Paired Bones Lab

Question 1

Parietal Lift

Answer 1

place fingertips on both parietal bones just superior to the parietal-squamous sutures
hook the thumbs to create a pivot
inducing internal rotation of the parietal bones cause disengagement
maintain light pressure and traction superiorly until superior give or lateral fullness is noted

Question 2

frontal lift

Answer 2

gently engage lateral inferior edge of frontal bone

apply anterior force with some anterior rotation torque until release is felt

Question 3

5-finger temporal hold

Answer 3

place middle finger gently in the pts external auditory canal
using thumb and index finger, pinch hold on the zygomatic arch
4th and 5th digits pinch hold the mastoid process

Question 4

temporal assessment and rocking

Answer 4

with flexion: external rotation
with extension: internal rotation
simultaneous IR/ER are encouraged until equality of motion

Question 5

temporal assessment and rocking treats

Answer 5

eustachian tube dysfunction
TMJ
bells' palsy
lateral head/suture pain
cranial torsion

Question 6

temporal pull

Answer 6

use a pincer grip on the pinnae or antitragus as close to the temporal bones
apply gentle traction laterally, posteriorly, and superiorly along a vector that parallels the petrous ridge of the temporals
encourage inhalation and take up the slack maintaining tension at the feather’s edge of the barrier until release is felt

Question 7

temporal pull treats

Answer 7

balances the tentorium cerebelli
disengages the jugular foramen
may help release thepetrosphenoid
BLT for the occipitomastoid
temporal headache
vertigo
tinnitus
TMJ ISSUE

Question 8

TMJ decompression

Answer 8

begin indirect with compression of mandible towards TMJ until general relaxation
switch to the lateral mandible and gently push inferior and slightly anterior until give

Question 9

TMJ decompression treats

Answer 9

TMJ restriction
mandible restriction
neck pain

Question 10

pressure at parietal eminence produces separation

Answer 10

petrobasilar

Question 11

pressure at lateral vertex produce separation at

Answer 11

petrojugular

Question 12

pressure at the frontal eminence

Answer 12

separation at the occipitomastoid

Question 13

pressure at the pterion

Answer 13

separation at the parietomastoid

Question 14

pressure at the asterion

Answer 14

separation at the pterion

Question 15

pressure at the parietal eminence

Answer 15

separation at the sphenosquamous pivot

Question 16

occipitomastoid release

Answer 16

wrap ipsilateral hand around mastoid process
wrap contralateral hand under occiput with fingers posterior to suture
roll the head towards the affected side until OM suture is most posterior
gently traction the mastoid anteriorly
hold until release

Question 17

sagittal suture release

Answer 17

fingers at inferior portion of parietal bone bilaterally
hold and traction
thumbs cross the sagittal suture at mid point
gap the joint with lateral pressure
hold until release

Question 18

pterigosphenopalatine ganglion

Answer 18

posterior and just lateral to the molars
medial to the pterygoid
direction of force superior, slightly medial, slightly posterior and slight medial rotation
hold gently and await relaxation