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head, neck, shoulders

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