Visceral OMT

Question 1

impaired or altered mobility or motility of the visceral system and related fascial neurologic, vascular, skeletal and lymphatic elements

Answer 1

visceral dsyfunction

Question 2

a system of diagnosis and treatment directed to the viscera to improve physiologic function
move them towards fascial attachments

Answer 2

visceral manipulation

ventral techniques

Question 3

indicatinos for large intestine visceral OMT

Answer 3

constipatino
ibs
other functional disorders
viscerosomatic reflex findings

Question 4

relative CI for large inetstine visceral OMT

Answer 4

peritonitis
colon obstruction
recent abdominal surgery

Question 5

portions of LI that are retroperitoneal

Answer 5

ascending, descending and sigmoid colon

Question 6

colon chapman reflexes are located

Answer 6

in a triangular area reahing from the transverse processes of L2-L4 reaching to the crest of the ilium

Question 7

indications for SI visceral OMT

Answer 7

indigestion 
delayed gastric emptying 
cholestasis 
other functional disorders 
viscerosomatic reflex findings

Question 8

relative CI for SI visceral OMT

Answer 8

peritonitis
splenomegaly
recent abdominal surgery

Question 9

sympathetic innervation of stomach, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen

Answer 9

t5-T9
greater splachnic
celiac

Question 10

parasympathetic innervation of stomach, duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen

Answer 10

vagus n

Question 11

sympathetic innervation of small bowel, proximal 2/3 of colon, kidneys, adrenals

Answer 11

T10-T11
lesser splachnic
superior mesenteric

Question 12

parasympathetic innervation small bowel, proximal 2/3 of colon, kidneys, adrenals

Answer 12

vagus

Question 13

sympathetic innervatino of distal 1/3 of colon, lower ureters, bladder, pelvic organs

Answer 13

T12-L2
least splachnic
inferior mesenteric
para = sacral splachnic S2-S4

Question 14

ileocecal vavle, ascending colon, right 2/5 of transerse colon Chapmans reflexes

Answer 14

right IT band, in descending order

Question 15

sigmoid colon, descending colon, left 3/5 of transverse colon

Answer 15

left IT band, in descending order

Question 16

SI anterior and posterior chapman reflexes

Answer 16

anterior: 8th, 9th, 10th rib spaces on hte right
posterior: T8, T9, T10 between spinous and transverse processes

Question 17

appendix chapman reflex

Answer 17

r 12th rib tip

Question 18

indications for liver visceral OMT

Answer 18

passive congestion of liver and spleen 
CHF 
to improve host inmmunity 
parenchymal liver disease 
liver visceral dysfunction

Question 19

CI for liver visceral OMT

Answer 19

fractures, dislocations in the thorax
lymphatic system malignancy
truamatic disruption of liver, spleen or adjacent organs
acute hepatitis
friabile hepatitis or splenomegaly in mononucleosis or sickle cell anemia

Question 20

liver chapmans points anterior and posterior

Answer 20

anterior: liver - 5th ICS, gallbladder - 6th ICS
posterior: liver - T5-T6, gallbladder - T6-T7

Question 21

sympathetic innervaiton of the liver

Answer 21

T5-T9, greater splachnic, celiac

para = vagus n