[LAB] Cranial Strains and Movement [Joy] Flashcards
What are the unpaired cranial base bones?
Sphenoid
Occiput
What are the unpaired facial bones?
Ethmoid
Mandible
Vomer
Frontal?? Depends on whether or not you believe in the power of craniosteopathy
What should you inspect for the Cranial/Head TART screen?
Face - Forehead, supranasal vertical folds, orbits, nose/nasolabial crease, mouth
Top of head
Sides of head
Back of head
Is it asymmetrical, tightness on one side? Tender on one side?
What sutures/landmarks are you palpating in the Cranial/Head TART screen?
Occipitomastoid
Asterion
Lambdoidal
Lambda
Saggital
Bregma
Coronal
Pterion
Parietosquamous
What muscles are you palpating for cranial TART?
Suboccipitals
Occipitalis
Temporalis
Masseters
Frontalis
What kind of lymphadenopathy are you looking for in cranial TART?
Suboccipital
A&P chains
Supraclavicular
Submental
What is the RRADS of Cranial Rhythmic Impuse (CRI)?
Rate - 10-12 is normal
Rhythm - steady/irregular
Amplitude - Small vs large motion
Direction - Equal throughout or asymmetrical
Strength - force of motion
What is the normal rate for Cranial Rhythmic Impulse?
10-12
Vault Contact
Frontal Occipital Contact
Becker Contact
Becker contact is comfortable, like holding a Baby
How to test for SBS compression using vault hold?
How to test for SBS Compresssion with frontoccipital hold?
How to test for SBS compression using Becker hold?
Steps in Cranial Balanced Membranous Tension
How to palpate sacral motion?
