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| what technique did Dr. Alexander MD use to treat psychological disorders? |
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| he devised a series of techniques maximizing the efficiency of someone’s posture, rather than just address it strictly through verbal interchange and the usual method of psychotherapy. if techniques were done to correct posture, the myofascial and emotional tension will subside. |
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| what is biofeedback therapy? |
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| a technique developed to assist in people controlling their own level of body tension using particular body parts. this technique can be assisted using an EMG machine to determine if the muscles the pt is trying to relax really are relaxing. this technique can also be used to train pts to modulate their ANS to warm or cool their skin temp while monitoring it. an EEG machine can be used as well to train the pt to close their eyes and relax - should show alpha rhythm (8-12 cycles/sec). |
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| this is based on the theory (wilhelm wright) that unpleasant memories; those of previous physical or psychological trauma, are stored in the memory system but also become trapped in a part of the musculoskeletal system as a state of enduring hyper contractility or an area of somatic dysfunction that becomes very localized. these are called cysts - which the psychiatrist would physically examine and search out areas where it could be noted and then work on directly releasing it. |
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| what is polarity therapy? |
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| this was developed by randall stone, DO and involves the idea that energy flows in different directions - usually longitudinally but radiation out as well. this energy could then become impeded because of something that was structurally malfunctioning, so OMT could then be used to relieve these malfunctions. |
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| what did ida rolf devise? |
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Definition
| rolf was not a physician, but involved in theater. she devised a techniques for people who had to perform but lacked the fluidity of movement that couldn’t communicate what was in the script as well as the emotion of the character. these techniques were focused on body alignment and posture. |
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| what did felden krais (non osteopathic psychiatrist) develop? |
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| the psycho educational model - characterized by dependency on body movement, posture and making the person more aware of how they did function that way. he focused on restrictions of motion. |
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| what is physiologic relaxation? |
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Definition
| taking the body back to basal conditions - zero muscle contractility except for things that we would need such as sphincter control. |
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| how do you get into a body neutral position? |
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Definition
| get the body to compress as near the center of gravity (epigastric) as possible. crumple the body or fold towards the center of gravity to minimize the use antigravity muscles. |
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