Tensegrity

Question 1

Tensegrity is related to what?

Answer 1

Postural-Biomechanical Model

Question 2

How does the Postural-Biomechanical Model look at the patient?

Answer 2

“Engineer” or “Master Mechanic”

Question 3

What does Tensegrity link?

Answer 3

Postural regions (transition zones)

Question 4

What tenet does Tensegrity best fit?

Answer 4

Body unity

Question 5

Tissues most discussed are?

Answer 5

Myofascia….especially fascia

Question 6

What 2 words combine to form “Tensegrity”?

Answer 6

Tensile and Integrity

Question 7

What does Tensegrity refer to?

Answer 7

Forces of tension pulling on structure that help keep the structure both stable and efficient in mass and movement

Question 8

Tensegrity based on what artist and what architect?

Answer 8

Kenneth Snelson (floating); Buckminster Fuller (dome)

Question 9

What 2 men helped “Tensegrity” in life? What was each man associated with?

Answer 9

1. Steven Levin (MD) - Bio-Tensegrity (stable, efficiency, economy)
2. Donald Ingber (MD) - Mechanobiology (cellular biological level)

Question 10

Is there a “total” role for tensegrity in biotensegrity and mechanobiology?

Answer 10

No, but strong

Question 11

What is integrated in biotensegrity and mechanobiology?

Answer 11

Structural concepts of tensegrity with the physiological functions triggered by the tensegrity process

Question 12

What is mechanotransduction?

Answer 12

Mechanisms of action of OMT

Question 13

Do exaggerations of curves occur in isolation?

Answer 13

No; part of tensegrity component

Question 14

Does your head become more heavy as it bends forward? Normal head weight? 2 in forward? 3?

Answer 14

Yes; 12, 32, 42

Question 15

Are compression elements created equal?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

What are “Tonic” muscles?

Answer 16

Postural; usually cross 2 or more joints and when overworked usually respond by increasing tone (tonic response)

Question 17

What are “Phasic” muscles?

Answer 17

Psuedoparetic; in postural stress situation, antagonists of postural muscles usually decrease tone (phasic response)

Question 18

Phasic muscles will test how? What kind of situation?

Answer 18

Weak (pseudoparetic response). Functional situation

Question 19

Are tonic and phasic muscles antagonists to each other?

Answer 19

Yes

Question 20

What is a common cause of chronic lower back pain?

Answer 20

Lower-Crossed Syndrome

Question 21

What is Lower-Crossed Syndrome?

Answer 21

Tensegrity and neurological mechanisms interacting (PATTERNS for muscles)

Question 22

Will a patient get better without treating the entire postural issue?

Answer 22

No; treat postural tensegrity

Question 23

Does a postural change in one region affect posture in all regions?

Answer 23

Yes

Question 24

What do you need to do BEFORE trying to strengthen phasic muscles?

Answer 24

Stretch/Relax tonic muscles

Question 25

Weak gluteus muscles cause what in Lower Crossed Syndrome?

Answer 25

Recurrent sacroiliac joint dysfunction

Question 26

Ligamentous articular strain is often treated using what OMT treatment?

Answer 26

Balanced Ligamentous Tension

Question 27

What is the OLD thinking of tensegrity at the micro level?

Answer 27

Cell elements are independent of each other

Question 28

NEW way of thinking of tensegrity at micro level?

Answer 28

Nucleus, cell wall, and cytoskeleton all physically connected. Integrins cross cell wall and link the cell with the neighboring connective tissue (ECM)

Question 29

Does non-adhesive stress induce a biochemical response?

Answer 29

No

Question 30

Who's research shows mechanotransuction plays a big role in OMT treatment?

Answer 30

Paul Standley

Question 31

What about mechanical forces are important?

Answer 31

Degree and direction

Question 32

Prolonged stress creates what?

Answer 32

Inflammatory interleukins and damaging levels of nitric oxide

Question 33

Biotensegrity provides a conceptual understanding of what?

Answer 33

Hierarchical organization of the human body and explains the body's ability to adapt to change