Visceral Etiologies of Low Back Pain Flashcards
If a somatic dysfunction is treated a number of times but keeps returning, it could be due to an underlying ________ pathology.
Visceral
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes for the kidneys can be found at ________.
T9-L1
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes for the ureters can be found at ________.
T11-L3
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes or the bladder and urethra can be found at ________.
T11-L3
The posterior Chapman’s points for the kidney is ________.
Midway between the spinous and transverse processes of T12 and L1
The ________ measures the mobility of the kidney by measuring the distance traveled by the right superior renal pole from the right diaphragmatic crus.
Kidney mobility score (KMS)
In one study, there was a significant ________ in patients with non-specific low back pain compared to asymptomatic controls.
Decrease
Pyelonephritis usually presents with ________ flank pain, as compared with ureterolithiasis.
Bilateral
Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the kidney are found at ________.
Occiput, C1, C2
Pain in ureterolithiasis typically begins at the ________ junction.
Thoracolumbar
A distal stone in the ureter can produce pain in the ________ region.
Inguinal
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the prostate can be found at ________.
T10-L2
The anterior Chapman’s point for the prostate is located on the ________.
Right lateral thigh
The posterior Chapman’s point for the prostate is located ________.
Between the spinous process of L5 and the PSIS
Prostatitis can radiate to the ________ and ________.
Perineum, penis
Back pain associated with ________ does not affect trunk mobility.
Prostatitis
The thoracic aorta receives its sympathetic innervation from ________.
T1-T5
The descending aorta receives its sympathetic innervation from the ________, ________, and ________ ganglia.
Celiac, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the ovaries and testes are found at ________.
T10-T11
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the uterus are found at ________.
T9-L2 (bilaterally)
The anterior Chapman’s point for the ovaries is at the ________.
Superior aspect of the junction of the pubes
The posterior Chapman’s point for the ovaries is ________.
Between T9/T10 and T10/T11 transverse processes
The anterior Chapman’s point for the uterus is at the ________.
Junction of the ramus of the pubes and ischium
The posterior Chapman’s point for the uterus is ________.
Between the spinous process of L5 and the PSIS
