COMLEX Flashcards
Freyette’s Principle 1
Neutral mechanics Sidebend and Rotate in OPPOSITE directions Multiple segments Creates Lateral Curves Gradual onset
Freyette’s Principle 2
Flexed/ Extended Sidebend and Rotate in SAME direction Single segment Creates flattening or exaggeration of AP curves Abrupt onset
Freyette’s Principle 3
Motion in any single plane modifies motion in other planes
Spine of Scapula is at spinal level
T3
Inferior angle of scapula is at spinal level
T7
Sternal notch is at spinal level
T2
Sternal angle is at which levels anteriorly and posteriorly?
Anterior: 2nd rib
Posterior: T4
Iliac crest is at spinal level
L4
Spinous Process
Rule of 3’s
T1-T3 same level as TP T4-T6 is half level below TP T7-T9 is level of TP below T10 is level of TP below T11 is half level below TP T12 is same level as TP
Superior Facets of cervical spine
Oblique
Face backwards, upwards, medial (BUM)
Superior Facets of thoracic spine
Coronal
Face backwards, upwards, lateral (BUL)
Superior Facets of lumbar spine
Sagittal
Face backwards, medial (BM)
Anatomic Barrier
Anatomy limits motion
Limit of passive motion
Physiologic Barrier
Limit of active motion
5 Models of Osteopathy
Biomechanical/ Structural Model Respiratory-Circulatory Model Metabolic Model Neurological Model (CS, Chapman) Behavioral Model
5 Components of Primary Respiratory Mechanism
Inherent brain motility is the driving force
CSF is hydraulics moving concurrently
Bones of the skull move
Membranes move –> reciprocal tension membrane
Involuntary motion of sacrum
CNS -> CSF -> Dura -> skull -> sacrum = PRM
Normal Rate of Cranial Rhythmic Impulse
Rate 8-14/ min
Factors that Increase CRI
Exercise
Fever
Following OMT of craniosacral mechanism
Factors that Decrease CRI
Stress (physical and emotional)
Depression
Chronic fatigue
Chronic Infections
Pterion is the joint of (4 bones)
Frontal Sphenoid Parietal Temporal *at the temple*
Asterion is the joint of (3 bones)
Occiput
Parietal
Temporal
just above mastoid
Bregma is the junction of (2 sutures)
Coronal
Sagittal
Lambda is the junction of (2 sutures)
Lambdoid
Sagittal
Basion location
Ventral aspect of Foramen Magnum