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OCC Musculoskeletal Assessment & Diagnosis Flashcards

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  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?

    Answer: Right anterior ilial rotation

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

  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?

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

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

  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?

    Answer: Straight leg raise (SLR)

    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.

  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?

    Answer: Thoracolumbar junction dysfunction

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

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

    Answer: Flexion-extension (sagittal plane)

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

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

    Answer: Medial surface of the ASIS

    The anterior counterstrain tender point for the iliopsoas is located on the medial surface of the ASIS and is treated by hip flexion, abduction, and external rotation.

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