A
When performing a Hypothenar - Ischium - Sacral Base Push prone adjustment for the
indicated right sacroiliac restriction, which of the following are the appropriate segmental
contact points_________. - answer- right sacral base & right ischial tuberosity
When performing the Hypothenar-Ilium Sacral Apex Push prone adjustment for the
indicated right sacroiliac restriction, the doctor's right hand should contact the patient's
________. - answer- left sacral apex
When performing a Hypothenar - Ischium - Sacral Base Push prone adjustment for the
indicated right sacroiliac restriction, the doctor's left hand should contact the patient's
_________. - answer- right sacral base
Which of the following may irritate a nerve root? - answer- decreased blood supply to
the nerve root
chemical changes
mechanical pressure from a bulging/herniated disc
Spinal stenosis can result from hypertrophic degenerative changes of the _____.
Choose the best answer. - answer- IVD's, facets and ligamentum flavum
The knee flexors are a group of muscles stimulated by a single spinal nerve, ____. -
answer- L5
LBP can be caused by which of the following conditions? Choose the best answer. -
answer- LBP can be caused by musculoskeletal, visceral, and systemic conditions.
A well nourished 58 year old female patient presents to your office complaining of low
back pain. You notice that her gait is very unsteady as she walks in your office. When
you ask the patient how long she has been feeling unsteady, she explains that it began
When your patient is in LSP, they are laying on their ______. - answer- Left side
How should the right ilium move during right sacroiliac flexion? - answer- P-I
When you set up to adjust an anterior glide restriction of the left Ilium, the patient should
be in _____. - answer- RSP
When you find a LRR T6, you would expect to feel more joint restriction when palpating
________ on the spinous process. - answer- left to right
What does LRR stand for? - answer- Left rotation restriction
The final practical exam is worth ____ of your total course grade. - answer- 15%
Your skills check average (the combined grade of all of your skills checks) is worth ____
of your total course grade - answer- 15%
Quizzes are worth ____ of your total course grade. - answer- 10%
This course is worth a total of ____credit hours and lecture is one hour on campus and
one hour online. - answer- 3
The midterm practical exam is worth ____ of your total course grade. - answer- 20%
How should the right sacral base move during right sacroiliac flexion? - answer- A-I
Upon examination of your patient's sacrum, you detect a RRLOA. What is the correct
contact point for the side posture set up taught in lab? - answer- L-pisiform/hypothenar
When you set up to adjust an AGR R-Ilium, the patient should be in _____. - answer-
LSP
What does the P stand for in the acronym PART that is used to document medical
necessity? - answer- Pain
When you find a RRR T6, you would expect to feel more joint restriction when palpating
________ on the spinous process. - answer- Right to left
When setting up a patient in side posture as taught in AAT1, how should you set the
pelvis? - answer- You should let the patients' leg slide across your thigh as you rotate
their pelvis anteriorly preventing abduction and adduction of the patient's hip.
, When should you pull your patient off of their shoulder (the one contacting the table)? -
answer- After you set the pelvis
When setting up a patient for a side posture adjustment, it is important to position your
patient _________. - answer- Approximately 3 inches from the front edge of the table
A patient presents to your office complaining of "right hip pain" that has been constant
for the past few days. When asked to point to the pain, she places her hand over her
right sacroiliac joint. Upon visual inspection/static palpation, you notice that the left leg is
long compared to the right leg and the right PSIS is tender and more prominent than the
left. Motion palpation reveals a right sacroiliac extension restriction with a hard end-feel
when motioning the right ilium P-A. Which of the following is the most likely listing for
these findings? - answer- AGR R-Ilium
Which of the following best describes the tissue pull for a RRTA using the prone
adjustment taught in AAT1? - answer- I-S & P-A
When performing a Hypothenar - Ischium - Sacral Base Push prone adjustment for the
indicated right sacroiliac restriction, which of the following are the appropriate segmental
contact points_________. - answer- right sacral base & right ischial tuberosity
When performing the Hypothenar-Ilium Sacral Apex Push prone adjustment for the
indicated right sacroiliac restriction, the doctor's right hand should contact the patient's
________. - answer- left sacral apex
When performing a Hypothenar - Ischium - Sacral Base Push prone adjustment for the
indicated right sacroiliac restriction, the doctor's left hand should contact the patient's
_________. - answer- right sacral base
Which of the following may irritate a nerve root? - answer- decreased blood supply to
the nerve root
chemical changes
mechanical pressure from a bulging/herniated disc
Spinal stenosis can result from hypertrophic degenerative changes of the _____.
Choose the best answer. - answer- IVD's, facets and ligamentum flavum
The knee flexors are a group of muscles stimulated by a single spinal nerve, ____. -
answer- L5
LBP can be caused by which of the following conditions? Choose the best answer. -
answer- LBP can be caused by musculoskeletal, visceral, and systemic conditions.
A well nourished 58 year old female patient presents to your office complaining of low
back pain. You notice that her gait is very unsteady as she walks in your office. When
you ask the patient how long she has been feeling unsteady, she explains that it began
