Visceral Etiologies of Low Back Pain Flashcards
Back pain associated with ________ does not affect trunk mobility.
Prostatitis
Prostatitis can radiate to the ________ and ________.
Perineum, penis
Rocking the sacral base, mobilization of the respiratory and pelvic diaphragms, indirect treatments, and HVLA can all be used to treat ________.
Dysmenorrhea
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes or the bladder and urethra can be found at ________.
T11-L3
Pain in ureterolithiasis typically begins at the ________ junction.
Thoracolumbar
Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the ovaries and testes are found at ________.
Occiput, C1, C2
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes for the ureters can be found at ________.
T11-L3
Facilitation of the paraspinal musculature preceding and with the onset of menstruation is likely due to ________.
Dysmenorrhea
Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the kidney are found at ________.
Occiput, C1, C2
The posterior Chapman’s points for the kidney is ________.
Midway between the spinous and transverse processes of T12 and L1
A distal stone in the ureter can produce pain in the ________ region.
Inguinal
Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the bladder and urethra are found at ________.
S2-S4
Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the prostate are found at ________.
S2-S4
The anterior Chapman’s point for the ovaries is at the ________.
Superior aspect of the junction of the pubes
The anterior Chapman’s point for the uterus is at the ________.
Junction of the ramus of the pubes and ischium
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the prostate can be found at ________.
T10-L2
In one study, there was a significant ________ in patients with non-specific low back pain compared to asymptomatic controls.
Decrease
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the uterus are found at ________.
T9-L2 (bilaterally)
Pyelonephritis usually presents with ________ flank pain, as compared with ureterolithiasis.
Bilateral
The descending aorta receives its sympathetic innervation from the ________, ________, and ________ ganglia.
Celiac, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric
Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the uterus are found at ________.
S2-S4
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the ovaries and testes are found at ________.
T10-T11
The posterior Chapman’s point for the ovaries is ________.
Between T9/T10 and T10/T11 transverse processes
The posterior Chapman’s point for the prostate is located ________.
Between the spinous process of L5 and the PSIS
The anterior Chapman’s point for the prostate is located on the ________.
Right lateral thigh
If a somatic dysfunction is treated a number of times but keeps returning, it could be due to an underlying ________ pathology.
Visceral
Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the proximal ureter are found at ________.
Occiput, C1, C2
The thoracic aorta receives its sympathetic innervation from ________.
T1-T5
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)
Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes for the kidneys can be found at ________.
T9-L1
The posterior Chapman’s point for the uterus is ________.
Between the spinous process of L5 and the PSIS
Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the distal ureter are found at ________.
S2-S4
