Part VI: OPP-Specific Terminology Flashcards
Preferred term for BLT
balanced ligamentous tension
Preferred term for Lloyd sign
costovertebral angle tenderness
Preferred term for FPR
facilitated positional release
Preferred term for HVLA
high velocity, low amplitude
Preferred term for ILA
inferior lateral angle
Preferred term for Jones tender point
counterstrain point or tender point
Preferred term for ilium dysfunction
innominate dysfunction
Preferred term for short leg syndrome
leg length inequality
Preferred term for paraspinal
paravertebral
Preferred term for pubes (i.e., the cartilaginous joint connecting the pubic bones at the front of the pelvis)
pubic symphysis
Preferred term for osteopathy in the cranial field
osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine
Preferred term for sphinx test
backward bending test
Preferred term for cervical foraminal compression test
cervical foraminal compression (Spurling) test
Preferred term for Spurling test
cervical foraminal compression (Spurling) test
Preferred term for Tinel sign
Tinel test
Always specify where the Tinel test is being performed: wrist, elbow, or ankle.
Preferred term for Lasègue test
straight-leg raising test
Preferred term for FABER
FABERE test
Preferred term for tissue texture changes
tissue texture abnormalities
Preferred term for Galbreath technique
mandibular drainage
Which of the following is worded correctly?
A. right superior PSIS
B. superior right PSIS
C. right-sided superior PSIS
D. superior PSIS on the right
D. superior PSIS on the right
Somatic dysfunctions are described as “on the right” or “on the left.”
Correct the following: “inferior inferior lateral angle on the left”
inferior left inferior lateral angle
Somatic dysfunctions of the inferior lateral angle are an exception to the “on the left/on the right” rule in order to avoid confusion.
Which of the choices below is worded correctly?
A. balanced ligamentous tension at T3-T5
B. balanced ligamentous tension of T3-T5
C. balanced ligamentous tension on T3-T5
D. balanced ligamentous tension to T3-T5
D. balanced ligamentous tension to T3-T5
Osteopathic manipulative techniques are performed TO specific muscles/body parts.
Which of the following spinal levels is correctly formatted?
A. T3-5
B. T3-T5
C. 3T-5T
D. 3T to 5T
B. T3-T5
Preferred term for CV-4
compression of the fourth ventricle
Preferred term for anterior superior iliac spine
ASIS
Preferred term for posterior superior iliac spine
PSIS
Preferred term for atlantoaxial joint
AA
Preferred term for occipitoatlantal joint
OA
Which of the somatic dysfunctions below is correct?
A. C2-C4 neutral, rotated right, sidebent left
B. C2-C4 neutral, sidebent left, rotated left
C. C2-C4 neutral, sidebent left, rotated right
B. C2-C4 neutral, sidebent left, rotated left
Cervical spinal segments always rotate and sidebend to the same side. For neutral cervical segments, always list sidebending before rotation.
Which of the somatic dysfunctions below is correct?
A. OA flexed, sidebent left, rotated right
B. OA flexed, rotated right, sidebent left
A. OA flexed, sidebent left, rotated right
In a description of an OA somatic dysfunction, sidebending is always listed before rotation.
Which of the choices below is worded correctly? A. pubic compression B. compressed pubic symphysis C. pubic adduction D. pubic symphysis compression
D. pubic symphysis compression
Which of the choices below is worded correctly?
A. pubic symphysis gapping
B. pubic gapping
C. pubic abduction
A. pubic symphysis gapping
What is the preferred phrasing for “bilaterally flexed sacrum”?
bilateral sacral flexion
What is the preferred phrasing for “bilaterally extended sacrum”?
bilateral sacral extension
Which phrasing is preferred?
A. innominate outflare on the right
B. outflared innominate on the right
B. outflared innominate on the right
Choose the correct wording:
A. rib 7 on the left restricted to inhalation
B. rib 7 on the left held in inhalation
C. rib 7 on the left caught in inhalation
B. rib 7 on the left held in inhalation
