Clinical & Functional Significance of Osteopathic Medicine

Instructional Objectives -- Cervical Anatomy & Biomechanics

After completing these materials you will:

• Be able to describe characteristic motion mechanics at various levels of the cervical spine.
• Understand how unique morphology of the facets contributes to characteristic motion mechanics at various levels of the cervical spine.
• Understand how soft tissues contribute to characteristic motion mechanics at various levels of the cervical spine.
• Review a basic cervical screening examination.
• Review a detailed cervical scan for the both the upper and lower cervical complexes.