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The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) is a non-profit organization that supports the United States' colleges of osteopathic medicine and serves as a unifying voice for osteopathic medical education. Governed by its Board of Deans and led by President Stephen C. ...
Anterior movement of sacral base in relation to the ilia.
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Any cranial somatic dysfunction resulting in abnormal dural membrane tensions.
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Any of a group of somatic dysfunctions involving primarily the inter-relationship between the basilar portion of the sphenoid (basisphenoid) and the basilar portion of the occiput (basiocciput). The abbreviation, SBS, is often used in reporting the following somatic dysfunctions:
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Any of the hypothetical axes for motion of the sacrum.
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Areas of the axial skeleton where structure changes significantly lead to functional changes; transitional areas commonly include the following:
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As a long restrictor muscle, psoas hypertonicity is frequently associated with flexed dysfunctions of the upper lumbars, extended dysfunction of L5, and variable sacral and innominate dysfunctions. Tender points typically are found in the ipsilateral iliacus and contralateral piriformis muscles.
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Asymmetry of palpatory responses to all regional motion inputs including rotation, translation and active respiration.
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Automatic contraction of the lumbar paravertebral muscles in response to contraction of postural muscles in the neck.
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Axes formed by intersection of the coronal and transverse planes about which nutation/ counternutation occurs.
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Axis formed at the line of intersection of a sagittal and transverse plane.
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