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ITM med mass Test 4
head, neck, shoulders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which muscles produce an overall sense of tightness in the scalp | frontalis, occipitalis |
| what can you do for "chronic" stage of whiplash | check for trigger points along occipital ridge, gentle ROM exercise |
| what muscles should be treated first in TMJ | masseter-most accessible |
| which jaw muscles involved in TMJ can refer to ear | pterygoids |
| what muscles play a role in chronic ear infections | levator & tensor palatini |
| what are the 2 stages of migraines | prodromal stage, headache stage |
| prodromal stage | vascular spasm, "decreased" cerebral blood flow & sensory or motor alterations |
| prodromal stage | aura may appear, flassing lights, blind spots, double vision, hallucinations |
| prodromal stage | speech problems or smells |
| headache stage | vasodilation & "increased" cerebral blood flow |
| which muscles do you work in migraines | check trigger points in SCM |
| what kind of headaches do females get more often than men | migraines |
| causes of headaches | eyestrain, infection |
| which muscles are strongly associated with upper body pain & dysfuncion | trapezius |
| trigger points in middle & lower trapezius refer pain into..... | posterior neck at the base of skull, across the posterior shoulders, & between the shoulder blades |
| METS for traps | PNF |
| define whiplash | injury to soft tissues of neck area due to excessive and/or rapid flexion & extension of neck |
| which muscle helps to compensate for tilting of shoulder girdle | sternocleidomastoid-maintains posture |
| after muscles calm down, most common cause of longlasting pain in whiplash is.... | ligament sprains |
| define torticollis | malposition of head due to contracture of SCM where head is laterally flexed & contralaterally rotated |
| causes of torticollis | congenital or acquired |
| acquired causes | trauma, emotional stress, muscle infection, occupational |
| treatment of torticollis | massage, wet heat, exercise to strengthen overstretched side |
| massage for torticollis | compression, trigger point release, deep transverse friction, METS |
| affected muscles in torticollis | SCM, levator scapula, upper traps, scalenes, splenius capitas, splenis cervices |
| contracted & overstretched muscles in torticollis | flexed side muscles same as extended side |
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