Adj Tech test 1 Flashcards
The head and neck act as what type of lever?
A first-class lever.
What is a first class lever like and where is the fulcrum at?
Between the force point and the resistant point like a teeter-totter.
What is the most common cause of anterior head carriage?
Postural.
Will anterior head carriage be associated with shoulders rolled forward or backwards?
Forward.
What other syndrome is anterior head carriage associated with?
Upper crossed syndrome.
What is upper crossed syndrome?
Overactive tight neck extensors, inhibited or weak middle and lower traps, rhomboids, serratus anterior. This will produce elevation and protraction of the shoulders, winging of the scapula and protraction of the head.
Hyperplastic cervical articular pillars is what type of example of anterior head carriage?
Congenital.
Name 3 symptoms of anterior head carriage?
- Neck pain. 2. Headaches. 3. Middle and/or upper thoracic pain.
Name 4 ypes of primary headaches?
Muscle tension, migraine, cluster, paroxysmal hemicrania.
Where will pain be at for muscle tension headaches?
Usually bilateral and is often suboccipital or supraorbital, pain is described as starting at the base of their skull then it creeps up and over the top of their head and settles in behind or above their eye.
When will muscle tension headaches be worse?
IN the afternoon or early evening.
How common are muscle tension headaches?
74% of people get them. 20-30% of these people get more than one a month.
What are the 2 types of muscle tension headaches?
episodic and chronic.
What makes a muscle tension headache chronic? How common are they?
more than 15 days per month. 3% of population will have chronic.
What is the female to male ratio for muscle tension headaches?
1.4:1 female:male
What is the most common of all headaches?
Episodic muscle tension headaches.
What are the diagnostic criteria needed to diagnose a headache as an episodic muscle tension headache?
at leaste 10 headaches with less than 15 a month, headaches last 30 minutes to 7 days. At leaste 2 of the following; bilateral, pressing/tightening(non-pulsating), mild or moderate, not aggravated by routing physical activity. Also no nausea or vomiting and no more than one of photophobia or phonophobia.
What are chronic muscle tension headaches like?
Generally continuous, seldom disabling and intensity flucuates.
A moderate or severe chronic muscle tension headache may have what type of features?
Mild migranious features like throbbing, nausea, mild hypersensitivity to light or noise.
What are the diagnostic criteria needed to diagnose a headache as a chronic muscle tension headache?
headaches that occur 15 or more days a month on average for more than 3 months. Headache may last hours or be continuous. At leaste 2 of the following; bilateral, pressing/tightening (non-throbbing), mild or moderate intensity, not aggravated by routine physical activity. No more than one of photophobia, phonophobia, or mild nausea. No severe nausea nor vomiting.
What are the intensities like for migraines?
No such thing as mild just severe and extra severe and I hate how bad this feels I want to die.
What is the female to male ratio for migraine headaches?
3:1 females:males.
Where will pain be at for migraine headaches?
Frontotemporal location commonly bilateral in young children and unilateral in adults.
Name the 4 possible phases of a migraine headache?
- Premonitory. 2. Aura. 3. Headache. 4. resolution.
How consitent will migraines be to the 4 possible phases?
Not every migraine will have the phases and each migraine can be different for people.
What is another name for migarines with and without auras?
Without is aka common migraine. With Classic migraine.
What is more common with or without aura?
Without is twice as common.
Migraine attacks last how long?
4-72 hours unless you are me and then it is only 2 hours.
What will the migraine pain be described as?
Throbbing, moderate to severe, aggravated by routine activity, nasuea, photophobia, phonophobia.
What are the diagnostic criteria for a migraine without an aura?
At least 5 attacks that; last 4-72 hours and must have 2 of the following; unilateral location, pulsating quality, moderate to severe intensity, aggravated by or causing avoidance of routine physical activity. During the headache at least 1 of the following; nausea or vomiting, or photophobia and phonophobia.
What is an aura?
A complex of neurological symptoms that occurs just before or at the onset of the headache.
What is the diagnostic criteria for a migrain with an aura?
at least 2 attacks, presence of an aura, identified by typical migraine features.
Name 4 different types of auras?
Visual, Sensory, speech, Motor.
What type of aura is most common?
Visual.
What are sensory auras like?
Parestheisas, numbness, hypersensitivity to touch, auditory or olfactory hallucinations, vertigo, confusion.
What is the most uncommon type of aura?
Motor.
What is migraine aura status?
Rare condition which a visual aura persists for weeks, months, or longer.
What are some of the common symptoms of the premonitory phase?
food cravings, constipation or diarrhea, depression, irritability, difficulty concentrating, muscle stiffness, fatigue, increased frequency of urination, light or sound sensitivity, nausea, blurred vision, yawning, pallor.
Resolution phase of a migraine is aka?
Postheadache.
What are some common triggers of migraines?
Stress, pregnancy, birth control, menstruation, lack of sleep, foods, eye strain, perfumes, smoke, cervical problems, physical exertion, fatigue, head injury, change in weather and temperature, glare or dazzle.
What types of foods can trigger migraines?
Alcohol (red wine), chocolate, red meat.
What are some less common triggers of migraines?
Too much sleep, flicker phenomena, allergies, drugs, high humidity, cold foods, high altidues, reading or refractive errors, pungent odors.
What type of chiropractive manipulative therapy is most effective for migraine headaches?
Upper cervicals.
When will soft tissue therapy be most effective for migraines?
During the prodrome or aura stage.
Besides eliminating triggers what nutritional items can help with migraines?
Magnesium, riboflavin, vitamin E, Fish oil concentrate, cod liver oil, antioxidants, feverfew, 5-hydroxytryptophan, calcium and vitamin D.
Who is most likely to get a basilar-type migraine?
Young adults.
What will not be present with basilar-type migraines?
No motor weakness will be present.
What are the criteria to diagnose someone with a basilar-type migraine?
An aura with at leaste 2 of the following; dysarthria, vertigo, tinnitus (ear buzzing), hypacusia (impaired hearing), diplopia, visual symptoms in both eyes, ataxia, decreased level of consciousness, simultaneously bilateral peraesthesias.
Basilar-type migraines have in general what type of characteristics?
Stroke like.
Who will most commonly get cluster headaches and what are they like?
Very rare, 80% male and usually 20-50 years old. The headaches are excruciating and attacks occur in groups or clusters and laste for weeks or months separated by remissions lasting for months or years.
What will patients do during cluster headaches?
Move around, pacing the floor, shifting and rocking the head.
Cluster headaches frequently occur when?
At night.
What are some triggers of cluster headaches?
Alcohol, smoking, stress, glare, or specific foods.
Are cluster headaches considered episodic or chronic?
Both.
What are the diagnostic criteria for cluster headaches?
at leaste 5 attacks that are severe or very severe and are unilateral orbital, supraorbital and/or temporal pain lasting 15-180 minutes if untreated. Also they must include one of the following; ipsilateral conjuctival injection and or lacrimation, ipsilateral nasal congestion and or rhinorrhea, ipsilateral eyelid edema, ipsilateral forehead and facial sweating, ipsilateral miosis and or ptosis, sense of restlessness or agitation.
To be considered a cluster headache attacks must be how frequent?
1 every other day to 8/day.
What are some treatments for cluster headaches?
Chiropractic maniplative treatment, soft tissue manipulation, ice on the back of the neck or face, melatonin, capsaicin (stuff that makes peppers hot), avoid triggers, oxygen inhalation, meds.
What anscillary test should be done with cluster headaches and why?
MRI of head to exlude rare tumors which may cause cluster-like headaches.
What are paroxysmal hemicranias?
Headaches that are same location, intensity as cluster headaches, but are shorter-lasting and more frequent.
What is more rare cluster headaches or paroxysmal hemicranias?
Paroxysmal hemicranias.
Who is more likely to get paroxysmal hemicranias?
70% are female.
What are the diagnostic criteria for a paroxysmal hemicrania?
at leaste 20 attacks of severe unilateral orbital, supraorbital or temporal lasting 2-30 minutes and are accompanied by at leaste 1 of the following; ipsilateral conjunctival injection, ipsilateral nasal congestion and or rhinorrhea, ipsilateral eyelid edema, ipsilateral forehead and facial sweating, ipsilateral miosis and or ptosis.
What is the frequency of paroxysmal hemicranias?
above 5 per day for more than half of the time.
How are paroxysmal hemicranias treated and how effective is the treatment?
Attacks are prevented completely by therapeutic doses of the indomethacin.
Name 5 types of secondary headaches?
- Cervicogenic headaches. 2. Posttraumatic headaches. 3. Giant cell arteritis. 4. Medication-overuse. 5. Headaches due to other neurologicla causes.
What are cervicogenic headaches?
headaches cuased by referral from a primary source in the cervial spine.
Cervicogenic headaches are aka?
CEH.
What type of cervicogenic headaches respond well to conservative treatment?
those related to joint dysfunction, or soft tissue abnormality.
What is the prevelance of CEH in adults?
18% from one study, but it is unknown the % of headaches are this type.
What are some possible pathophysiology of CEH?
convergence between trigeminal afferents and afferents from the upper three cervical spinal nerves. The possible source of cervicogenic headaches lie in the structures innervated by the C1 to C3 spinal nerves.
What are the diagnostic criteria for a CEH?
Clinical laboratory and/or imaging evidence of a disorder or lesion within the cervical spine or soft tissue of the neck known to be or accepted as a valid cause of a headache (not inculding cervical spnodylosis and osteochondritis and cant be myofascial tender spots) and evidence that the pain can be attributed to the neck disorder or lesion based on at least one of the following; Demonstration of clinical signs that implicate a source of pain in the neck or abolition of headache following a diagnostic blockade of a cervial structure.
For a CEH to be diagnosed as a CEH how long after treatment can the headaches remain?
Pain must resolve within 3 months after successful treatment of the cause.
What will CEH pain be like?
Usually dominates on one side, but may be bilateral.
Can there be a cervicogenic component to other types of headaches?
no not according to the IHS.
How are CEH treated?
Chiropractic manipulative treatment, soft tissue manipulation, posture fixes, workplace modifications, excersice.
What are the major causes of posttraumatic headaches?
CAD trauma (whiplash).
How common are headaches after a CAD trauma?
70-90% of whiplash patients develop a headache and headaches are the 2nd most common complaint following CAD trauma.
What are giant cell arteritis headaches?
Headaches caused by systemic panarteritis affecting medium sized and large vessels.
Giant cell arteritis usually affects who?
those over 50.
Giant cell arteritis causes what commonly?
Blindness and it is usually permanent.