Advanced Clinical Therapy ™ -Basic Techniques-Dermatomal Palpation-Lumbar
Copyright © Ted Nissen March 2004

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1.) Clinical assessment allows you to determine which nerves may

a.) Need ultrasound

b.) Have disc degeneration

c.) Be irritated

d.) Have trigger points

2.) Involves using your fingers and getting feedback from client to determine which dermatomes are most sensitive.

a.) Pincer Palpation

b.) Clinical Assessment

c.) Dermatomal palpation

d.) Massage

e.) Thumb stripping

3.) Insufficient blood supply to a tissue or organ.

a.) Hyperemia

b.) Ischemia

c.) Trigger Points

d.) Muscle soreness

4.) Using your thumbs in a continuous movement with pressure towards the heart. The intent is to create ischemia and then hyperemia.

a.) Thumb stripping

b.) Thumb petrissage

c.) Thumb effleurage

d.) Thumb cutting

5.) Increased quantity of blood in a body part shown by redness of skin.

a.) Hyperemia

b.) Ischemia

c.) Trigger Points

d.) Muscle soreness

6.) Irritation of this structure can cause referred dermatomal symptoms.

a.) L5 Vertebrae

b.) SI Joint

c.) Sensory Nerves

d.) Chi 

7.) What happens to muscles when the sensory nerve fibers are irritated?

a.) Lengthened

b.) Stronger

c.) Weakened

d.) Hyperbolic

8.) Helps you find the source of the pain spending less time in areas that won’t give the client complete relief.

a.) Muscle Testing

b.) An MRI

c.) X-Ray Images

d.) Dermatomal palpation

9.) (Circle one) True False

Our muscles, bones & skin form when we’re still in the womb.

10.) (Circle one) True False

The dermatome is the name for a specialized set of cells in the developing fetus, which forms the connective tissues, including the dermis or skin.