Visceral Etiologies of Low Back Pain

Question 1

Rocking the sacral base, mobilization of the respiratory and pelvic diaphragms, indirect treatments, and HVLA can all be used to treat ________.

Answer 1

Dysmenorrhea

Question 2

The posterior Chapman’s point for the prostate is located ________.

Answer 2

Between the spinous process of L5 and the PSIS

Question 3

The posterior Chapman’s point for the uterus is ________.

Answer 3

Between the spinous process of L5 and the PSIS

Question 4

Facilitation of the paraspinal musculature preceding and with the onset of menstruation is likely due to ________.

Answer 4

Dysmenorrhea

Question 5

Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the ovaries and testes are found at ________.

Answer 5

T10-T11

Question 6

A distal stone in the ureter can produce pain in the ________ region.

Answer 6

Inguinal

Question 7

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the ovaries and testes are found at ________.

Answer 7

Occiput, C1, C2

Question 8

Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes for the ureters can be found at ________.

Answer 8

T11-L3

Question 9

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the prostate are found at ________.

Answer 9

S2-S4

Question 10

Pain in ureterolithiasis typically begins at the ________ junction.

Answer 10

Thoracolumbar

Question 11

Prostatitis can radiate to the ________ and ________.

Answer 11

Perineum, penis

Question 12

The posterior Chapman’s points for the kidney is ________.

Answer 12

Midway between the spinous and transverse processes of T12 and L1

Question 13

Back pain associated with ________ does not affect trunk mobility.

Answer 13

Prostatitis

Question 14

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the kidney are found at ________.

Answer 14

Occiput, C1, C2

Question 15

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the proximal ureter are found at ________.

Answer 15

Occiput, C1, C2

Question 16

Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the prostate can be found at ________.

Answer 16

T10-L2

Question 17

The ________ measures the mobility of the kidney by measuring the distance traveled by the right superior renal pole from the right diaphragmatic crus.

Answer 17

Kidney mobility score (KMS)

Question 18

In one study, there was a significant ________ in patients with non-specific low back pain compared to asymptomatic controls.

Answer 18

Decrease

Question 19

If a somatic dysfunction is treated a number of times but keeps returning, it could be due to an underlying ________ pathology.

Answer 19

Visceral

Question 20

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the distal ureter are found at ________.

Answer 20

S2-S4

Question 21

The anterior Chapman’s point for the ovaries is at the ________.

Answer 21

Superior aspect of the junction of the pubes

Question 22

The anterior Chapman’s point for the uterus is at the ________.

Answer 22

Junction of the ramus of the pubes and ischium

Question 23

Pyelonephritis usually presents with ________ flank pain, as compared with ureterolithiasis.

Answer 23

Bilateral

Question 24

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the uterus are found at ________.

Answer 24

S2-S4

Question 25

The descending aorta receives its sympathetic innervation from the ________, ________, and ________ ganglia.

Answer 25

Celiac, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric

Question 26

The posterior Chapman’s point for the ovaries is ________.

Answer 26

Between T9/T10 and T10/T11 transverse processes

Question 27

The anterior Chapman’s point for the prostate is located on the ________.

Answer 27

Right lateral thigh

Question 28

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the bladder and urethra are found at ________.

Answer 28

S2-S4

Question 29

Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the uterus are found at ________.

Answer 29

T9-L2 (bilaterally)

Question 30

The thoracic aorta receives its sympathetic innervation from ________.

Answer 30

T1-T5

Question 31

Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes or the bladder and urethra can be found at ________.

Answer 31

T11-L3

Question 32

Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes for the kidneys can be found at ________.

Answer 32

T9-L1