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

An anterior ilial rotation on the right causes the right ASIS to move anteriorly and inferiorly, making the right leg appear longer.

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

In osteopathic nomenclature, the dysfunction is named for the position the segment is stuck in: Flexed, Side-bent Left, Rotated Left = FSLL.

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

The straight leg raise (Lasègue's test) stretches the sciatic nerve and dura, reproducing radicular pain below the knee if a lumbar disc herniation is present.

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

The thoracolumbar junction (T10–L2) houses sympathetic outflow and lymphatic cisterna chyli drainage, making it a key area for lower extremity lymphatic function.

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)

Answer

The OA joint primarily allows flexion and extension (nodding motion) with minimal rotation or side-bending.

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OCC OCC Musculoskeletal Assessment & Diagnosis 2