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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. Which ribs display caliper motion?
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones
Ribs 11-12
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
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.

2. On inhalation How do the paired bones move? the midline bones?
CRPS-1
It flexes (nutates)
External rotation - flexion
Flattened longitudinal arch

3. Eccentric muscle contractions
It flexes (nutates)
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
T1-T4

4. Isotonic

5. Inhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
Most inferior
Tension HA
Ribs 6-10
T11-L2

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

7. Paired bones of the cranium
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2

8. Which ribs display bucket handle motion?
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.
Ribs 6-10
Tension HA
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment

9. Pes cavus
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
10-14 cycles per minute
The longitudinal arch is raised
Ribs 11-12

10. Purpose of CV4
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
Ribs 1-5
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
Flattened longitudinal arch

11. 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.
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
It extends (counternutates)
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence

12. Midline bones of the cranium
It extends (counternutates)
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
Sphenoid - occiput - ethmoid - and vomer bones

13. Purpose of vault hold
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
Tension HA
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses

14. Where does the dura mater attach in the sacrum?
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
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.

15. Factors that slow the PRM
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
CRPS-1
Stress - depression - chronic fatigue - and chronic infection
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses

16. The purpose of the venous sinus technique
Cluster headaches
Frontal - temporal - and parietal bones
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses

17. Isometric contraction
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.
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.
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
Most superior

18. 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
Ribs 11-12
Ribs 6-10
CRPS-1

19. Symptoms of an ascending headache associated with hypertonicity of the head and neck - diffuse pain - and absence of neurological symptoms or photosensitivity
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
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

20. Isokinetic muscle contractions

21. During the craniosacral extension phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
CRPS-2
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
It flexes (nutates)

22. During the craniosacral flexion phase of the PRM - how does the sacrum move?
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
It extends (counternutates)
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.

23. Headache that is unilateral and periorbital with a rapid onset. They are commonly associated with nasal stuffiness - watery eyes
Most inferior
Cluster headaches
The longitudinal arch is raised
T11-L2

24. Sympathetic innervation to the lower extremity is supplied by which spinal cord segments
Rupture of berry aneurysm
T11-L2
Cluster headaches
Occur when a muscle shortens while generating force; In relation to the elbow - the upward motion when performing a bicep curl

25. Widespread edema - diminished hair growth - cracked and brittle nails - severe and diffuse osteoporosis - joints thickening - and muscle atrophy; with evidence of nerve injury
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.
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
CRPS-2
10-14 cycles per minute

26. Purpose of cranial lift technique
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 flexes (nutates)
Tension HA
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.

27. Severe - burning pain at the site of injury with no evidence of nerve injury
CRPS-1
External rotation - flexion
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.

28. Four F's associated with Cholecystitis
CRPS-2
Female - fat - forty - and fertile.
Flattened longitudinal arch
Rupture of berry aneurysm

29. Name the 4 attachments of the dura mater to the skeleton
The longitudinal arch is raised
It flexes (nutates)
Tension HA
Foramen magnum - C2 - C3 - and S2

30. Which spinal cord segments supply sympathetic innervation to the head and neck
CRPS-1
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
T1-T4

31. Pes planus
Ribs 6-10
When a muscle contracts while maintaining constant length. An example of an isometric contraction would be pushing against an immovable object.
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Flattened longitudinal arch

32. Normal pace of PRM
A muscle that is loaded and contracted in a rapid sequence
10-14 cycles per minute
T11-L2
Most superior

33. 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.
Ribs 1-5
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
To help enhance the cranial rhythmic impulse

34. Which ribs display pump handle motion?
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
CRPS-1
Aid in the balance of membranous tension.
Ribs 1-5

35. Isolytic muscle contractions
CRPS-2
Ribs 1-5
10-14 cycles per minute
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.

36. Exhaled rib groups are treated by starting at which rib in the set?
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Posterior superior portion of the S2 segment
A form of eccentric contraction where the counterforce is greater than the patient force.
Most superior

37. Tarsal tunnel syndrome
CRPS-2
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.
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
Most inferior

38. Purpose of V spread
To address strains at the sphenobasilar synchondrosis
To separate restricted or impacted sutures.
Increase venous flow through the venous sinuses
T11-L2