Which term describes the hand that delivers the adjustive thrust impulse?

Which term describes the hand that delivers the adjustive thrust impulse?

• A. Contact Hand (CH)
• B. Indifferent Hand (IH)
• C. Mammillary Process (MP)
• D. Report of findings (ROF)

Answer: (A)

The hand that delivers the adjustive thrust is the contact hand. This is the hand that makes contact with the specific vertebral segment and applies the thrust impulse directly to that point. The other hand, when used, is the indifferent hand, which provides stabilization or counterforce but does not deliver the thrust. The mammillary process is a spinal landmark used for locating the segment, not the hand that delivers the thrust, and the report of findings is the documentation step, not the adjusting hand.

The hand that delivers the adjustive thrust is the contact hand. This is the hand that makes contact with the specific vertebral segment and applies the thrust impulse directly to that point. The other hand, when used, is the indifferent hand, which provides stabilization or counterforce but does not deliver the thrust. The mammillary process is a spinal landmark used for locating the segment, not the hand that delivers the thrust, and the report of findings is the documentation step, not the adjusting hand.