Static Palpation

Question 1

Parameters for static pulsation (6)

Answer 1

osseous landmarks
Topographic landmarks
sudoriferous changes
muscle toxicity/turgidity (edema)
Tissue prominence
palpatory tenderness

Question 2

How is static palpation insightful for Kinesiopathology?

Answer 2

Position/motion - palpating a misaligned structure

Question 3

How is static palpation insightful for Myopathology?

Answer 3

tonicity changes in musculature

Question 4

How is static palpation insightful for histopathology?

Answer 4

cytological, inflammation, edema

Question 5

How is static palpation insightful for neuropathology?

Answer 5

Moisture changes on skin surface,

sclerotogenous pain provocation (subjective)

Question 6

Which parts of the PART system are insightful via static palpation?

Answer 6

PAT

Question 7

Static palpation is best used after what?

Answer 7

instrumentation (neuropathology indicator)

Question 8

What are the levels of pressure in touch?

Answer 8

Active light touch

Deep touch

Question 9

Active light touch assesses what?

Answer 9

sudoriferous changes
turgidity changes
Surface tonicity

Question 10

Deep touch assesses what changes?

Answer 10

Tissue prominence (bony)
palpatory tenderness
Deep tonicity changes

Question 11

How many levels of static pulsation are there?

Answer 11

6

Question 12

Sudoriferous changes are ______ and ______?

Answer 12

Neurological and

secretory

Question 13

Sudoriferous changes are caused by what glands?

Answer 13

eccrine (sweat glands)

Question 14

Innervation (for sudoriferous changes) is through SNS via _____ and _____ fibers?

Answer 14

cholinergic and

adrenergic

Question 15

Sudoriferous changes look for changes in what?

Answer 15

Localized skin moisture

Question 16

Oily, greasy, slippery, clammy, or tacky texture can indicate and ______?

Answer 16

Acute VSC

Question 17

Dry, scaly, flaky, or rough skin texture can indicate a ____?

Answer 17

Chronic VSC

Question 18

Intrinsic pressure or resistance offered by a cell or tissue is called what?

Answer 18

turgidity

Question 19

Accumulation of interstitial fluid under the skin usually resultant to altered homeostasis, injury, or inflammation is called what?

Answer 19

edema

Question 20

Edema causes a “____”?

Answer 20

Palpable sponginess

Question 21

You don’t see decreased turgidity much, if you do it is usually what cause?

Answer 21

dehydration

Question 22

Tissue prominency is usually associated with what VSC?

Answer 22

kinesiopathology

Question 23

Generally a palpable (bony) prominence in the paravertebral gutter or spinout process.

Answer 23

Tissue prominency

Question 24

Changes in muscle tone perceived as contracture, spasm, tightness, fullness, or being rope-like is called?

Answer 24

Tonicity changes

Question 25

What must one be aware of when using deep touch?

Answer 25

Verbal/non-verbal cues from patient of pain

Question 26

Pressure applied on the spinous process brought into question by instrumentation findings.

Answer 26

Palpatory tenderness

Question 27

What directions is pressure applied in palpatory tenderness?

Answer 27

I-S and P-A

Then L-M bilaterally to spinous in question

Question 28

When plating the transverse and spinout processes, which gives more muscle and more bony info?

Answer 28

Transverse - muscle info

Spinous - bony info

Question 29

Pertaining to ligament, tendon insertion on bone, disc, periosteal, or zygapophyseal structures.

Answer 29

sclerotogenous

Question 30

Pain on bony areas (spinous, transverse, mammillary, etc) is indicative of what kind of pain?

Answer 30

sclerotogenous

Question 31

sclerotogenous pain is ____-related pain

Answer 31

bone

Question 32

How does one assess deep tonicity changes?

Answer 32

utilize thumb tip or pad to firmly “strum” the paraspinal muscles in all regions of the spine

Question 33

The primary consideration for deep tonicity changes is what?

Answer 33

Tonicity

Question 34

Deep toxicity changes are associated with what VSC component part?

Answer 34

myopathology

Question 35

Pain arising in muscle bellies, and musculotendinous junctions?

Answer 35

myotogenous pain

Question 36

Deep pain during deep tonicity changes assessment is more often associate with?

Answer 36

sclerotogenous pain

Question 37

Superficial pain during assessing deep tonicity changes is associated with?

Answer 37

Myotogenous pain