Exam 1 Flashcards
for any disease state
the patient must be stable before performing OMT
-OMT not performed with new onset of chest pain or SOB
facilitated segments only occur where?
sympathetic levels
treatment for temporal arteritis
steroids
muscle hypertonicity can be caused by what
caused by something overlying the muscle
ex. renal lithiasis or appendicitis –> hypertonic psoas –> + thomas test
ex. inflamed lymph nodes –> would make muscle they are touching hypertonic (sternocleidomastoid)
what is the 1st thing you do in a physical exam?
observation
-obtain history before physical exam
reversible dextro or levoscoliosis
- NO sagittal component –> follows fryett I principles (neutral)
- dextro –> convex points right, side bends, rotated right
- levo –> convex points left, right side bending, rotated left
left lateral convexity
vertebrae side bent right
right lateral convexity
vertebrae side bent left
when treating a group dysfunction with OMT
go for the apex (middle) of the curve
-ex. dysfunction of T10-T12, go for T11
type 2 dysfunction usually occurs where
at the apex (middle) of the group curve
translation to the right
left side bending
translation to the left
right side bending
principle 1 of osteopathic medicine
-body is a unit –> ex. gastric ulcer causes thoracic tissue texture changes
principle 2 of osteopathic medicine
-body is capable of self regulation, healing, maintenance –> ex. healed fracture
somatosomatic reflex
-ex. rib dysfunction from an innominate dysfunction
somatovisceral reflex
-ex. triggering asthma attack when working on thoracic spine
viscerosomatic reflex
-ex. gallbladder disease affecting musculature
viscerovisceral reflex
-ex. MI causing vomiting
post ganglionic sympathetic fibers
lead to tissue texture changes like hypertonicity, erythema, moisture
dorsal horn of the spinal cord
where somatic and visceral afferents synapse giving viscerosomatic reflex