soft tissue treatment:

Question 1

Soft Tissue Technique

Answer 1

a direct technique that usually involves kneading, stretching, deep pressure, traction and/or inhibition while monitoring tissue response and motion changes by palpation

Question 2

what is soft tissue good for

Answer 2

• Relaxes hypertonic muscles / reduces spasm
• Stretches and increases the elasticity of shortened fascial structures
• Identifies areas of restricted motion, tissue texture changes, and sensitivity * Enhances circulation to local myofascial structures
• Improves local and systemic immune response
• Optimizes overall autonomic tone
• Provides a general state of relaxation

Question 3

when should i do soft tissue

Answer 3

• Somatic dysfunction including: o hypertonic muscles
  o excessive tension in fascial structures
  o abnormal vicerosomatic, somatosomatic and somatovisceral reflexes
• Any clinical conditions that would benefit from improving circulation
• As an adjunct to additional manipulative treatment in order to: o observe tissue response to the application of manipulative technique
  o prepare tissues for other types of manipulation

Question 4

______ mechanism of soft tissue

i. Sustained linear force acting to draw structures apart
ii. Originandinsertionofthemyofascialstructuresbeingtreatedarelongitudinally separated

Answer 4

1. Traction

Question 5

______ mechanism of soft tissue

i. A rhythmic, kneading motion
ii. Originandinsertionarestationary,andthecentralportionofthestructureis
stretched perpendicular to the long axis (bowstringing)

Answer 5

Lateral Stretching
i. A rhythmic, kneading motion
ii. Originandinsertionarestationary,andthecentralportionofthestructureis
stretched perpendicular to the long axis (bowstringing)

Question 6

______ mechanism of soft tissue

i. A rhythmic, kneading motion
ii. Directionofforceisappliedparalleltothelongaxisofthestructure

Answer 6

Linear Stretching

Question 7

______ mechanism of soft tissue

i. sustained inhibitory pressure over a hypertonic myofascial structure

Answer 7

Deep pressure
i. sustained inhibitory pressure over a hypertonic myofascial structure

Question 8

______ mechanism of soft tissue

stroking movement used to move fluid
-lymphatic treatment superficially from distal to proximal and peripheral to central

Answer 8

Effleurage

• stroking movement used to move fluid
  § lymphatic treatment superficially from distal to proximal and peripheral to central

Question 9

______ mechanism of soft tissue

deep kneading or squeezing action to express fluid

Answer 9

Petrissage - deep kneading or squeezing action to express fluid

Question 10

______ mechanism of soft tissue

striking the belly of a muscle with the hypothenar edge of the open
hand in rapid succession in an attempt to increase its tone and arterial perfusion

Answer 10

Tapotement - striking the belly of a muscle with the hypothenar edge of the open
hand in rapid succession in an attempt to increase its tone and arterial perfusion

Question 11

______ mechanism of soft tissue

a myofascial release massage therapy technique used to break adhesive bands from the skin to deeper tissue by lifting the skin and rolling it between fingers and thumbs of both hands

Answer 11

Skin rolling;

a myofascial release massage therapy technique used to break adhesive bands from the skin to deeper tissue by lifting the skin and rolling it between fingers and thumbs of both hands