A Patient Diagnosed with Kyphosis Is Visiting a Practitioner of Chiropractic

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed 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." What term will the practitioner use to refer to the misalignment of the spine?

A) Subluxation
B) A sprain
C) A fracture
D) Epicondylitis