Barrier Concepts
Quick Quiz #3
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Any factor that results in an obstruction to the full range of motion is called?
Anatomic Barrier.
Restrictive Barrier.
Physiologic Barrier.

The goal of treatment is to move the restrictive barrier as far into the direction of motion loss as is possible.
True. False.

Restrictive barriers have no impact upon the position of resting neutral.
True. False.

Passive muscle has physical characteristics that are similar to?
Bone.
Cartilage.
Soft Tissue.

Hypertonicity results in increased resistance of muscle to passive stretching?
True. False.

You have a patient that presents complaining of a painful neck? You example the patient and notice that their head is rotated about 10 degrees to the left. You tentitively make a positional diagnosis of?
C1 rotated right.
C1 rotated left.

You have a patient that presents complaining of a painful neck? You example the patient and notice that their head is rotated about 10 degrees to the left. You tentitively make a diagnosis of?
C1 right rotation resticted.
C1 left rotation resticted.

The general principle that is used in applying indirect osteopathic manipulative techniques is to:
Move toward the restrictive barrier.
Move away from the restrictive barrier.
Ignor the restrictive barrier.
Move beyond the restrictive barrier.

The general principle that is used in applying direct osteopathic manipulative techniques is to:
Move toward the restrictive barrier.
Move away from the restrictive barrier.
Ignor the restrictive barrier.
Move beyond the restrictive barrier.