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Gnarly Osteopathic Principles

Subjects : health-sciences, osteopathy

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Answer 38 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Purpose of CV4
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
10-14 cycles per minute
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
Cluster headaches

2. Patients typically complain of an acute - rapid-onset 'worst headache of their their life.' It may be accompanied by visual disturbances - loss of consciousness - nausea - vomiting - and intractable pain.
Cluster headaches
Compression of the posterior tibial nerve and/or the plantar nerve in the tarsal tunnel - resulting in pain and/or paresthesia of the plantar surface.
Rupture of berry aneurysm
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

3. Isokinetic muscle contractions

4. Purpose of cranial lift technique
Ribs 11-12
Occur against resistance in which the angular change of joint motion is at the same rate (velocity); The counterforce is less than the patient's force.
10-14 cycles per minute
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.

5. Exhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Most superior
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
Ribs 1-5

6. Isotonic

7. During the craniosacral flexion phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
CRPS-1
It extends (counternutates)
External rotation - flexion
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.

8. Sympathetic innervation to the lower extremity is supplied by which spinal cord segments
Flattened longitudinal arch
10-14 cycles per minute
T11-L2
Most superior

9. Symptoms of an ascending headache associated with hypertonicity of the head and neck - diffuse pain - and absence of neurological symptoms or photosensitivity
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
Muscle increases in length with contraction; The muscle elongates while under tension due to opposing forces being greater than the force generated by the muscle - such as the lowering motion of a bicep curl.
Tension HA
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

10. Factors that slow the PRM
Tension HA
Ribs 6-10
Cluster headaches
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

11. On inhalation How do the paired bones move? the midline bones?
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
Constant muscle tension as a muscle changes length (constant force). Eccentric and concentric muscle contractions are two examples of isotonic contractions. Operator force is less than the patient's force.
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
External rotation - flexion

12. Which spinal cord segments supply sympathetic innervation to the head and neck
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
Cluster headaches
Most inferior
T1-T4

13. During the craniosacral extension phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
Ribs 11-12
It flexes (nutates)
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
It extends (counternutates)

14. Isolytic muscle contractions
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
Occur against resistance in which the angular change of joint motion is at the same rate (velocity); The counterforce is less than the patient's force.

15. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Compression of the posterior tibial nerve and/or the plantar nerve in the tarsal tunnel - resulting in pain and/or paresthesia of the plantar surface.
Tension HA
Muscle increases in length with contraction; The muscle elongates while under tension due to opposing forces being greater than the force generated by the muscle - such as the lowering motion of a bicep curl.
Ribs 6-10

16. Midline bones of the cranium
Cluster headaches
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
The longitudinal arch is raised
Most superior

17. Isometric contraction
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
Compression of the posterior tibial nerve and/or the plantar nerve in the tarsal tunnel - resulting in pain and/or paresthesia of the plantar surface.

18. Four F's associated with Cholecystitis
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
Flattened longitudinal arch

19. Purpose of V spread
Occur against resistance in which the angular change of joint motion is at the same rate (velocity); The counterforce is less than the patient's force.
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
It extends (counternutates)
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.

20. Pes cavus
The longitudinal arch is raised
CRPS-2
Most superior
Rupture of berry aneurysm

21. Severe - burning pain at the site of injury with no evidence of nerve injury
Flattened longitudinal arch
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
Occur against resistance in which the angular change of joint motion is at the same rate (velocity); The counterforce is less than the patient's force.
CRPS-1

22. Pes planus
Ribs 1-5
It flexes (nutates)
Flattened longitudinal arch
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

23. Which ribs display caliper motion?
It flexes (nutates)
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
External rotation - flexion
Ribs 11-12

24. Purpose of vault hold
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
Cluster headaches
The longitudinal arch is raised
CRPS-1

25. Inhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
Occur against resistance in which the angular change of joint motion is at the same rate (velocity); The counterforce is less than the patient's force.
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
The longitudinal arch is raised
Most inferior

26. Headache that is unilateral and periorbital with a rapid onset. They are commonly associated with nasal stuffiness - watery eyes
An increase in intracranial pressure in the absense of any distinct pathological entity or mass. Symptoms include headache - nausea - vomiting - diplopia - and fundoscopic exam shows papilledema.
Cluster headaches
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.

27. Which ribs display bucket handle motion?
Compression of the posterior tibial nerve and/or the plantar nerve in the tarsal tunnel - resulting in pain and/or paresthesia of the plantar surface.
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
Ribs 6-10
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

28. Normal pace of PRM
Rupture of berry aneurysm
Flattened longitudinal arch
T1-T4
10-14 cycles per minute

29. Concentric muscle contractions
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
It flexes (nutates)

30. Name the 4 attachments of the dura mater to the skeleton
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
Compression of the posterior tibial nerve and/or the plantar nerve in the tarsal tunnel - resulting in pain and/or paresthesia of the plantar surface.
CRPS-1

31. Widespread edema - diminished hair growth - cracked and brittle nails - severe and diffuse osteoporosis - joints thickening - and muscle atrophy; with evidence of nerve injury
External rotation - flexion
Compression of the posterior tibial nerve and/or the plantar nerve in the tarsal tunnel - resulting in pain and/or paresthesia of the plantar surface.
CRPS-2
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

32. Paired bones of the cranium
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
Flattened longitudinal arch

33. The purpose of the venous sinus technique
Occur against resistance in which the angular change of joint motion is at the same rate (velocity); The counterforce is less than the patient's force.
Cluster headaches
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses

34. Pseudotumor cerebri
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
An increase in intracranial pressure in the absense of any distinct pathological entity or mass. Symptoms include headache - nausea - vomiting - diplopia - and fundoscopic exam shows papilledema.
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
The longitudinal arch is raised

35. Plyometric muscle contraction
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
External rotation - flexion
Flattened longitudinal arch
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

36. Eccentric muscle contractions
Muscle increases in length with contraction; The muscle elongates while under tension due to opposing forces being greater than the force generated by the muscle - such as the lowering motion of a bicep curl.
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
10-14 cycles per minute
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.

37. Which ribs display pump handle motion?
Ribs 6-10
Ribs 1-5
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
T11-L2

38. Where does the dura mater attach in the sacrum?
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Constant muscle tension as a muscle changes length (constant force). Eccentric and concentric muscle contractions are two examples of isotonic contractions. Operator force is less than the patient's force.
Tension HA
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis