Chapter 9 Cranial Treatment

Question 1

What drains 85-90% of blood from cranium?

Answer 1

Venous sinuses

Question 2

What drains 5% of blood from cranium?

Answer 2

Facial veins and external jugular

Question 3

Venous sinus technique?

Answer 3

Directly spreads apart sutures of cranium that overly occipital, transverse and sagittal sinuses

Question 4

Purpose of CV4 bulb decompression?

Answer 4

Increase amplitude of CRI

Question 5

CV4 technique?

Answer 5

1st resist flexion phase and encourage extension phase until a “still point” is reached, then allow restoration of flexion/extension to occur

Question 6

What is CV4 good for?

Answer 6

Fluid homeostasis and induce uterine contraction in post-date gravid women

Question 7

Purpose of vault hold?

Answer 7

Address strains of SBS

Question 8

Vault hold finger placement?

Answer 8

1) Index on greater wing
2) Middle on temporal bone in front of ear
3) Ring on mastoid region of temporal bone
4) Pinkie on squamous portion of occiput

Question 9

Purpose of V spread?

Answer 9

To separate restricted or impacted sutures and can be applied to any suture

Question 10

Purpose of lift technique?

Answer 10

Frontal and parietal lifts are used to aid in balance of membranous tension

Question 11

Absolute contraindications?

Answer 11

Acute intracranial bleeds or increased ICP, skull fracture

Question 12

Relative contraindications?

Answer 12

Pts with known hx of seizures or dystonia, traumatic brain injury