OPP Exam #1 (Osteopathic Principles, Tenets, Structural Biology,
etc.) || Questions and Answers.
Osteopathic Principle of Health correct answers Focused on finding and making a person healthy
rather than just curing a disease.
- focus on and remove the cause of the disease, rather than doing away with just the disease
Osteopathic Principle of Disease correct answers Believe that disease is merely an effect of the
changes in the physical body.
- remove the cause of the disease, not just the disease itself
Osteopathic Principle of Treatment correct answers Believe that when seeking treatment, one
should explore and try to find the variation from normal.
- all the reasoning should come from one's knowledge of anatomy and how it functions in the
body
- disease results from anatomical abnormalities followed by physiological discord
Four Tenets of Osteopathic Medicine correct answers 1. The body is a unit; the person is a unit of
body, mind, and spirit.
2. The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
3. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
4. Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of the body unity,
self-regulation, and interrelationship of structure and function
Somatic Dysfunction correct answers Impaired or altered function of related components of the
somatic system; skeletal, arthrodial, and myofascial structures, and their related vascular,
lymphatic, and neural elements
Proprioceptive Theory correct answers The theory that when one suffers from an injury, the
body's neurological system resets your neural activity to the new level
- this helps to maintain the dysfunction
, Nociceptive Theory correct answers The theory that pain can become worse when the body
reacts to compensate it, eventually causing the pain to go away
- however, it inhibits normal function, and may cause more pain in the long run
Physiologic Barrier correct answers The limit of ACTIVE motion
- limited by muscles, natural flexibility, genetics, etc.
Anatomic Barrier correct answers The limit to movement directed by anatomical structures
- limit of PASSIVE motion
- beyond the anatomic barrier, muscles and ligaments tear, and bones break
Restrictive Barrier correct answers An impediment to the physiologic barrier that reduces active
motion (or causes lack of motion)
- somatic dysfunctions cause restrictive barriers
T.A.R.T. correct answers Mnemonic for four osteopathic diagnostic criteria of somatic
dysfunction
- Tissue/Texture Changes
- Asymmetry
- Restriction of Motion
- Tenderness
Somatic Dysfunction Diagnostic TImeline correct answers If change is within:
- 3 days = Acute
- 3 days to 3 months = Sub-Acute
- Over 3 months = Chronic
etc.) || Questions and Answers.
Osteopathic Principle of Health correct answers Focused on finding and making a person healthy
rather than just curing a disease.
- focus on and remove the cause of the disease, rather than doing away with just the disease
Osteopathic Principle of Disease correct answers Believe that disease is merely an effect of the
changes in the physical body.
- remove the cause of the disease, not just the disease itself
Osteopathic Principle of Treatment correct answers Believe that when seeking treatment, one
should explore and try to find the variation from normal.
- all the reasoning should come from one's knowledge of anatomy and how it functions in the
body
- disease results from anatomical abnormalities followed by physiological discord
Four Tenets of Osteopathic Medicine correct answers 1. The body is a unit; the person is a unit of
body, mind, and spirit.
2. The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing, and health maintenance.
3. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.
4. Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of the body unity,
self-regulation, and interrelationship of structure and function
Somatic Dysfunction correct answers Impaired or altered function of related components of the
somatic system; skeletal, arthrodial, and myofascial structures, and their related vascular,
lymphatic, and neural elements
Proprioceptive Theory correct answers The theory that when one suffers from an injury, the
body's neurological system resets your neural activity to the new level
- this helps to maintain the dysfunction
, Nociceptive Theory correct answers The theory that pain can become worse when the body
reacts to compensate it, eventually causing the pain to go away
- however, it inhibits normal function, and may cause more pain in the long run
Physiologic Barrier correct answers The limit of ACTIVE motion
- limited by muscles, natural flexibility, genetics, etc.
Anatomic Barrier correct answers The limit to movement directed by anatomical structures
- limit of PASSIVE motion
- beyond the anatomic barrier, muscles and ligaments tear, and bones break
Restrictive Barrier correct answers An impediment to the physiologic barrier that reduces active
motion (or causes lack of motion)
- somatic dysfunctions cause restrictive barriers
T.A.R.T. correct answers Mnemonic for four osteopathic diagnostic criteria of somatic
dysfunction
- Tissue/Texture Changes
- Asymmetry
- Restriction of Motion
- Tenderness
Somatic Dysfunction Diagnostic TImeline correct answers If change is within:
- 3 days = Acute
- 3 days to 3 months = Sub-Acute
- Over 3 months = Chronic
