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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 V spread
It flexes (nutates)
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Most superior
CRPS-1

2. The purpose of the venous sinus technique
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
T11-L2
Ribs 11-12
The longitudinal arch is raised

3. Purpose of vault hold
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis

4. Eccentric muscle contractions
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
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.
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.
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

5. During the craniosacral extension phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
The longitudinal arch is raised
CRPS-2
It flexes (nutates)

6. Plyometric muscle contraction
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

7. Isotonic

8. Sympathetic innervation to the lower extremity is supplied by which spinal cord segments
Tension HA
T11-L2
Flattened longitudinal arch
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses

9. Four F's associated with Cholecystitis
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
CRPS-2
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.

10. Paired bones of the cranium
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
T11-L2
10-14 cycles per minute

11. Isolytic muscle contractions
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Tension HA
Rupture of berry aneurysm
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.

12. Where does the dura mater attach in the sacrum?
Ribs 1-5
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Rupture of berry aneurysm

13. Pes cavus
It extends (counternutates)
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
The longitudinal arch is raised

14. Pseudotumor cerebri
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
It extends (counternutates)
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

15. Midline bones of the cranium
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.
CRPS-2
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
Flattened longitudinal arch

16. Pes planus
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
Flattened longitudinal arch
Ribs 11-12
It extends (counternutates)

17. Isokinetic muscle contractions

18. Purpose of CV4
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
T1-T4
T11-L2
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse

19. Which spinal cord segments supply sympathetic innervation to the head and neck
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
The longitudinal arch is raised
T1-T4
External rotation - flexion

20. Widespread edema - diminished hair growth - cracked and brittle nails - severe and diffuse osteoporosis - joints thickening - and muscle atrophy; with evidence of nerve injury
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
T1-T4
Cluster headaches
CRPS-2

21. 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.
CRPS-2
Rupture of berry aneurysm
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
Ribs 1-5

22. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Most superior
Cluster headaches
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
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.

23. Exhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
Most superior
Rupture of berry aneurysm

24. During the craniosacral flexion phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
Most inferior
It extends (counternutates)
Ribs 1-5
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

25. Symptoms of an ascending headache associated with hypertonicity of the head and neck - diffuse pain - and absence of neurological symptoms or photosensitivity
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
Tension HA
CRPS-1
It extends (counternutates)

26. Name the 4 attachments of the dura mater to the skeleton
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
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.

27. Inhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
External rotation - flexion
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Most inferior
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

28. Concentric muscle contractions
T1-T4
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

29. Purpose of cranial lift technique
Cluster headaches
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.

30. Severe - burning pain at the site of injury with no evidence of nerve injury
CRPS-1
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
Flattened longitudinal arch

31. Isometric contraction
CRPS-2
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
It extends (counternutates)
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.

32. Which ribs display pump handle motion?
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
CRPS-2
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
Ribs 1-5

33. Which ribs display bucket handle motion?
Ribs 6-10
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.
The longitudinal arch is raised
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.

34. On inhalation How do the paired bones move? the midline bones?
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
External rotation - flexion
T1-T4

35. Which ribs display caliper motion?
Ribs 11-12
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.
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
T11-L2

36. Headache that is unilateral and periorbital with a rapid onset. They are commonly associated with nasal stuffiness - watery eyes
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
Cluster headaches
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl

37. Factors that slow the PRM
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse

38. Normal pace of PRM
Cluster headaches
10-14 cycles per minute
Ribs 11-12
Flattened longitudinal arch