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OMM cranial

Terms in this set (23)

cranial vault hold
index fingers on the greater wings of sphenoid

5th finger on lateral angles of the occiput

palms dont touch pt
fronto-occipital hold
temporal hold
thumbs on mastoid process

thenar eminences on occiput
axis of flexion/extension
2 transverse
axis of torsion
1 AP
axis of SB
2 vertical
axis of rotation
1 AP
axis of vertical strain
2 transverse
axis of lateral strain
2 vertical
axis of copression
1 AP
occipital sinus drainage
2 middle fingers on tip of inion- hold til softening is felt

continue til at the foramen magnum

approximate wrist to decompress occipital condylar parts (middle fingers will move separately)
tx for colic in babies
occipital sinus drainage
transverse sinus drainage
little fingers on inion
other fingers on superior nucal line
wait for softening or warmth
straight sinus
5th finger on inion
thumbs on bregma

wait for softening or warmth
superior sagittal sinus drainage
cross thumbs of sagittal suture
move one finger width at a time until reaching bregma
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