7- Direct Osteopathic Treatment Techniques Flashcards
What are examples of Direct Techniques?
Soft tissue techniques Direct myofascial release muscle energy technique articulatory technique High velocity, low amplitude (HVLA) technique
What is the difference between direct and indirect techniques
Direct techniques take area toward the restrictive barrier for treatment.
Indirect techniques take the area AWAY from the restrictive barrier for treatment
What are examples of indirect techniques?
strain/counterstrain and indirect myofascial release
What is Still’s technique?
involve initially taking the joint away from the restrictive barrier (indirect) then a secondarily progressing motion toward the restrictive barrier.
INDIRECT, then DIRECT
Are myofascial releases direct, indirect, or combined techniques?
It’s a combined technique. Myofascial release can be direct or indirect.
What do you look for when performing soft tissue techniques
The last T in TART:
TISSUE TEXTURE CHANGE
What structures are considered soft tissue?
Muscles, Tendons, Ligament and Fascia
Why do we perform soft tissue?
Preparation of the soft tissue achieves improved articular motion!
What are the benefits of applying soft tissue techniques?
- Relaxes hypertonic (contracted or fully inflammed) muscles & reduces spasm/tension
- Stretches & increases elasticity of short fascial structures
- Enhances circulation to myofascial structures
- Improves fluid dynamics (reduces/moves edema/lymphedema)
- Improves somato-somatic and vicerosomatic reflex activity
- IMproves local and systemic immune response
- Tonic stimulation by stimulating the stretch reflex in hypotonic (non-active muscles).
Identifies areas of restricted motion, sensitivity and tissue textrure change
What does ROPY feel like when referring to soft tissue?
Feels like a rope
What does boggy feel like when referring to soft tissue?
Feels fluid filled
What are the two types of contradindications?
Relative contraindication and absolute contraindication
What are relative contraindications for soft tissue techniques?
1) Severe osteoporosis
2) Acutely inured muscles/tendons/ligaments (microtears within 24-48 hours can cause infection)
What are Absolute Contraindications for soft tissue techniques?
- Fracture/dislocation
- Serious vascular compromise (DVT/blood clot)
- Over opened wounds/sites of localized infection (cellulitis, abscess, septic arthritis, osteomyelitis)
- Areas of localized malignancies (malignant tumors/cancer)
- Severe bleeding disorders
What are the basic osteopathic soft tissue principles?
- Patient comfort comes first
- Apply technique to exposed skin
- Clinician body mechanics is important
- Always gentle force, low amplitude and increase over time
- Always superficial to deep
- Stroke towards the heart when possible.
- Rate of application: 1-2 seconds on; 1-2 seconds off
- good discomfort
- Do not let hands slide or create friction
- Do not compress musculature against bone
- Continue technique until desired effect is achieved
When do you know you are done with the soft tissue technique?
When the excursion of the soft tissues have reached a maximum improvement AND PLATEAUED at that level.
What are some examples of soft tissue techniques?
Stretching of tissues longitudinally (with the fibers)
Kneading or cross fiber stretching of tissues
Deep Pressure
Effleurage, petrissage, tapotement
Stroking of tissues
creating waves of movement to move fluids (e.g. pedal pump)
What is Fascia?
- Fibroelastic connective tissue
- Compartmentalizes muscle masses & organs
- Forms sheaths around nerves and vessels
- connects bone to bone, muscle to muscle, and forms tendinous bands/pulleys
- Continuous throughout the body
Can fascia be injured?
Yes! It’s tissue, so it can.
hat happens when fascia is injured.
it can affect structures since it connects muscle to muscle and tendon.
What is the function of fascia?
Protect Posture Coordinate muscle action/smooth contraction Aids circulation assists lymphatic drainage promote homeostasis
What are some extra activating forces for myofascial release?
INherent Respiratory force (breathing in and out) Patient cooperation Physician guided force Springing/vibration