Midterm OS Flashcards
Osteopathic tenet #1
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind, and spirit
Example: Low back pain could lead to depression → treat as one
Osteopathic tenet #2
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance
Osteopathic tenet #3
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
Osteopathic tenet #4
Rational therapy is based upon an understanding of body unity, self-regulatory mechanisms, and the inerrelationship of structure and function
What is somatic dysfunction?
The impaired or altered function of related components of the somatic (bodywork) system including:
- Skeletal
- Arthrodial
- Myofascial structure
- Pneumonic → SAM
- Related vascularture, lymphatic, and neural elements
- Pneumonic → VLAN (A=and)
What dysfunctions can scoliosis cause?
Scoliosis is a somatic dysfunction and can cause dysfunction of the heart and lungs due to changes in anatomy
What are consequences of somatic dysfunction regarding vertebra and nerves?
Interactions between the vertabra and the nerves they protect may cause change in visceral function, or vice versa
How do you diagnose somatic dysfunction?
TART !!!!
*usually 2 or more but 1 is sometimes sufficient enough
TART ??
T = tissue texture abnormalities
A = asymmetry
R = restriction of motion
T = tenderness
Words associated with tissue texture abnormalities
Temperature, Drag, Texture, Edema, Bogginess (feeling of sponginess due to fluid), Elasticity, Dryness, Oiliness, Scars, Contractinon, Flaccidity (not contracted), Spasm, Ropey (stringy)
How do you name somatic dysfunction?
Direction in which motion is freer (likes to go) = name of somatic dysfunction for what it WILL DO
Example: elbow extended somatic dysfunction → elbow does NOT LIKE TO FLEX, does like to extend
What is acute somatic dysfunction?
Impairment or altered function of related components of the body framework system that is characterized by one or more of the following:
- Pain, erythema (redness), relative warmth, increased moisture/bogginess, vasodilation, edema, tenderness, tissue contraction
What is chronic somatic dysfunction?
Impairment or altered function of long-standing duration of related components of the body framework system characterized by one or more of the following:
- Itching, paresthsia (numbness or tingling), a palpable sense of tissue dryness, coolness, tissue contracture, fibrosis tenderness, pallor
Difference between contraction and contracture
Contraction: the process of which a muscle becomes or is made shorter and tighter
Contracture: develops into chronic or continued process
Tissue texture abnormalities - acute words
Erythematous, hot/increased warmth, bogginess, edema, spasm, tissue contraction
Tissue texture abnormalities - chronic words
Pale/blanching, cool, ropey, stringy, scar, doughy
What is somatic dysfunction treatable with?
OMT !! = osteopathic manipulative treatment
How do you treat somatic dysfunction with OMT?
OMT - the therapeutic application of manullary guided forces by an osteopathic physician to improve physiologic function and/or support homeostasis that has been altered by somatic dysfunction
What is active ROM?
The PATIENT does the moving
“Patient is active”
What is passive ROM?
DOCTOR does the moving
“Patient is passive”
Passive ROM > Active ROM
What barried is the end of active ROM?
Physiologic barrier
Normal barriers

If further than anatomic barrier, can break

What is physiological barrier?
Limit of active motion
What is anatomic barrier?
Limit imposed by anatomic structure
























