rate: usually 10-14 bpm
rhythm: oceans tide
amplitude: sig SD may diminish amplitude
strength: sig SD and the overall vitality of the patient greatly impacts strength
direction: longitudinal and symmetric
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time line of Dr. Sutherlands OCMM research
Front
1931: published series of articles introducing concepts of OCMM as "blunt bone bill"
1939: published the crainal bowl
1944: published in the JAOA
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Left side bending rotation
Front
left hand moves away and fingers spread
simulate by pressing tongue on upper left molars
Back
axis and plane of temporal motion
Front
oblique axis from jugular surface to petrous apex
Back
axis and plane of frontal bone motion
Front
dual AP axis in coronal plane
Back
Parietal lift
Front
modified vault hold with just the finger pads just superior to the parietal-squamous sutures
grip the head and then gently pull cephalad
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movement of the occiput/ethmoid in cranial flexion
Front
posterior and inferior
Back
CRI range
Front
10-14
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T adams et al OCMM research
Front
parietal bone mobility in the anesthetized cat
Back
Right side bending rotation
Front
right hand moves away and fingers spread
simulate by pressing tongue on upper right molar
Back
V-spread
Front
purpose: to separate restricted or impacted sutures
three fingers above orbit, other hand on exact opposite side of head
alternate pressure between hands to create a fluid wave
Back
5 finger temporal hold
Front
shove your middle finger in the patients external auditory canal
zygomatic arch between index finger and thumb
Back
Left lateral strain
Front
left palm down, right palm up
simulate by looking right or sticking tongue to the right
Back
What is PRM?
Front
- Primary Respiratory Mechanism
- Composed of: CNS, CSF, Dural membranes, Cranial bones, Sacrum
- Functions to regulate together as a unit the following: Pulmonary respiration, circulation, digestion, elimination
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clinical association with parietal SD
Front
HA, alteration of seizure threshold, localized pain
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the sutherland fulcrum
Front
Where falx & tentorium join
Contains straight sinus
Lots of movement around this
Back
Inferior vertical strain
Front
sphenoid in extension
occiput in flexion
double fisting beer drinking
simulate with reaching tongue to nose
Back
Rocking the temporals
Front
used to treat CN IX, X, XI entrapement/dysfunction
to encourage IR--> thumb and index move superomedially
to encourage ER--> thumb and index finger move inferolaterally
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counternutation
Front
paired with cranial flexion
base of sacrum moves posteriorly
Back
lateral pole of attachment for the RTM
Front
mastoid angles and parietals and petrous ridges of temporal bones
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posterior pole of attachment for the RTM
Front
internal occipital protuberance and transverse ridges
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Left SBS torsion
Front
left thumb rotates toward you
simulate by biting tongue with right molar
Back
what is the SBS and what does it stand for
Front
sphenobalilar symphysis
where the basisphenoid and the basiocciput join to form a synchondrosis
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Right SBS torsion
Front
right thumb rotates toward you
simulate by biting tongue with left molar
Back
Fryman et al OCMM research
Front
study of the rhythmic motions of the living cranium
Back
motion of temporals during cranial flexion
Front
external rotation
superior border of petrous portion moves anterolateral
Back
cranial flexion SD
Front
both hands go away from you and fingers spread
linked with inhalation
stewie head
increased transverse diameter
eyes prominent
paired bones externally rotated
ears protruding
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5 components of the the RPM
Front
1. inherent mobility of the brain and spinal cord
2. the fluctuation of the CSF
3. the mobility of the intracranial and intraspinal membranes
4. the articulatory mobility of the cranial bones
5. the involuntary mobility of the sacrum between the ilia
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CV4
Front
bowl your hands on the lateral angles of the occiput
Increase amplitude of CRI
resist flexion and encourage extension until still point
Back
vomer clinical correlation
Front
SD of the vomer is usually secondary to the position of the sphenoid
trauma to the face
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Moskelenko interpretation of sutherlands ideas on the PRM
Front
essentially stated that intracranial origin of bioimpedance related to blood supply and oxygen consumption of cerebral tissue
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Traube-Hering Wave
Front
due to changes in blood flow velocity and is measurable by laser doppler flowmetery
implication of glial cells???
sphenoid is in flexion
occiput is in extension
thumbs go up and over
simulate with reaching tongue to chin
Back
anterior/inferior pole of attachment for the RTM
Front
clinoid processes of sphenoid
Back
Right lateral strain
Front
right palm down, left palm up
simulate by looking left or sticking tongue to the left
Back
temporal pull
Front
balances the tentorium cerebelli and the temporal bones
pinch the ears and wiggle shit
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motion of parietal bones during cranial flexion
Front
external rotation
(inferior borders move laterally, superior borders moves medially and inferiorly)
Back
axis and plane of parietal bones motion
Front
AP axis in the coronal plane
Back
frontal lift
Front
place palms on sides of forehead and interlace your fingers
squeeze hands together and lift the forehead
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cranial extension SD
Front
both hands come back towards you and fingers come together
linked with exhalation
burt head
decreased transverse diameter
paired bones are internally rotated
ears close to head
Back
What CN pass through what openings in the cranial vault
Front
Back
nutation
Front
paired with cranial extension
base of sacrum nods anteriorly
Back
sutures of the skull
Front
Back
Section 2
(9 cards)
facial injury will affect what portion of the temporal bone
Front
squamous portion (zygomatic process)
Back
temporal bone motion with SBS flexion
Front
External rotation
Back
midline cranial bones rotate about what axis
Front
transverse axis
Back
IR of the temporals will do what to the eustachian tube
Front
place high pressure on in --> high pitched tinnitus
ER will produce a low roaring sound or low pitched tinnitus
Back
organ/nerve/muscle S&S of temporal bone SD
Front
dizziness, ear infections, swallowing and chewing probs
tinnitis and eustachian tube dysfunction
bells palsy
Back
eustachian tube exits what part of the temporal bone
Front
petrous portion
Back
what cranial bone is the only bone to contact all 4 fontanelles
Front
parietal
Back
Cranial synostosis
Front
if sutures fuse too early, it does not allow the brain to grow, which leads to complications
parietal bone SD
Back
newborn skull lacks what part of the temporal bone