BLT Flashcards
Who created the BLT technique
William Garner Sutherland
From what type of cells do ligaments originate?
Fibroblasts
Ligaments follow what type of mechanical structural model?
Reciprocal tension
What are the cardinal principles of BLT
Disengagement
Exaggeration
Balance
(BED or DEB)
Is BLT direct/indirect?
Can be done directly, indirectly, or both
When doing the set up for fibular release place superior hand in the popliteal fossa with thumb contacting the superolateral aspect of the fibular head. Inferior hand grasps the . . .
foot just inferior to the distal fibula
When performing fibular release Tx, which direction should you draw the fibular head?
Inferiorly
*Invert and distract ankle, to allow the fibular head to push back and release.
When doing BLT on ribs, applying tension on rib ligaments using the CostoTRANSVERSE Fulcrum, will result in which joint being gapped?
CostoVERTEBRAL joint
Rib BLT:
“Rotating Towards” engages which ligament?
CostoTransverse
*Mnemonic Towards =Transverse
Rib BLT:
“Rotate away” engages which ligament?
Costovertebral or Radiate ligaments
Under normal physiologic motion, What happens to the total tension of a joint’s ligaments as the joint changes position?
The total tension within the ligamentous articulatory mechanism does not change.
What is ligamentous articular strain?
The SD that occur in the ligamentous structures that surround a joint
