Cranial Flashcards

1
Q

cranial volt hold - list the placement of the following fingers:

  • index finger
  • middle finger
  • ring finger
  • little finger
A
  • index - GW sphenoid
  • middle - temporal bone, anterior to ear
  • ring - temporal bone, mastoid area
  • little - squamous occiput
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what is the placement of each finger when doing a vault hold?

A
  • index - GW sphenoid
  • middle - temporal bone, anterior to ear
  • ring - temporal bone, mastoid area
  • little - squamous occiput
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in a cranial vault hold, which finger is placed on the greater wing of the sphenoid?

A

the index finger

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in a cranial vault hold, which finger goes on the squamous occiput?

A

the little finger

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cranial flexion / extension: sphenoid an occiput move in

  • [same / opposite] directions
  • around a […] axis
A
  • opposite
  • two horizantal
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in cranial flexion, the sphenoid and the occiput both […] moving in […] directions around […] axis, resulting in a

  • […] AP axis
  • […] transverse axis
  • […] sacrum
A

externally rotate, opposite directions, two horizantal axes

  • short AP axis
  • wide transverse axis
  • counternutated (extended) sacrum
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in cranial extension, the sphenoid and the occiput both […] moving in […] directions around […] axis, resulting in a

  • […] AP axis
  • […] transverse axis
  • […] sacrum
A

internally rotate, opposite directions, two horizantal axis

  • long AP axis
  • narrow transverse
  • sacral nutation (flexion)
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cranial flexion vs extension

  • internal rotation / external rotation
  • short AP axis / long AP axis
  • wide transverse / narrow transverse
  • sacrum nutation / sacrum counternutation
A
  • flexion - ER, short AP, wide transverse, counternutation
  • extension - IR, long AP, narrow transverse, nutation
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9
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in flexion, your index and little finger will move […] one another and towards […] and in extension, your index will little finger will move […] one another and towards […]

A
  • away from, the patients feet
  • towards, the patients head
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10
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in cranial torsion, the sphenoid and the occiput rotate in the […] direction around a […] axis

A

opposite

singular AP axis

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11
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in cranial torsion, a right vs left torsion is diagnosed based on […]

A

which GW of the sphenoid (i.e., the index finger) is more superior

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12
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in palpation of cranial torsion, a right vs left cranial torsion dx is made based off which […] finger is more superior

A

index

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13
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in a cranial sidebending & rotation dysfunction, the sphenoid and occiput move in […] directions around a […] axis

A
  • same direction around an AP axis
  • opposite directions around two vertical axis
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in a sidebending and rotation dysfunction, the sphenoid and occiput move in […] directions around an AP axis

A

the same

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15
Q

in a cranial sidebending & rotation dysfunction, right vs left dysfunction is named based off of […]

A

the side of the SBS that is convex, or

which palpating hand moves into exaggerated flexion

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16
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in a cranial sidebending and rotation dysfunction, a right vs left diagnosis is made based on the hand that moves into exaggerated […], which is when the index and little finger move […]

A

flexion

apart and towards the patients feet

17
Q

in a vertical shear, the sphenoid and the occiput move in the […] direction around a […] axis

A

same

two horizantal axis

18
Q

in a vertical shear, diagnosing an upshear vs downshear is based on the […]

A

the directionality of the sphenoid (inferior vs superior) at the SBS - if the portion of the sphenoid at the SBS is located more superior than the occiput, its an upshear

19
Q

in a cranial upshear, the […] is […] at the […], and in a cranial downshear, the […] is […] at the […]

A
  • sphenoid, inferior to the occiput, SBS joint
  • sphenoid, superior to the occiput, SBS joint
20
Q

in palpation of a cranial vertical shear, an upshear vs downshear diagnosis is made based on […]

A

the direction of the scooping motion - scoop up is an upshear

21
Q

in a lateral shear, the sphenoid and the occiput move […] in […] directions

A

lateral to the SBS

in opposite directions

22
Q

which shears involve movement around a horizantal axis?

A
  • flexion / extension - opposite directions
  • vertical shear - same direction
23
Q

which two shears involve movement around an AP axis?

A
  • torsion - opposite directions
  • sidebending - same direction
24
Q

CRI (cranial rythmic impulse) is normally […]

A

8-12 / minute

25
Q

most cranial dysfunctions are accompanied with a […] in CRI, which can be treated with the […] technique

A
  • decrease
  • CV4 technique
26
Q

list the two key treatments for cranial dysfunctions and their respective uses

A
  • CV4: increases CRI (cranial rhythmic impulse)
  • v-spread: improved bone motion via suture release