OMT Integration Flashcards
Sympathetic levels corresponding to head/neck
T1-4
Sympathetic levels corresponding to heart/lungs
T1-6
Sympathetic levels corresponding to upper GI
T5-9
Sympathetic levels corresponding to small intestine and right colon
T10-11
Sympathetic levels corresponding to appendix
T12
Sympathetic levels corresponding to L colon/pelvis
T12-L2
Sympathetic levels corresponding to Adrenals
T10-11
Sympathetic levels corresponding to GU tract
T10-L2
Sympathetic levels corresponding to Ureter — upper/lower
T10-11/T12-L2
Sympathetic levels corresponding to bladder
T12-L2
Sympathetic levels corresponding to extremities — upper/lower
T2-8/T11-L2
Parasympathetic influences via vagus n. and pelvic splanchnic nn
Vagus n. (CN X via OA and AA) — everything above and below diaphragm proximal to mid-transverse colon
Pelvic splanchnic nn. (S2-S4) — everything below the diaphragm distal to mid-transverse colon
Right lymphatic duct drainage vs. left lymphatic duct drainage
Right lymphatic duct drains right side of head, right upper extremity, heart, and lungs
Left lymphatic duct (aka Thoracic Duct) — drains rest of body
Treatment order for lymphatics
- Release thoracic inlet
- Thoracoabdominal diaphragm
- UE or LE (whichever worse)
- Head and neck
Final: release thoracic inlet
What viscerosomatic reflexes might you target for a pt presenting with common cold?
HEENT T1-4