| Question |
Answer |
| Is the skull mobile? |
yes |
| Who implemented cranial OPP? |
William Garner Sutherland |
| What is cranial motility? |
inherent motion |
| What is cranial mobility? |
passive secondary motion |
| What is the primary respiratory mechanism theory? |
Motility of brain and spinal cord, fluctuation of CSF, mobility of intracranial and intraspinal membranes, mobility of cranial bones and involuntary mobility of sacrum between ilium |
| What is movment directly related to? |
CSF pressure or volume |
| What is movement inversely related to? |
extrinsic pressure |
| What is the baseline lateral and rotational movement? |
up to 30 microns |
| How is cranial mobility related to pulse pressure? |
palpation of cranial mobility has a high correlation to peak pulse pressure |
| What is cranial rhythmic impulse? |
palpation of cranial mobility |
| What is cranial rate? |
cycles/minute |
| What is normal cranial rate? |
10-14 cycles/min |
| What is amplitude? |
distance from peak to minimal (flexion to extension) |
| What is normal amplitude? |
4-5 |
| How is amplitude graded? |
0-5, 5 being the most |
| What is cranial symmetry? |
motion of the cranium whether it is symmetrical or not |
| What is a slow cranial rate? |
<10 |
| What is a fast cranial rate? |
>14 |
| What is a low amplitude? |
<4 |
| What is an amplitude of 0 represent? |
cranial base compression |
| What are some reasons for cranial asymmetry? |
base strains, bone restrictions and membrane strains |
| Is CRI palpable on the body? |
yes, it is the palpable summation of multiple intrinsic oscillations mediated by the ANS |
| What are some indications for Cranial Manipulations? |
headache, neck pain, upper respiratory congestion, cranial nerve dysfunction, TMI, mood disorders, otitis media, torticollis, newborn colic, infant feeding disorder |
| What is contraindicated with cranial manipulation? |
craniofascial fracture, intracranial bleed, CNS infection or malignancy |
| A 27 year old with severe headache has a cranial rate of 10, amplitude of 4/5 and symmetrical flexion/extension. What is the dysfunction? |
none |
| A 27 year old with severe headache has a cranial rate of 10, amplitude of 4/5 and symmetrical flexion/extension. What treatment would be done? |
none |
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