Chapman's Reflex Points Updated

Question 1

where is the anterior CP for the pharynx

Answer 1

1st rib

Question 2

what is the anterior CP for the tonsils

Answer 2

1st ICS

Question 3

what is the anterior CP for the larynx

Answer 3

2nd rib

Question 4

List the Anterior CPs for the nasal sinues

Answer 4

1st ICS & 2nd rib

Question 5

where is the anterior CP located for the Ear

Answer 5

Upper Edge of the medial clavicle

Question 6

where would you treat Otitis Media using Chapman’s reflex

Answer 6

Anterior: upper clavicular edge at the sternoclavicular joint past the 1st rib
Posterior: C1 TP

Question 7

List the posterior CPs for the nasal sinuses

Answer 7

b/t SP & TP of C2

Question 8

where is the anterior CP for the thyroid

Answer 8

2nd ICS

Question 9

where is the posterior CP for the thyroid

Answer 9

T2 TP

Question 10

The anterior CP for the heart is located where?

Answer 10

2nd ICS

Question 11

List the anterior CP for the upper lung fields

Answer 11

3rd ICS

Question 12

List the anterior CP for the lower lung fields

Answer 12

4th ICS

Question 13

where is the anterior CP for the esophagus

Answer 13

2nd ICS

Question 14

where is the posterior CP for the esophagus located

Answer 14

b/t SP & TP of T2

Question 15

List the anterior CPs for the liver

Answer 15

right 5th & 6th ICS

Question 16

where is the anterior CP for the gallbladder located

Answer 16

6th ICS

Question 17

the anterior CP for the pancreas is located where

Answer 17

right 7th ICS

Question 18

Where would you treat PUD w/ a Type III gastric ulcer (high secretion of acid) using Chapman’s reflex

Answer 18

For gastric acidify disorders:
A: Left 5th ICS
P: b/t left 5th & 6th ICS

Question 19

Dysregulated emptying of gastric contents can be treated using Chapman’s Reflex. Where are the AP CPs for gastric peristalsis?

Answer 19

A: left 6th ICS
P: b/t left 6th & 7th ICS

Question 20

where are the anterior CPs for the small intestine located

Answer 20

8th, 9th, & 10th ICSs

Question 21

List the posterior CPs for the small intestine

Answer 21

intertransverse spaces: 8-11

Question 22

You want to perform OMM for a pt. w/ splenomegaly using Chapman’s reflex. Where are the CPs for the spleen located?

Answer 22

A: left 7th ICS
P: left intertransverse space b/t T7 & T8

Question 23

where is the Anterior CP for the appendix

Answer 23

right lateral tip of 12th rib

Question 24

where is the posterior CP for the appendix located?

Answer 24

right 11th Intertransverse space

Question 25

Where would you treat an inflamed cecum using Chapman's reflex

Answer 25

right upper outer thigh

Question 26

A pt. w/ a h/o IBS presents to your clinic with a new onset of discomfort in the LLQ. Using your OMM knowledge, you decide to treat this pt's acute symptoms using Chapman's reflex. Where would you apply this treatment?

Answer 26

left upper outer thigh

Question 27

A pt. presents to your clinic after being diagnosed w/ adenocarcinoma in the ascending colon with complaints of painful bowel movements. Where is the anterior CP for this segment of the colon located?

Answer 27

right middle thigh

Question 28

A DO wants to apply Chapman's reflex to stimulate stool movement from the descending colon into the anal canal of a severely constipated pt. Where is the anterior CP for the descending colon located

Answer 28

left middle thigh

Question 29

where is the anterior AP for the 1st 2/5 of the transverse colon and what is another name for this chapman reflex

Answer 29

hepatic flexure right lower outer thigh

Question 30

where is the anterior AP for the last 3/5ths of the transverse colon and what is another name for this chapman reflex

Answer 30

splenic flexure left lower outer thigh

Question 31

where are the posterior CPs for the large intestine located

Answer 31

TPs of L2-L4

Question 32

Using Chapman's reflex, where could you treat urethritis

Answer 32

A: inner edge of pubic ramus near the pubic symphysis P: L2 TP

Question 33

Where is the anterior CP for the rectum

Answer 33

proximal inner thigh on the lesser trochanter of the femur

Question 34

where is the posterior CP for the rectum

Answer 34

S2