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1
Q

Vault contact

A

doctor seated at the head of the table with the pt supine
index fingers on greater sings of sphenoid
middle finger in front of ear
ring finger on mastoid process of temporal bone
pinky finger on mastoid process of temporal bone
thumbs head above the calvarium
rest elbows on the table

2
Q

frontal occipital contact

A

doctor is seated to the side of the head of the table with the pt supine
one hand cups the occiput
the long or little finger of the other hand is on one greater wing of the sphenoid with the thumb on the opposite greater wing
rest caudal elbow on the table

3
Q

Becker contact

A

thumbs rest of the greater sphenoid wings, just inferior to the frontozygomatic suture
index fingers rest of the mastoid processes
middle to pinky fingers rest on the occiput with middle finger posterior to OM suture
palms cup the occiput and posterior aspect of the parietals

4
Q

motion of sphenoid

A

greater wings move anterior/inferior during flexion

move posterior/superior during extension

5
Q

motion of occiput

A

membranous portion of the occiput moves posterior/inferior during flexion
moves anterior/superior during extension

6
Q

Balance membranous tension is a ____ treatment

A

indirect

7
Q

BMT steps

A

SBS is held in the midpoint of the available motion until a still point is obtained
position is maintained until the cRI motion begins to return and is noted to be more symmetrical than before

8
Q

5 things to palapation

A
rate
rhythm
amplitude
direction
strength