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Gnarly Osteopathic Principles

Subjects : health-sciences, osteopathy

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1. Sympathetic innervation to the lower extremity is supplied by which spinal cord segments
T11-L2
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
10-14 cycles per minute
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.

2. Headache that is unilateral and periorbital with a rapid onset. They are commonly associated with nasal stuffiness - watery eyes
10-14 cycles per minute
Cluster headaches
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
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.

3. Severe - burning pain at the site of injury with no evidence of nerve injury
External rotation - flexion
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
CRPS-1
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

4. Name the 4 attachments of the dura mater to the skeleton
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
Ribs 11-12
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.
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment

5. Midline bones of the cranium
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
Rupture of berry aneurysm
Ribs 1-5
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

6. Purpose of CV4
Most inferior
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.
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse

7. Plyometric muscle contraction
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
It flexes (nutates)
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

8. The purpose of the venous sinus technique
CRPS-2
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.
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.

9. Purpose of cranial lift technique
It extends (counternutates)
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.

10. Pes cavus
Ribs 1-5
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.
Ribs 11-12
The longitudinal arch is raised

11. Which ribs display pump handle motion?
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
T1-T4
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 1-5

12. Isotonic

13. Purpose of vault hold
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.
It extends (counternutates)
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.

14. Where does the dura mater attach in the sacrum?
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
10-14 cycles per minute
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Flattened longitudinal arch

15. Isokinetic muscle contractions

16. 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
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
CRPS-2
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

17. Paired bones of the cranium
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
Ribs 1-5
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses

18. Eccentric muscle contractions
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
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
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

19. Normal pace of PRM
10-14 cycles per minute
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.
Cluster headaches

20. Four F's associated with Cholecystitis
Rupture of berry aneurysm
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
The longitudinal arch is raised

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.
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
T1-T4
Rupture of berry aneurysm
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse

22. Concentric muscle contractions
The longitudinal arch is raised
Ribs 6-10
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2

23. Isolytic muscle contractions
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
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.

24. Which ribs display caliper motion?
Ribs 11-12
T11-L2
Rupture of berry aneurysm
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis

25. Exhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
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.
Most superior
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
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.

26. Symptoms of an ascending headache associated with hypertonicity of the head and neck - diffuse pain - and absence of neurological symptoms or photosensitivity
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
Rupture of berry aneurysm
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.

27. Isometric contraction
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
10-14 cycles per minute
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.

28. Purpose of V spread
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.
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Most inferior

29. 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.
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

30. During the craniosacral flexion phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
Flattened longitudinal arch
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.
Tension HA
It extends (counternutates)

31. During the craniosacral extension phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
It extends (counternutates)
The longitudinal arch is raised
Ribs 6-10
It flexes (nutates)

32. Inhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
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.
Most superior
Most inferior
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.

33. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
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.
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.
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
The longitudinal arch is raised

34. On inhalation How do the paired bones move? the midline bones?
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
External rotation - flexion
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
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.

35. Which ribs display bucket handle motion?
Most inferior
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Ribs 6-10
Ribs 1-5

36. Which spinal cord segments supply sympathetic innervation to the head and neck
10-14 cycles per minute
T1-T4
Cluster headaches
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2

37. Factors that slow the PRM
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
10-14 cycles per minute
Cluster headaches

38. Pes planus
T11-L2
Flattened longitudinal arch
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.