Exam 1 Flashcards
AT still’s birthday
August 6, 1828
What year did three of Still’s children die?What did they die of?
1864
spinal meningitis
infant Marcia pneumonia
What date did AT Still MD fling to the breeze the banner of osteopathy?
June 22, 1874
Four principles
- the body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit
- the body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance
- structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
- rational treatment is based on an understanding of the basic principles of body unit, self regulation, and the interrelationship of structure and function
What day did the first school of osteopathy open
october 3, 1892
What was the name of the first school of osteopathy?
American School of Osteopathy (ASO)
Host + disease =
illness
Treating both the host and disease is what?
osteopathic
Treating just the disease is what?
allopathic
What are environmental factors
structural, medical, surgical, psychosocial, ETOH/smoking/drugs, allergens
Illness leads to?
decompensation
How do osteopaths treat the host? How do we treat disease?
OMT
medical treatment
Treating of the host and disease by osteopaths leads to what?
homeostasis
What was A. T. Still’s and his father’s jobs?
m&m
medicine and ministry
What happened that allowed Dr. Still to have access to so many cadavers in his study of anatomy?
in 1855 there was a cholera epidemic that wiped out a bunch of indians and tribe gave him permission
What duties die Dr. STill do during the Civil War?
ardent abolitionist
combat officer
wrote he did duties of a surgeon but was officially recorded as hospital steward
Be able to briefly discuss the Battle of Westport
“gettysburg of the West” Oct 23, 1864 at the Big Blue River
ended the last significant confederate operation west of the mississippi
one of the largest mcivil war battles fought west of the mississippi
30,000 soldiers 3000 casuals total
and NO he did not use soldiers as cadavers
What happened to 4 of Dr. Still’s children and how did these events shape his thoughts on medicine of the day?
three died due to spinal meningitis and infant of pneumonia
he returned to farming and was dissatisfied with orthodox medicine and its failures and felt there must be a better way to treat patients
What significance did the events of his children play in the founding of osteopathy?
led him to come up with osteopathy
What were some of the discoveries of medicine and science in the world during the times of the development of Osteopathic Medicine? How did they relate to Dr. Still’s though processes?
heroic medicine- every effort made to preserve the life force
stimulants if patient drowsy- alcohol
hypnotics if patient agitated- opium
effort was aimed at conquering disease- enough force, enough drugs would cast out the demons
AT was well trained in these and did not believe they worked
Explain the basic philosophy of osteopathic medicine as noted in the Kirksville consensus of 1953.
“osteopathy, or osteopathic medicine, is a philosypy, a science, and an art. its philosophy embraces the concept of the unity of the body structure and function in health and disease”
Where did Dr. Still first introduce his ideas and how were they received?
Baker University (he helped found it)
preacher declared him satanic declaring only Christ heals with the laying of the hands
Still was evicted from the church and moved to Kirksville
What was the response to Dr. Still’s way of practice after going to Kirksville, MO?
accepted him and overwhelmed him quickly
called him magnetic healer and lightning bone setter
How did Dr. Still deal with Kirksville response to his practice?
tried to train apprentices but this failed because they lacked knowledge of anatomy and body function
Who were the faculty of the first school?
Still and William Smith MD
What was the name of the organization that preceded the American Osteopathic Foundation?
American Association for Advancement of Osteopathy (AAAO)
Who is Dr. Adam Flexner and what is the significance of his contribution to medical education?
authored a report on the state of medical education in US (including DO) resulted in closure of a great number of schools and stricter requirements
8 DO schools were left and he labeled offered instruction in 8 schools as worthless
How did the osteopathic profession respond to the changes related to Dr. Flexner’s contribution?
DO schools didn’t have luxury to merge with large institutions so it put them behind in educational reform but curriculum was 4 year program by 1915
by 1930s schools required 2 years of undergrad studies
How did the osteopathic way of treating patients help in treating patients during the influenza pandemic of 1917-1918?
osteopathic care- 0.486% death rate
medical/osteopathic care- 1.08% death rate
Be able to explain the contrast difference between the osteopathic philosophy to approaching a patient’s medical problem to the allopathic philosophical approach.
we treat the host not just the disease
In what year did congress legalize the right of DOs to serve in the civil service and armed forces?
1957
Who was the first woman to receive the DO degree and in what year?
Jeanette Bolles
1892
Who was the foremost research in osteopathic medicine?
Louisa Burns
What year was the first charter of the American School of Osteopathy (ASO) issued by the State of Missouri?
1892
What year was Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery established?
1916
Who was Kansas City College of Osteopathy and Surgery established by?
A.A. Kaiser DO and George Conley DO
What committee did the AMA use to inspect osteopathic schools and determine the education is comparable to most medical schools and recommend to remove the cult label? What year?
Cline committee
1955
During what decade did six new osteopathic colleges become university affiliated?
1970s
What was the first university for an osteopathic college become affiliated with? What month and year?
Michigan State
July 1971
What year and in what state was osteopathy first recognized as a practice?
1896
Vermont
In what year and in what state did a public referendum prohibit the granting of new licenses to DOs in the state? the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons was converted to what?
1961
The California Incident
allopathic medical school
Following the California Incident, in what year did the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific open?
1977
What state was the last to extend full practice rights to DOs? In what year?
Mississippi
1973
In the 2000s about how many DOs were there? How many students?
60,000
13,000 students
About how many DOs were board certified but an AOA board in the 2000s?
15,000
What percentage of DOs prated in family medicine in the 2000s? About what percent were in non-primary care specialities?
45%
35%
80% of DOs are younger than
55 years
About how many active DOs does Missouri have? Kansas?
1800
600
How can we figure out if a somatic lesion is a somatic dysfunction?
if it is treatable by using OMT
Which will be greater PROM or AROM?
PROM
What three planes do we use to define joint motion?
sagittal, frontal (coronal), horizontal (transverse)
What are three types of joints and examples of each?
fibrous- skull articulations
cartilaginous- discs between vertebra
synovial- extremities
What is an anatomic barrier?
limit of motion imposed by anatomic structure, limit of passive motion
what’s the limit of a passive motion called?
anatomic barrier
What’s the limit of an active motion called?
physiologic barrier
What is the range between he physiologic and anatomic barrier of motion in which passive ligamentous stretching occurs before tissue disruption?
elastic barrier
What is a pathologic barrier?
PERMANENT restriction of joint motion associated with pathologic change of tissues
What is the functional limit within the anatomic range off option, which abnormally diminishes the normal physiologic range called?
restrictive barrier
What movement is in the sagittal plane?
lumbar flexion
What movement is in the horizontal plane?
rotation
What movement is in the frontal plane?
sidebending
How do you assess the range and quality of a motion? What is another characteristic of a motion?
range- visual
quality- visual and palpation
direction
If the feel of end ROM is bouncy or rubbery what is that indicative of?
viscerosomatic reflex
If the end feel of ROM is firm what is that indicative of?
micro traumatic (overuse)
IF the end feel of ROM is sloppy?
ligamentous laxity
What does a normal end feel feel like?
elastic
How does an osteoarthritis end feel feel?
abrupt
How does somatic dysfunction end feel feel?
hard
How does an end feel feel if you stop due to pain?
empty
How does an end feel that is involuntary muscle guarding feel?
crisp
Presence of normal passive motion in one direction of one plane and restiance in the other is presumptive evidence of what?
a somatic dysfunction
You can tell in what direction the somatic dysfunction has occurred because
the joint will move farther in that direction
With neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction you will see a decreased overall what?
ROM for affected joint
Define TART
t-tissue texture changes
a- asymmetry
r- restriction of motion
t- tenderness
What is the ROM commonly present in a joint or group of joints that allows normal and unimpaired function?
flexibility
What is the maximal ROM a joint can achieve with an externally applied force?
static flexibility
What is ROM an athlete can produce and speed at which he/she can produce it?
dynamic flexibility
What is the physical measurement of a reduced ROM of a join or group of joints?
stiffness
What do you call the relationship of joint mechanics with surrounding structures?
linkage
What are examples of linkages?
should-spine
spine-hip/pelvis
What is important to do to get an accurate measurement and evaluation of a particular joint?
isolate the joint
What is the devices used for the actual measurement of a ROM? What are the greek origin?
goniometer
gonia- angle
metron- measure
What’s the placement for the goniometer?
stationary part over the “body”
moveable arm over the moving part
What is usually the “body” when using the goniometer?
proximal portion of the joint
What serves as the baseline or 0 degree for the goniometer?
stationary arm (on the “body”)
What is the zero starting position for using the goniometer?
extended anatomic position
The goniometer should be parallel to the?
bone
What are some uses for goniometer measurements?
pre vs post-op
disability physicals
during and after PT
research
What do you compare goniometer measurements with?
contralateral side and/or normative values
What do you call two vertebrae, their associated disc, neuromuscular and other soft tissues?
functional unit