CPA: Cervical And Ribs Flashcards
What are the 5 treatment modalities being tested on?
ME HVLA Still's technique FPR Counterstrain
Do inhalation or exhalation dysfunction txs require the pt to place the dorsum of their hand on their forehead?
Exhalation
In exhalation dysfunctions, ribs are stuck..
So tx the..
Down
Top rib
In inhalation dysfunctions, ribs are stuck..
So tx the..
Up
Bottom rib
Dysfunctions of the ribs include:
Bucket handle (lateral)
Pump handle (anterior)
Why for 1st rib bucket handle exhalation dysfunction tx do you turn the pts head 30 degrees? Which way do you turn?
You need to pull the lateral aspect of the rip superiorly, turning head activates muscles on that part of the bone helping to encourage movement towards inhalation
Turn away from affected rib
Pump-handle motion predominantly occurs at what ribs? Bucket-handle?
Upper ribs
Lower ribs (not 11 and 12, caliper)
What mm are being activated in a rib 1 exhalation dysfunction tx? 2-10?
Neck muscles
Peck muscles (pt lifts arm, not head)
What direction is the arm moving in exhalation rib 2-10 dysfunction tx?
Pump handle = up
Bucket handle = 45 deg up and out (activates lateral fibers of seratus anterior)
Before treating caliper dysfunctions of ribs 11 & 12, what should you do?
Side-bend the pt’s legs towards you (away from the dysfunctioned side) and abduct their arm on the dysfunctioned side
When dealing w/ AA txs (axis, C2), what does every tx process include?
Completely flexing the cervical spine to lock out movement elsewhere BUT the axis..
What are you doing to set up tx for an inhalation pump handle dysfcn of rib 1?
Flexing the pt’s cervical spine to relax the SCM muscles
Placing my thumb on the superior portion of the anterior portion of rib 1 (between the SCM muscle bodies that split)
Where’s the thumb go in rib 1 inhalation dysfcn bucket handle tx?
Lateral to the SCM around the midaxiallary line, superiorly over the lateral part of rib 1
What should you be doing to encourage movement of the rib 1 bucket handle motion in an inhalation dysfunction?
Side-bending pt’s head towards dysfunction to relax those mm
What position does the doc put the pt when tx an inhalation rib 2-10 dysfcn?
Doc puts their knee down to the rib level they’d like to tx, if it’s a bucket handle dysfcn the pt can reach their hand down on the affected side
What’s the difference between inhalation and exhalation caliper motion dsfnc tx set-ups?
In inhalation, the pts arm isn’t extended above their head