Visceral Etiologies of Low Back Pain

Question 1

Back pain associated with ________ does not affect trunk mobility.

Answer 1

Prostatitis

Question 2

Prostatitis can radiate to the ________ and ________.

Answer 2

Perineum, penis

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Dysmenorrhea

Question 4

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

Answer 4

T11-L3

Question 5

Pain in ureterolithiasis typically begins at the ________ junction.

Answer 5

Thoracolumbar

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Occiput, C1, C2

Question 7

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

Answer 7

T11-L3

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Dysmenorrhea

Question 9

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the kidney are found at ________.

Answer 9

Occiput, C1, C2

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Midway between the spinous and transverse processes of T12 and L1

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Inguinal

Question 12

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

Answer 12

S2-S4

Question 13

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the prostate are found at ________.

Answer 13

S2-S4

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Superior aspect of the junction of the pubes

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Junction of the ramus of the pubes and ischium

Question 16

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

Answer 16

T10-L2

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Decrease

Question 18

Sympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the uterus are found at ________.

Answer 18

T9-L2 (bilaterally)

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Bilateral

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Celiac, superior mesenteric, inferior mesenteric

Question 21

Parasympathetic viscerosomatic reflexes of the uterus are found at ________.

Answer 21

S2-S4

Question 22

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

Answer 22

T10-T11

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Between T9/T10 and T10/T11 transverse processes

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Between the spinous process of L5 and the PSIS

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Right lateral thigh

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Visceral

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Occiput, C1, C2

Question 28

The thoracic aorta receives its sympathetic innervation from ________.

Answer 28

T1-T5

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Kidney mobility score (KMS)

Question 30

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

Answer 30

T9-L1

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Between the spinous process of L5 and the PSIS

Question 32

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

Answer 32

S2-S4