Indirect Thoracic and Costal OMM Flashcards
LAS is very good for treating ________ and ________ issues.
Upper, lower extremity
In BLT/LAS you serve as a ________ vs providing a direct action.
Facilitator
BLT/LAS, Still technique, and FPR are all ________ techniques.
Indirect
________ describes the somatic dysfunction that occurs in the ligamentous structures that surround a joint.
Ligamentous articular strain
BLT is very good for treating ________ and ________ vertebral segmental dysfunctions.
Cervical, lumbar
Although balanced ligamentous tension and ligamentous articular strain were developed by different groups, the techniques are almost ________.
Identical
Although BLT/LAS are nearly identical, ________ has a greater diversity of techniques.
LAS
FPR is used to decrease muscle ________ or to ________ motion to a restricted articulation/structure.
Hypertonicity, restore
________ is an indirect technique that treats quickly within 3-5 seconds.
Facilitated positional release
In both BLT and LAS, the physician’s contact serves as a ________ to balance out the strain across the ligaments of a joint.
Fulcrum
In the Still technique, ________ has profound effects on the effectiveness of the technique.
Maintaining the force vector
To perform the Still technique, place the structure in its ________, apply a ________, move the structure through an arc into the ________, and release the ________.
Position of ease, force vector, barrier, force vector
To perform FPR, the physician places the region of treatment into a ________ position or “flattens the curve.” Then an ________ is applied. The region is then placed further into its ________ and held for 3-5 seconds.
Neutral, activation force, direction of ease
The ________ technique utilizes indirect and direct techniques.
Still
________ can be described as the normal joint state of ligaments in which they are equally balanced (similar to tensegrity)
Balanced ligamentous tension
The three steps to perform BLT/LAS are ________, ________ and ________.
Disengagement, exaggeration (in the direction of ease), balance
One of the main differences between FPR and Still technique is that FPR does not utilize an _______ with a continuous vector towards the barrier.
Arc of motion
LAS can be caused when distribution and vectors of tension between and within ligaments are ________.
Altered
