OPP Exam #1 Flashcards
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dextroscoliosis
- convexity to the right
- side bend to the left, rotated to the right
levoscoliosis
- convexity to the left
- side bend to the right, rotated to the left
left lateral convexity
sidebent to the right
right lateral convexity
sidebent to the left
If there is a group disfunction with OMT for? ex. T10-T12
apex (middle)
T11
Type II dysfunction usually occurs where?
apex (middle) of group
Translation to the right
left side-bending
translation to the left
right side-bending
AT Still birth
1828
Year osteopathy was founded
1874
1st DO school
1892
AT Still died
1917
How did AT Stills children die
meningitis
Best for feeling temp
dorsum of hand
Pad of thumb, index, and middle finger
most kinesthetic nerve endings
Principle 1
The body is a unit; the person is a unit of mind, body, and spirit (gastric ulcer causes thoracic tissue texture changes)
Principle 2
The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance (healed fracture)
Principle 3
Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated
Principle 4
Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation, and the inter-relationship of structure and function
5 Osteopathic Models
Biomechanical Neurological Respiratory/Circulatory Metabolic/Nutritional Behavioral
Orientation of Superior Facets Cervical
Backward, Upward, Medial
Orientation of Superior Facets Thoracic
Backward, Upward, Lateral
Orientation of Superior Facets Lumbar
Backward, Medial
Orientation of Inferior Facets Cervical
Anterior, Inferior, Lateral