Pediatric Special Considerations Flashcards
cranial nerve XI innervates what?
SCM and trapezius
cranial nerve XII innervates
intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue
poor tongue motion gives you
poor suck
intestinal peristalsis gives an infant
constipation, GERD, colic
SCM/Trapezius disruption causes?
toritcollis
what is the most common cranial dysfunction in infants
occiput
what cranial bone affects the most cranial nerves
temporal bone (internally rotated)
cranial nerve that contribute to poor suck
XII and IX
cranial nerves for reflux and colic
X
cranial nevere that contibutes to msucluar dysfunction and colic
cranial nerve 11
compression of _ is the most common in infants
bone
occipital (most is self treated by crying and sucking)
most of the joints in infants are?a
cartilaginous and have maximal flexbility ( sutures are not formed )
what are some preffered treatments for OMT in infants
indirect: BMT, CONDYLAR DECOMPRESSION
poor suck treatments
treat the occiput: suboccipital release, condylar decompression
upper GI system:
parasympathetic innervation:
small intestine, ascending and transverse colon
PSNS: Vagus (oa/AA)