OPP

Question 1

Right on Right sacrum. give L5 diagnosis

Answer 1

L5 neutral, rotated left, sidebent right

Question 2

Left on Left sacrum. give L5 diagnosis

Answer 2

L5 neutral, rotated right, sidebent left

Question 3

what is the rule of L5 for sacral torsions

Answer 3

For sacral torsions, the rules for L5 state that it rotates opposite the sacrum and sidebends towards the oblique axis.

Question 4

what is a myofascial trigger point

Answer 4

Myofascial trigger points and hypertonic bands of muscle tissue that refer pain in a predictable pattern when palpated;

Question 5

what are chapman points

Answer 5

described as discrete palpable tissue texture changes that correlate to a visceral structure; pain doesn’t radiate when palpated

Question 6

what are somatovisceral reflexes

Answer 6

occurs when nervous system input from a somatic structure causes changes in segmentally related visceral structures. An example of a somatovisceral reflex is when spasm of low back muscles causes constipation by up-regulating the sympathetic outflow from T12-L2 to the colon

Question 7

Spurling’s test

Answer 7

Spurling’s test is performed by extending and sidebending the C-spine toward the side being tested and applying compression; evaluate narrowing/stenosis of the cervical foramina which can cause cervical radiculopathy and referred pain