DEFINITIONS / DESCRIPTIONS Flashcards
Touch pressure
Locate a nerve pressure point and gradually increase pressure until verbal commands are obeyed. Pain compliance is the control principle.
Infra orbital
Base of the nose
HYPOGLOSSAL
One inch foward of the “R” angle of the ma doable and once inch under the KAW, in the notch of the jawbone
Mandibular angle
Behind base of earlobe between neck muscle and jawbone
Brachial plexus origin
Side of the neck between two groups of stereo Claudio mastoid muscles
Jugular notch
Base of neck above sternum
Supra scapular
At the junction where the trapezius muscles connect to the side of the neck
Brachial plexus clavicle notch
Directly behind the clavicle in a hollow that is approximately halfway between the sternum and the shoulder joint
Radial
Top of the forearm approximately two inches below the elbow
Median
Inside of the forearm at the base of the wrist just above the heel of the hand
Femoral
Located inside of the thigh, halfway between the groin and the knee
Common peroneal
Located on the outside of the leg about 6 inches above-the-knee
Tibial
Located at the top of the calf muscle, just below the knee joint
Superficial peroneal
Located at the base of the shin just above the instep
Fluid Shock Wave
Striking principle that allows maximum transfer of kinetic energy by use of time on contact and total body mass.