Exam 2 Flashcards
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Thoracic Spine Facet Joints
- most rigid part of the vertebral column
- ribs, ligaments, muscles
- aligned in a mild kyphosis
- mobile platform for the movement
- upper extremities via scapulothoracic and SC joints
- cervical spine
Resting position of Thoracic Spine Facet Joints
- midway between flexion and extension
Closed pack position of thoracic Spine facet joints
- extension
Capsular pattern of Thoracic spine facet joints
- side flexion and rotation equally limited
- then extension
Infrasternal angle above and below 90deg
- above 90deg: tightness in internal obliques
- less than 90deg: tightness in external obliques
Manubriosternal joint (sternal angle)
- 2nd ribs
Xiphosternal joint
- T9 vertebra
- T6 dermatome
Ribs 2-12
- most rounded inferior rib felt anterolaterally is the 10th rib and it’s costochondral junction
- inferior and postereolateral to that is the tip of rib 11, ending just anterior to mid-axillary line
- rib 12, inferior and medial to rib 11, it is about an inch or so below rib 11, about 2-4 inches from the spinous process
Rib Angles
- ribs 2-10
- 1st rib doesnt posses an angle and 11th and 12th are slight if present
- 3-4cm lateral to the tips of the transverse process
Root of spine of scapular
T3/4
Inferior Scap Angle
- T7
Level of Umbilicus
- T10
Costovertebral (CV) Joints
- ribs and vertebral bodies
- ribs 1,10,11,12 have one vertebral body articulation
- ribs 2-9 articulate with the 2 adjacent vertebra
costotransverse (CT) Joints
- ribs and transverse processes of the same level
- ribs 1-10
- ribs 11 and 12 do not have these joints
Costochondral Joints
- ribs and costal cartilage
- ribs 1-7 = true ribs
- ribs 8-10 = false ribs
- ribs 11-12 = floating
Thoracic Rules of Threes
- T1-3: SP at level with TP
- T4-6: SP are 1/2 level down than TP
- T7-9: SP are one full level down from TP
- T10-12: starts to come back up (T10 is one full level below TP, T11 SP is one half level below TP, T12 SP is even with TP)
External Obliques OIA
- O: ribs 5-12
- I: iliac crest, pubis, lineal alba
- A: Bilaterally compress abdomen and flex spine. Unilaterally ipsilateral side bending and contralateral rotation
- I: lower intercostal, iliohypogastric, ilioinguinal nn
Internal Obliques OIA
- O: lateral inguinal lig, middle lip of iliac crest, thoracolumbar fascia
- I: pubis, inferior border of ribs 9-12, linea alba
- A: bilaterally compress abdomen and flexes the spine, unilaterally ipsilaterally flexes and rotates to same side
- I: lower 5 thoracic nn, 1st lumbar n, iliogypogastric, ilioinguinal n
Rectus Abdom OIA
- O: crest of pubis and pubic tubercle, pubic symphsis
- I: cartilages of the 5-7 ribs and xiphoid process
- A: flexes vertebral column compresses abdomen
- I: spinal nerves T7-12
Transverse Ab OIA
- O: lateral 3rd of inguinal lig, inner lip of iliac crest, inner cartilage of lower 6 ribs, thoracolumbar fascia
- I: ends in aponeurosis, fron and back of rectus sheath to linea alba and pubis
- A: compresses ab viscera and tenses abdominal wall
- I: lower sic thoracic n, first lumbar n, iliohypograstic and ilioinguinal n
Pump Handle Action
- move by rotating around their long axis
- rotate up with accompaniment of the manubrium
- T1-6
Bucket Handle Action
- move upward, backward, and medially
- T7-10
- T2-6 at a much lesser degree
Abdominals Double Leg Lowering (Kendall)
- patient supine on a firm surface, forearms crossed on chest
- examiner assists patient in raising legs to a vertical position
- patient is instructed to perform a posterior pelvic tilt flattening back to table
- instructed to Hold it flat while patient lowers legs
- ending position is when therapist notices loss of neutral pelvic position
- the ankle between the extended legs and the table determines the strength grade
Sahrmann Core Stability Test
- ability of a patient to perform specific levels of stability while maintaining a neutral/flat spine
- test is stopped if patient cannot maintain flat spine
- test is graded by the level the patient can perform