block 1 written Flashcards
backward sacral torsions hold restriction in which pole?
inferior pole
forward sacral torsions hold restriction in which pole?
superior pole
Where would you find a piriformis tenderpoint?
8-9 cm medial and slightly cephalad from greater trochanter
where is the tenderpoint for the lower pole of L5?
1 cm below PSIS
where is the tenderpoint for a high ilium flare out?
at sacrococcygeal junction or on either side of coccyx
Posterior Chapman’s points for the urethra?
TP of L3
Posterior Chapman’s points for the bladder?
TP of L2
Posterior Chapman’s points for the prostate?
between PSIS and SP of L5
Posterior Chapman’s points for the ovaries/testes?
between TP of T10-T11
Posterior Chapman’s points for the uterus?
TP of L5
the sphincter, trigone, and ureteral orifices are activated by? inhibited by?
sympathetic NS, T12-L2
Parasympathetics, S2-S4
What is the bladder wall inhibited by and activated by?
Inhibited by: sympathetics (hypogastric)
Activated by: parasympathetics (pelvic)
What is the sympathetic innervation of the pelvic organs?
T12-L2
what is the sympathetic innervation of the ureters, kidneys, and gonads?
T9-L1
Viscerosomatics of fallopian tubes and seminal vesicles
ipsilateral T10-L2
S2-S4
viscerosomatics of the genital organs?
ipsilateral T12
viscerosomatics of the prostate?
bilateral T10-L2
S2-S4
Viscerosomatics of the testes (ovaries)?
ipsilateral T10-T11
What OMT do you perform for urological complaints?
somatic dysfunction at T10-L2
sacrum/sacroiliac joint
pubic symphysis
lymphatics
where do the male pelvic organs drain into?
obturator and intermal iliac nodes
is the typical somatic reflex arc monosynaptic or polysynaptic reflex?
monosynaptic as only one synapse seperates the input from the output
viscerosomatics of the uterus?
T9-L2 bilaterally
viscerosomatics through the parasympathetics of the lateral half of the fallopian tubes? what can it cause?
vagus
sometimes headaches
what are mimics of visceral pelvic disorders?
psoas tension/spasm lumbar counterstrain TPs iliolumbar ligament pelvic diaphragm dysfunction structural asymmetries at SI jt, innominates, pubic symphysis