Chapter 10 PNS Treatment

Question 1

Purpose of cranial manipulation?

Answer 1

Improve PNS function in head structures innervated by CN III, VII, IX, X

Question 2

How to reach sphenopalatine ganglion?

Answer 2

Manual finger pressure intraorally

Question 3

Purpose of sphenopalatine ganglion technique?

Answer 3

Enhance PNS activity to encourage thin watery secretions

Question 4

Indications for sphenopalatine ganglion technique?

Answer 4

Thick nasal secretions

Question 5

Purpose of condylar decompression?

Answer 5

Help free PNS responses to structures innervated by CN IX and X by freeing passage thru jugular foramen (i.e. occipito-mastoid suture)

Question 6

What can condylar compression cause?

Answer 6

Suckling difficulties in newborns

Question 7

Vagus nerve treatment?

Answer 7

OA, AA, or C2 joint treatment

Question 8

Purpose of sacral somatic dysfunction treatment?

Answer 8

1) Decrease hyperPNS tone in left colon and pelvis

2) Reduce labor pain caused by cervical dilation

Question 9

Indications for sacral SD treatment?

Answer 9

Dysmenorrhea, labor pain from cervical dilation, constipation

Question 10

Contraindications for sacral SD treatment?

Answer 10

Local infections or incisions