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AP41 M
AP41 M
A)
EXOSENSORS
These sensory entries get information from the environment and transmit them to
the brain:
Eyes,
Temporo mandibular joints (TMJ),
Inner ear,
Somaesthetic sensors.
B)
ENDOSENSORS
They inform the brain about what happens within the body: exact position and state
of limbs, muscles, tendons, ligaments or organs linked to the balance system.
These sensors then inform about exosensors positions compared to the
exosensor-feet.
C)
SHERRINGTONS LAW
D)
HERINGS LAW
Herings law of equal innervation is used to explain the conjugacy of saccadic eye
movement in stereoptic animals. The law proposes that conjugacy of saccades is
due to innate connections in which the eye muscles responsible for each eye's
movements are innervated equally.
Any nervous impulse sent to a muscle is identically sent to its agonist muscle.
E)
GAMMA LOOP
Postural check-up gives the general attitude and bearing of the patient.
There are four exosensors:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Ocular sensors,
TMJ,
Labyrinthic sensor,
Somaesthetic sensors:
a. Cutaneous feet,
b. Cervical spine,
c. Scartissue.
Posture could seem unbalanced at first sight with tiltings of the scapular and pelvic
girdles, abnormal position of head and neck, dynamic or static spinal anomalies,
unbalanced limbs, amyotrophia, functional disability for example, in a frontal or
sagittal plane.
Posture could seem balanced at first sight, not matching the patients complaints.
Well study later how to uncover hidden troubles.
Anamnesis is the main clinical point and should get into details about axial, cephalic,
spinal and appendicular pains. It has to evaluate their psychological impacts too.
Each and every sensor is to be assessed separately and then within the entire
postural system.
We should always remind ourselves every organ, sensor, function etc is part of a
whole, they inter adapt to trouble that could be far-located or with no obvious link
between them.
The corrections of these sensory entries dysfunctions can only be global and the
treatment of a sensor as a precautionary measure is essential.
Well study all those different sensors according to their importance within the
postural system and their disorder frequency