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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. Factors that slow the PRM
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
Ribs 11-12
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

2. On inhalation How do the paired bones move? the midline bones?
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
External rotation - flexion
Cluster headaches
Rupture of berry aneurysm

3. Plyometric muscle contraction
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.
External rotation - flexion
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

4. Name the 4 attachments of the dura mater to the skeleton
Ribs 1-5
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
Ribs 11-12

5. Where does the dura mater attach in the sacrum?
Ribs 1-5
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.
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
10-14 cycles per minute

6. The purpose of the venous sinus technique
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
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.
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.

7. Inhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
Most inferior
CRPS-1

8. Purpose of V spread
The longitudinal arch is raised
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis

9. Which spinal cord segments supply sympathetic innervation to the head and neck
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
CRPS-2
T1-T4
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.

10. Which ribs display pump handle motion?
Ribs 1-5
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

11. Isometric contraction
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
External rotation - flexion
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
Ribs 6-10

12. During the craniosacral flexion phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
Cluster headaches
Ribs 1-5
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.
It extends (counternutates)

13. Midline bones of the cranium
T1-T4
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.
Flattened longitudinal arch
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

14. During the craniosacral extension phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
It flexes (nutates)
The longitudinal arch is raised
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.
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.

15. Paired bones of the cranium
Flattened longitudinal arch
Cluster headaches
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.

16. Headache that is unilateral and periorbital with a rapid onset. They are commonly associated with nasal stuffiness - watery eyes
Cluster headaches
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Ribs 1-5
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

17. Normal pace of PRM
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Most inferior
10-14 cycles per minute

18. Purpose of CV4
Ribs 6-10
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
CRPS-1

19. Pes planus
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
Cluster headaches
Flattened longitudinal arch
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.

20. Pseudotumor cerebri
The longitudinal arch is raised
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.
Rupture of berry aneurysm
Ribs 1-5

21. Concentric muscle contractions
Ribs 6-10
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
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.

22. Four F's associated with Cholecystitis
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
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
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

23. 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.
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
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.
Most inferior

24. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
10-14 cycles per minute
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.
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.
External rotation - flexion

25. Widespread edema - diminished hair growth - cracked and brittle nails - severe and diffuse osteoporosis - joints thickening - and muscle atrophy; with evidence of nerve injury
The longitudinal arch is raised
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
CRPS-2
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection

26. Purpose of cranial lift technique
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Ribs 11-12

27. Pes cavus
It flexes (nutates)
The longitudinal arch is raised
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.

28. Isolytic muscle contractions
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
It extends (counternutates)
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
Most inferior

29. Symptoms of an ascending headache associated with hypertonicity of the head and neck - diffuse pain - and absence of neurological symptoms or photosensitivity
Tension HA
Cluster headaches
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

30. Sympathetic innervation to the lower extremity is supplied by which spinal cord segments
T11-L2
Ribs 11-12
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

31. 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.
Rupture of berry aneurysm
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2
T1-T4
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.

32. Exhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Most superior
It flexes (nutates)
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.

33. Purpose of vault hold
Most inferior
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
It flexes (nutates)

34. Isotonic

35. Which ribs display caliper motion?
T1-T4
Ribs 11-12
Ribs 6-10
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.

36. Isokinetic muscle contractions

37. Which ribs display bucket handle motion?
Ribs 6-10
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Ribs 1-5
It extends (counternutates)

38. Severe - burning pain at the site of injury with no evidence of nerve injury
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
Ribs 1-5
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
CRPS-1