Eligibility for Case Management Certification Exam. To be eligible to take the exam a registered nurse must: - hold a current, active unrestricted RN license in the United States or its territories, or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country.
Spinal fusion. Spinal fusion, also called spondylodesis or spondylosyndesis, is a neurosurgical or orthopedic surgical technique that joins two or more vertebrae. This procedure can be performed at any level in the spine (cervical, thoracic, or lumbar) and prevents any movement between the fused vertebrae.
1 Instrument adjustments â often the gentlest methods of adjusting the spine. 2  The patient lies on the table face down while the chiropractor uses a spring-loaded activator instrument to perform the adjustment.