OCC OCC Musculoskeletal Assessment & Diagnosis 2

Question 1

When performing a structural exam, the osteopathic physician notes that the right ASIS is more anterior and the right leg appears longer. Which ilial dysfunction is most consistent?

Accepted Answer

Right anterior ilial rotation

Answer

Right posterior ilial rotation

Answer

Right superior ilial shear

Answer

Right inferior ilial shear

Question 2

In cervical spine assessment, a C5 segment is found to flex, side-bend left, and rotate left. How is this dysfunction named in osteopathic nomenclature?

Accepted Answer

C5 FSLL (Flexed, Side-bent Left, Rotated Left)

Answer

C5 FSRL (Flexed, Side-bent Right, Rotated Left)

Answer

C5 ESRL (Extended, Side-bent Right, Rotated Left)

Answer

C5 ESLL (Extended, Side-bent Left, Rotated Left)

Question 3

Which special test for lumbar spine assesses for a herniated disc by eliciting radicular pain below the knee when raising the leg straight with the patient supine?

Accepted Answer

Straight leg raise (SLR)

Answer

Kemp's test

Answer

Milgram test

Answer

Schober test

Question 4

A patient with OA (osteoarthritis) of the knee has crepitus and restricted flexion bilaterally. What osteopathic structural finding would most directly affect lymphatic drainage of the lower extremities?

Accepted Answer

Thoracolumbar junction dysfunction

Answer

Cervical spine dysfunction

Answer

Rib 1 dysfunction

Answer

Occipitoatlantal restriction

Question 5

In osteopathic assessment of the occipitoatlantal (OA) joint, normal range of motion is primarily in which plane?

Accepted Answer

Flexion-extension (sagittal plane)

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Rotation (transverse plane)

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Side-bending (frontal plane)

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Compression-distraction

Question 6

A counterstrain tender point for the iliopsoas is located at which anatomical landmark?

Accepted Answer

Medial surface of the ASIS

Answer

Posterior superior iliac spine

Answer

Greater trochanter

Answer

Iliotibial band at the knee