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pcp1-wk 5 Ques-Ans Sun 12 Apr 20
pcp1-wk 5 Ques-Ans Sun 12 Apr 20
pcp1-wk 5 Ques-Ans Sun 12 Apr 20
1. Unlike extremity reflexes which use muscle spindles to trigger the response,
most superficial reflexes are cutaneous reflexes, provoked by scraping of skin
stimuli to a localized area of skin
example:babinski –like reflexes
Case study 1
Jack is a 40-year-old labourer who has decided to change his career. He has
decided to enroll into University and has been undertaking his studies now for
around two years. Jack now presents to you with headaches which seem to be
worse with studying. Upon taking the case history, he mentions his mother suffers
the same problem
1. List the statements (clues) in the case history that aligns with the
diagnosis of tension headaches. Use the script concordance. (Found in
Moodle)
if you were thinking ? and you find: hypothesis becomes (-2,-1,0+1,+2)
*1) myofascial trigger point pain cervical +2
*2) vascular (atherosclerosis)+2
*3) History of Mother ?
*4)
*5)
*6)
*7)
2. The above case history is incomplete. What further questions or what
information would you need to acquire?
Apply LOD-CT-RRAPPA in complete process
a. List the muscles (trigger points that are likely to refer pain to the head
*leading to tension headaches?
*Splenius capitis & Cervicis
*Sub occipital
*Sternocleidomastoid
*Trapezius
*Temporalis
*masseter
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