Tenderpoints/Counterstrain Flashcards
AC1 transverse process location and treatment
location: lateral aspect of C1 transverse process halfway between the mastoid process and the ramus of the mandible
treatment: rotate away +/- sidebending away and flexion
AC1 mandible location and treatment
location: posterior aspect of the ascending ramus of the mandible at the level of the earlobe
treatment: rotate away (maverick point)
AC2-AC6 location and treatment
location: anterolateral aspect of the anterior/posterior tubercle of the corresponding vertebral transverse process
treatment: FSARA
AC7 location and treatment
location: clavicular attachment of the sternocleidomastoid
treatment: FSTRA (maverick point)
AC8 location and treatment
location: sternal attachment of the SCM
treatment: FSARA