Pediatric OPP

Question 1

Best time to treat newborn

Answer 1

Up to 6 hours of age according to Fulford

Question 2

4 things to treat in newborns

Answer 2

Occipital condylar compression
Systemic fascial strain pattern
Cranial molding
Specific dysfunction

Question 3

Cranial tx of newborn is what kind of tx?

Answer 3

Direct.

Question 4

Occipital condylar compression on CN9 affects

Answer 4

Sucking

Swallowing

Question 5

Occipital condylar compression of CN10 impacts

Answer 5

Reflux
Colic
Pyloric stenosis

Question 6

Occipital condylar compression of CN11 impacts

Answer 6

Torticollis

Question 7

OMT in toddler pt

Answer 7

Must include play

Don’t do well watching tx of parents

Question 8

Age 3-5 patients have excellent…

Answer 8

Recall -photographic memory

Capable of understanding experience

Question 9

4 most common clinical issues in pre-school children

Answer 9

Injuries (nursemaids elbow)
Infections (otitis media, resp infxn)
Asthma
Ambulatory dysfunction/leg pain (hernias)

Question 10

2 chronic illnesses seen in school age children and adolescents

Answer 10

Asthma

Headache/migraines

Question 11

2 special needs children types and what OMT should target

Answer 11

Cerebral palsy – seizures, treat muscle spasm/hypertonicity

Down syndrome –changes in facial features, should increase functioning