LAB: counterstrain Flashcards
What does the following diagnosis/nomenclature mean? E RaSt
Extend, rotate away and sideband toward SP if you had a tenderpoint on the right, you would extend, rotate LEFT and sideband RIGHT
What does uppercase and lowercase letters mean?
lowercase means a little and capital means a LOT
_______ is a tenderpoint with treatment position opposite of rest of region
Maverick
______ is a distinct palpable TTA without tenderness
Stoic
If there is more than one tender point, how should they be treated?
Central to peripheral
What is the PC1 inion?
Just lateral to the inion
Where is the PC1 occiput?
On the inferior nuchal line midway between the inion and the mastoid
Where is the PC2 tenderpoint?
On the superior or superior lateral aspect/tip of the spinous process of C2
What is the PC3 tender point?
On the inferior tip or inferolateral aspect of the spinous process of C2
What is the PC4-8 tenderpoints?
On the inferior or inferolateral aspect (tip) of the spinous process
Where is the PC4 tednerpoint?
PC5?
PC4 is inferior to the C3 spinous process
PC5 is inferior to the spinous process of C4, and the remainder of tender points follow this pattern
What is the treatment position for the PC1 inion?
F St Ra
What is the treatment positions for PC1 and PC2 occiputs?
e-E Sa Ra
What is the treatment postion for the PC2; PC4-PC8 spinous processes?
e-E Sa Ra