KINESIOL 4KK3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lumbar Vertebrae, Cervical Vertebrae, Chiropractic
21 Sep 2016
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Flex/extend in upper cervical spine looks like head nodding back and forth. Think of head as bowling ball rolling back forth over atlas to give you head nodding movement: aa joint atlas-axis joint. Similar to a horseshoe spinning around post, designed for rotation in cervical spine. 45 degrees of rotation comes from this joint alone: no discs btwn occiput and c1 b/c c1 doesn"t have a body and no disc btwn c1 and c2. Primary vessels: relationship with blood supply to brain is important, two primary vessels to be concerned about carotid artery and vertebral artery in back. Vertebral artery travels up the back and geos through the transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae. Hx of vascular disease, stroke, hbp: relationship with blood supply to brain is important, ask about their history of vasc diseae, stroke, elevated blood pressure. Lab notes 5 ds 3 ns: how to sharpen focus to see if it"s this dysarthria, dysphagia, dysphasia etc.
