Cranial OMT SG Flashcards
What are the (5) phenoma of PRM?
- Fluctuation of CSF
- Motility of brain & spinal cord
- Mobility of the intracranial & intraspinal membranes
- Mobility of the cranial bones
- Mobility of the sacrum between the ilia
What is the difference between motility and mobility?
- Motility: move on its own
- Mobility: it can be moved
Where is each finger during the Vault hold?
- Index: greater wing of sphenoid
- 3rd finger: temporal bone; anterior to ear
- 4th finger: temporal bone; mastoid process
- 5th finger: occiput
- Thumbs: not touching skull or crossed (do not add pressure to head)
Around what axis (or axes) do the sphenoid and the occiput rotate around during the normal flexion and extension phases?
- 2 transverse axes (goes through side of head)
- Rotate opposite directions from one another
Describe the CRI during flexion of the SBS.
- SBS rises cephalad
- Sphenoid & occiput rotate in opposite directions in caudad direction
Describe the movement of the sacrum during the normal extension phase of CRI
Sacrum nutates (flexes) in the extension phase
Due to dural attachments
How many axes are associated with a torsion?
1 AP axis
How does the sphenoid and the occiput rotate in a torsion?
Rotate opposite of one another
(Pathologic or Physiologic): Torsion
Physiologic
(Pathologic or Physiologic): Sidebending rotation
Physiologic
(Pathologic or Physiologic): Lateral strain
Pathologic
(Pathologic or Physiologic): Vertical strain
Pathologic
How many axes are there in a sidebending rotation dysfunction?
- 1 AP axis
- 2 parallel vertical axes
How do the sphenoid and occiput react during a Sidebending rotation dysfunction?
- Same direction along AP axis
- Opposite directions around vertical axes
How many axes are there in a lateral strain dysfunction?
2 parallel vertical axes
