spine Flashcards
purpose of the curves
absorb shock
keep us over our BOS
decreased shock in spine
primary curvatures
thoracic kyphosis
sacral kyphosis
at first what is our spine in
flexion
c-shape
secondary curvatures
cervical lordosis
lumbar lordosis
cervical lordosis
3 month as we lift our head
lumbar lordosis
10 months to 1 yrs old
as we stand upright
the vertebral body discs have a good blood supply
true or false
FALSE
hemopoiesis
hemopoiesis
make blood and diffuse it into discs
role of annulus fibrosis
contain the nucleus and resist tensile forces
vertebral motion dynamics
amount of motion depends on size of the discs in relation to the vertebral body
direction of motion depends on facet joint orientation
greatest disc to body ratio
cervical spine
smallest disc to body ratio
t spine
d/t ribs with costal facets and long spinous processes limiting
ligamentum flavum
runs from lamina to lamina
prevents capsule from getting pinched
protects anterior medial facet joints
—>prevents flexion
what limits flexion
supraspinous
interspinous
ligamentum flavum
PLL
what limits extension
anterior longitudinal ligament
anterior annulus fibrosis
Fryette’s first law
in neutral (no flexion or extension)
side bending and rotation are OPPOSITE
example of fryette’s first law (SB to R)
side bending to the right
rotation to the left
fryette’s second law
full flexion or extension
side bending and rotation to the SAME side
example of fryette’s 2nd law (SB to L)
side bending to the left
rotate to the left
arthrokinematics upper cervical
C1 on C2
convex occiput on convex atlas
arthrokinematics OA (atlanto-occipital)
convex occipital condyles on concave atlas
arthrokinematics AA (atlanto-axial)
50% of 90 degrees of cervical rotation
what type of fryette’s occurs at an upper cervical or OA joint
first law (type 1)
couple opposite
if we side tilt –> we get rotation in the opposite direction