1. Osteopathic Principles

Question 1

What are the osteopathic principles ?

Answer 1

Osteopathic treatment is based on 3 principles:

1. The Body is a Unit (body,mind,spirit)
2. Structure and Function are interrelated
3. The Body is Capable of Self-Regulation, Self-Healing, and Health Maintenance.

Question 2

Triune Nature of Man?

Answer 2

Body
Mind
Spirit

Question 3

Define Mind (mens in latin)

Answer 3

Many definitions:

a. Human consciousness originating in the brain - manifests by thought, feelings, memory,etc
b. The totality of unconscious processes of the brain and central nervous system that directs the mental and physical behaviors of a sentient (i.e that feels) organism.
c. The faculty or function of the brain, by which an individual becomes aware of his surroundings

Question 4

Three aspects of a “Valid Model”

Answer 4

1. Predicts behavior
2. Allows for planning an intervention
3. Is therapeutic (effective response)

Question 5

Define Body, Mind, Spirit

Answer 5

Body=matter
Mind=mind
Spirit=motion

Question 6

What is when the mind is used to effect healing?

Answer 6

mind-body medicine

Question 7

Henry Bennett?

Answer 7

1986
Evidence for mind-body medicine.
Preoperative instructions on how to move blood away from the site of surgery. Pts lost less blood than non trained

Question 8

Lewis Mehl?

Answer 8

1994
Under hypnosis encouraged pregnant women with breech babies to help them convert to normal position. 81% converted
Statistical evidence

Question 9

Jon kazabat-zinn?

Answer 9

1998

Mindful meditation helped patients with severe psoriasis to achieve healing faster.

Question 10

Theodore X. Barber?

Answer 10

1984
under hypnosis told patients to focus and to visualize the skin becoming normal in patients with Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma and 80% cleared skin.

Question 11

Physical Mind?

Answer 11

Mind can alter function.
Thought=neurotrasmitter released alter cell environment; produce electrical changes and magnetic fields, produce changes.

Question 12

Examples of physical mind

derangements

Answer 12

Depression alters immune function.

Myxedema madness –> hypothyroidism

Question 13

The 5 Components of Disease (health)

Answer 13

1. Behavioral
2. Environs.
3. Genetic
4. Nutrition
5. Somatic —> OMT addresses this component
   - -BEGNS–

Question 14

What’re the Somatic System components?

Answer 14

1 Skeletal
2 Arthrodial
3 myofascial structures with related vascular, lymphatic and neural elements

Question 15

What’s normal tissue behaving badly?

Answer 15

Somatic Dysfunction (not an injury)

Question 16

Some Somatic Dysfunction treatment modalities?

Answer 16

Exercise
Bracing
Orthotics
Traction
OMT

Question 17

Disease vs Somatic Dysfunction vs Complexly Diseased.

Answer 17

• Disease presents varying degrees of more than one of the 5 Disease components
• Disease with NO somatic component - other components present, except somatic = OMT cannot help here
• Somatic Dysfunction presents overwhelmingly (~80%) only the somatic component of the disease state.
• Complexly Diseased –> presents ALL 5 components of disease in same proportions approximately (~20%)

Question 18

Define “Sentient”

Answer 18

Conscious, having sense perception. Experiencing sensation or feeling.

Question 19

Idea that “every thought is a physical event” is called what?

Answer 19

Physical Mind

Question 20

Myxedema and Depression are examples of?

Answer 20

The capabilities of physical mind
Myxedema: Hypothyroidism –> psychosis
Depression: –>long term = increased response to pain and immune system weakness

Question 21

“Broken Spirit”?

Answer 21

A broken spirit is THE most difficult clinical entity to treat
patient ceases to see any purpose in continuing to live