Sachin Shared "Orthopedic Medicine" - 50 Picmonics
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Orthopedic Medicine
Somatic Dysfunction
- Characteristics
- Altered Musculoskeletal Functions
- Diagnostic Criteria (TART)
- Tissue Changes
- Asymmetry
- Restriction
- Tenderness
- Considerations
- Viscerosomatic Reflexes
- Acute vs Chronic
2 mins
Facilitation
- Mechanisms
- Partial Excitation
- Afferent Limb
- Central Limb
- Efferent Limb
- Reflexes
- Viscerosomatic Reflex
- Somatovisceral Reflex
3 mins
Fryette's Principles of Spinal Motion
- Law I
- Neutral Position
- Sidebending and Rotation Occur in Opposite Directions
- Group Vertebral Dysfunctions
- Law II
- Non-neutral Position (Flexion or Extension)
- Sidebending and Rotation Occur in Same Direction
- Single Vertebral Dysfunctions
- Law III
- Motion in One Plane Modifies Motion in Other Planes
3 mins
Parasympathetics
- Vagus Nerve
- Thoracic Viscera
- Proximal Gastrointestinal Tract
- Ascending and Transverse Colon
- Pelvic Splanchnic (Sacral) Nerves
- Descending and Rectosigmoid Colon
- Lower Urinary Tract
- Reproductive Organs
3 mins
Sympathetics I
- Above the Diaphragm
- T1-4 Head and Neck
- T1-5 Heart
- T2-7 Respiratory System
- T2-8 Esophagus
- Extremities
- T2-8 Arms
- T11-L2 Legs
- Gastrointestinal
- T5-9 Upper GI Tract
- T10-11 Middle GI Tract
- T10-12 Appendix/Cecum
- T12-L2 Lower GI Tract
4 mins
Sympathetics II
- Urinary
- T10-11 Kidneys and Upper Ureters
- T12-L1 Lower Ureters
- T11-L2 Bladder
- Reproductive
- T10-11 Gonads
- T10-L2 Uterus and Cervix
- T11-L2 Erectile Tissue
- T12-L2 Prostate
3 mins
Shoulder Exam
- Inspect
- Skin
- Shape
- Palpate
- Humeral Head
- Acromioclavicular Joint
- Rotator Cuff
- Clavicle
- Spine of Scapula
- Range of Motion
- Flexion
- Extension
- Abduction
- Adduction
- Internal Rotation
- External Rotation
3 mins
Thoracic Spine Rule of Threes
- Spinous Process
- Rule 1
- Rule 1: Same Segment
- Rule 2
- Rule 2: Half Segment Below
- Rule 3
- Rule 3: Full Segment Below
- Reverse It
2 mins
Autonomics
- Sympathetic Nervous System
- T1-5 Heart
- T5-9 Upper GI Tract
- T10-11 Middle GI Tract and Upper Genitourinary Tract
- T12-L2 Lower GI Tract and Lower Genitourinary Tract
- Parasympathetic Nervous System
- Pelvic Splanchnic Nerves
- Vagus Nerve
4 mins
Spinal Facet Orientation and Spinal Motion
- BUMBULBUM Mnemonic
- Spine Facets
- Cervical: Backward, Upright and Medial
- Thoracic: Backward, Upward and Lateral
- Lumbar: Backward, Upward and Medial
- Spinal Motion
- Flexion and Extension
- Rotation
- Sidebending
3 mins
Chapman’s Points Overview
- Pathophysiology
- Fascial Tissue Abnormality
- Develops Secondary to Irritation or Dysfunction
- Visceral Reflex
- Characteristics
- Small, Smooth, Firm
- 2-3 mm
- Discretely Palpable
- Tapioca or BB-Like
- Partially Fixed
2 mins
Chapman’s Points - Anterior Part One
- Characteristics
- 2nd Intercostal Space
- Thyroid and Heart
- 3rd & 4th Intercostal Spaces
- Lungs
- 6th Intercostal Space - Left
- Stomach - Peristalsis
- 6th Intercostal Space - Right
- Liver and Gallbladder
2 mins
Chapman’s Points - Anterior Part Two
- Characteristics
- 7th Intercostal Space - Left
- Spleen
- 7th Intercostal Space - Right
- Pancreas
- Supraumbilical
- Adrenal Glands
- Kidneys
- 12th Rib Tip - Right
- Appendix
2 mins
Chapman’s Points - Anterior Gastrointestinal
- Characteristics
- 8-10th Intercostal Space
- Small Intestines
- Along Left Iliotibial Band
- Sigmoid
- Descending Colon
- Splenic Flexure
- Along Right Iliotibial Band
- Hepatic Flexure
- Ascending Colon
- Cecum
2 mins
Cranial: Motion and Structural Exam
- Physiology
- Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM)
- Sphenobasilar Synchondrosis (SBS)
- Midline Bones
- Paired Bones
- Sacrum
- Exam
- Vault Hold
- Greater Wings of Sphenoid
- Lateral Angle of Occiput
- Cranial Rhythmic Impulse
2 mins
Cranial II: Strain Patterns
- Physiologic Motion
- Flexion
- Extension
- Physiologic Strains
- Torsion
- Sidebending/Rotation
- Pathologic Strains
- Vertical
- Lateral
- Compression
3 mins
Sacrum: Motion and Structural Exam
- Anatomy
- 5 Fused Vertebrae
- S1 Base
- S5 Apex
- Sacral Sulci
- Inferior Lateral Angles (ILAs)
- Motion
- Superior Transverse Axis
- Middle Transverse Axis
- Inferior Transverse Axis
- Oblique Axes
- Exam
- Seated Flexion Test
- Sphinx Test
- Spring Test
5 mins
Sacrum II: Somatic Dysfunctions of the Sacrum
- Torsions
- Oblique Axis
- Neutral L5 Sidebending Toward Axis
- Seated Flexion is Positive Opposite the Axis
- Forward Torsions Rotate Same as Axis
- Backward Torsions Rotate Opposite to Axis
- Bilateral Dysfunctions
- Middle Transverse Axis
- ILAs and Sulci are Equal
- Bilateral Flexion
- Bilateral Extension
- Unilateral Dysfunctions
- Ipsilateral
- Unilateral Flexion
- Unilateral Extension
3 mins
Innominates
- Anatomy
- Sacroiliac Joints
- Pubic Symphysis
- Tests
- Standing Flexion Test
- ASIS Compression Test
- Stork Test
- Diagnosis
- Anterior Innominate Rotation
- Posterior Innominate Rotation
- Superior Pubic Shear
- Inferior Pubic Shear
- Innominate Upslip
- Innominate Downslip
- Innominate Flare
3 mins
Cervical Spine
- Basics
- 7 Vertebrae
- 8 Nerve Roots
- Transverse Foramen
- C1
- Atlas
- Transverse Ligament Attaches to Axis
- C2
- Axis
- Dens
- Alar Ligament Attaches it to Skull
- C3-C7
- Luschka
- Bifid
- Muscles
- Scalenes
- SCM Sidebends Towards and Rotates Away (STRA)
- Movement
- 50% Rotation AA
- 50% Flexion/Extension OA
5 mins
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