Therapeutic Techniques & Intervention Flashcards
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In AK, treating the 'five factors of the IVF' addresses the intervertebral foramen by considering all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Lymphatic system
The five factors of the IVF include the nervous system, vascular supply, cerebrospinal fluid, energy, and visceral-somatic components — the lymphatic system is not one of the five.
Which intervention does an AK practitioner use when muscle testing reveals a weakness that corrects only when the patient touches their own belly button?
Answer: Neurological disorganization correction via navel therapy localization
Navel therapy localization indicating neurological disorganization prompts specific AK protocols to restore proper neurological organization, often involving cross-crawl or energy corrections.
When an AK practitioner applies the 'Riddler's reflex,' they are working with:
Answer: Specific anterior and posterior points for chiropractic full-spine analysis
Riddler's reflex points are specific anterior and posterior contact points used in AK to analyze the full spine's involvement in a presenting dysfunction.
A patient with chronic lateral knee pain shows weak biceps femoris on manual muscle testing. The AK approach would include evaluating which organ?
Answer: Liver
In AK muscle-organ relationships, the biceps femoris is associated with the liver, so chronic weakness may reflect liver dysfunction requiring nutritional or meridian support.
Which AK technique uses the patient's own isometric contraction followed by relaxation to gain range of motion?
Answer: Muscle energy technique
Muscle energy technique requires the patient to perform a gentle isometric contraction against the practitioner's resistance, followed by relaxation and movement into the new barrier.
In AK, when treating a patient's temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, the practitioner would routinely test which muscle as a primary indicator?
Answer: Pterygoid
The pterygoid muscles are primary AK indicators for TMJ dysfunction because their function directly controls mandibular position and joint mechanics.
Which AK intervention addresses 'hyoid fixations' that contribute to cervical dysfunction?
Answer: Gentle hyoid repositioning combined with neck muscle facilitation
Hyoid fixations are corrected in AK through gentle repositioning of the hyoid bone combined with testing and facilitating the associated cervical and suprahyoid muscles.