Homeostasis/Healing 5 Treatment Models (Summers) Flashcards
definition of homeostasis
tendency to stability in the normal body states
-internal environment
maintenance of nearly constant conditions
what feedback mechanisms allows for homeostasis?
negative feedback
extreme dysfunction of homeostasis leads to ?
death
moderate dysfunction of homeostasis leads to?
sickness
allostasis
maintenance of the internal environment in times of STRESS
goal it to protect functioning of body
- *not the same as homeostasis
- allostasis is response to STRESS
allostatic load
aka stress
environmental challenges causing an organism to adapt
hippocampus
necessary for long term memory and spatial awareness
damage can lead to amnesia
results of increased allostatic load?
activate the SNS and the hypothalamic pituitary axis (HPA)
chronically:
-damage to hippocampus**
activation of arousal system
activate ANS and HPA axis
release of adrenal corticosteroids, cytokines, NE
short term: survival
long term: may lead to pathology
result of high allostatic load?
you can only compensate so much to stress
epigenes
study of epigenes (cellular material that regulate genomic expression)
stress affects the epigenetics
ex/ showed differences in gene coding for glucocorticoid receptors in those who were abused
- in suicidal individuals - over-activation of HPA axis resulted in inability to cope with additional stress later in life
is stress hereditary?
yes
ex/ 14,000 fathers who smoked had children with more health problems
can our stress affect our grandchildren?
YES
did a study in mouses
also studied grandchildren who died because of overeating
what can we do to lower stress?
nutrition, exercise, sleep, toxins, rewarding social relationships, spiritual activities, OMT!
how can you be resilient?
be courageous and confident
work on your strengths and weaknesses
be persistent and organized
core values > PRO-SOCIAL
-can be interpreted differently depending on the person
dark chocolate?
can reduce stress
lower cortisol and catecholamine levels in individuals who ate dark chocolate
TART
T - tissue texture
A - asymmetry
R - restriction of motion
T - tenderness
underlying causes of somatic dysfunction?
edema and inflammation
what does OMT do?
restores normal neuromuscular structure function
reduce congestion of fluid
improve joint mobility
decreases stimulation of proprioceptors, mechanoreceptors, and nociceptors
HPA axis
hypothalamic - pituitary axis
5 treatment models ?
biomechanical (postural/stuctural) neurological respiratory/circulatory metabolic/nutritional/bioenergetic psycho-behavioral
bio-mechanical model
structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
neurological model
central, periphery, autonomic and neuroendocrine systems
we affect those to bring nervous system back into balance
respiratory and circulatory model
influence the movement of fluids
-lymph, air, blood
operates on micro and macro level
