A 35-year-old female patient presents to your clinic with a 3-week history of low back pain and stiffness. The patient reports that the pain started after participating in a local marathon and has progressively worsened. She has trouble bending her torso to the left and has noticed muscle tightness on the right side of her low back. Physical examination reveals tenderness over the right paraspinal muscles at the L3 vertebral level. You diagnose the patient with lumbar somatic dysfunction and decide to use the High-Velocity Low-Amplitude (HVLA) technique for treatment. During the treatment, the HVLA force was applied to L3 with the patient’s lumbar spine flexed, rotated left, and sidebent left. The treatment is successful, and the patient experiences a significant reduction in pain and stiffness. Based on the patient’s response to HVLA treatment and the specific treatment technique applied, which of the following was the most likely lumbar somatic dysfunction diagnosis that was addressed during the treatment session?

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A 42-year-old male patient presents to your clinic with a 2-week history of mid-back pain and stiffness. The patient reports that the pain started after lifting heavy boxes during a recent move and has progressively worsened. He has trouble twisting his torso to the left and has noticed muscle tightness on the right side of his mid-back. Physical examination reveals tenderness over the right paraspinal muscles at the T6 vertebral level. You diagnose the patient with thoracic somatic dysfunction and decide to use the High-Velocity Low-Amplitude (HVLA) technique for treatment. During the treatment, the HVLA force was applied to T6 with the patient’s thoracic spine extended, rotated right, and sidebent right. The treatment is successful, and the patient experiences a significant reduction in pain and stiffness. Based on the patient’s response to HVLA treatment and the specific treatment technique applied, which of the following was the most likely thoracic somatic dysfunction diagnosis that was addressed during the treatment session?

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A 36-year-old female patient presents to your clinic with a 10-day history of neck pain and stiffness. The patient reports that the pain started after painting her house and has progressively worsened. She has trouble turning her head to the right and has noticed muscle tightness on the left side of her neck. Physical examination reveals tenderness over the left cervical paraspinal muscles at the C5 vertebral level. You diagnose the patient with cervical somatic dysfunction and decide to use the High-Velocity Low-Amplitude (HVLA) technique for treatment. During the treatment, the HVLA force was applied to C5 with the patient’s neck extended, rotated left, and sidebent left. The treatment is successful, and the patient experiences a significant reduction in pain and stiffness. Based on the patient’s response to HVLA treatment and the specific treatment technique applied, which of the following was the most likely cervical somatic dysfunction diagnosis that was addressed during the treatment session?

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A 32-year-old female patient presents to your clinic with a 4-day history of neck pain and stiffness. The patient reports that the pain started after a long drive and has progressively worsened. She has trouble turning her head to the right and has noticed muscle tightness on the left side of her neck. Physical examination reveals tenderness over the left cervical paraspinal muscles, restricted left rotation, and restricted right lateral flexion. Based on these findings, you diagnose the patient with cervical somatic dysfunction. You decide to use the High-Velocity Low-Amplitude (HVLA) technique for treatment. Based on the physical examination findings, which direction should the HVLA force be applied to effectively treat the patient’s cervical somatic dysfunction?

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A 30-year-old female patient presents to your clinic with complaints of upper back pain and stiffness. During the osteopathic examination, you identify a tender point in the region of the left transverse process of T7, known as the Maverick Point AC7. You decide to treat this tender point using the counterstrain technique. What is the most appropriate position for the patient during the treatment of the AC7 tender point?

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A 35-year-old male patient presents to your clinic with complaints of left-sided neck pain and stiffness. During the osteopathic examination, you identify a tender point in the region of the left anterior aspect of C3, known as the AC3 point. You decide to treat this tender point using the counterstrain technique. What is the most appropriate position for the patient during the treatment of the AC3 tender point?

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A 50-year-old male patient presents to your clinic with complaints of chronic cough, shortness of breath, and fatigue. He has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). You decide to perform rib raising as part of your osteopathic treatment plan to improve respiratory function. What is the primary goal of the rib raising technique?

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A 45-year-old female patient presents to your clinic complaining of lower extremity edema, particularly in her ankles and feet. She has a history of venous insufficiency, and her edema is worse at the end of the day. After a thorough osteopathic examination, you decide to utilize the pedal pump technique to promote lymphatic drainage in her lower extremities. Which of the following correctly describes the pedal pump technique?

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A 58-year-old male patient presents to your clinic with complaints of increased urinary frequency, hesitancy, and urgency. After a thorough history and physical examination, you suspect benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and decide to assess the Chapman’s reflex point for the prostate. Where should you palpate to locate the prostate’s Chapman’s point?

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A 28-year-old female patient presents to your clinic complaining of chronic pelvic pain and irregular menstrual cycles. You decide to assess the Chapman’s reflex points for the ovaries as part of your osteopathic examination. Where should you palpate to locate the Chapman’s reflex points for the ovaries?

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