Intro to Somatic Dysfunction Flashcards
What are the osteopathic tenets?
- The body is a unit
- The body has self regulatory mechanisms
- Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
* ** Rational therapy is based upon the understanding of the relatedness of these tenets
Define somatic dysfunction
Defined as the impaired or altered function of related components of the somatic system including: the skeletal, arthrodial, and myofascial structures and their related vascular, lymphatic, and neural elements
How do you name a somatic dysfunction?
For where you like to live
What is TART
Tissue Texture
Asymmetry
Restriction of Motion
Tenderness
What is an acute somatic dysfunction? It is characterized by one more of the following…
Impairment or altered function that is due to one or more of the following:
pain Erythema Relative warmth Increased moisture/bogginess vasodilation edema tenderness Tissue contraction
Differentiate between contraction and contracture
Contraction is the process of which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter
Contracture is abnormal and permanent contraction of the muscle
What is chronic somatic dysfunction? Includes one or more of the following….
Impairment or altered function of long standing duration of the related components... Itching Parasthesia Palpable dryness Coolness Tissue contracture Fibrosis tenderness Pallor
What is Active ROM
Patient is active; they are doing it
What is passive ROM
The physician is doing the motions for the patient
Define
- Physiologic barrier
- Anatomical barrier
- Elastic range
- Limits the active motion
- Imposed by an anatomical structure
- Elastic range is the range between the physiological and the anatomic barriers
What is a restrictive ROM
A functional limit that abnormally diminishes the normal physiological range
How do you avoid Post OMT symptoms?
History and Physical Examination
Appropriate Technique choice
Appropriate application of technique
Hydration and rest
Define mesomorphic body type
Muscular or sturdy body build
mid ranges of ROM
relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm
Define an ectomorphic body
Thin body build
Higher ROM
Relative prominence of structures from the embryonic ectoderm
Define an endomorphic body build
Heavy obese body
Lower ORM
Characterized by a prominence of structures from the embryonic endoderm
