1. Aponeurosis Test:
An aponeurosis is like a flat, strong sheet of connective tissue in your body. It's kind of like a tough, flexible band that connects muscles to each other or to bones. Imagine it as a wide, flat tendon that helps your muscles work together smoothly and efficiently.
This test can be used to assess the condition of aponeurotic structures such as fasciae or tendons.
To conduct an aponeurosis test, evaluate the condition of aponeurotic structures like fasciae or tendons. Here is a general method for conducting such a test:
a. Preparation: Find a comfortable position, preferably sitting or lying on your back. Relax to facilitate palpation and tissue assessment.
b. Palpation: Slowly, gently, and without haste, palpate the head area inch by inch to determine the presence of aponeuroses or their connections to bones or muscles. Look for painful points, changes in tissue (e.g., thickening or densification), and assess swelling and the overall condition of tissues in that area. Then, determine the tissue mobility with small circular movements. Your skin should be mobile and easily displaced; tissues may adhere closely to the skull. Pay attention to the presence of a swollen cushion under the skin.
c. Reaction Assessment: In the presence of painful points or tissue changes, a medical professional should assess the patient's reaction to palpation. This may include expressions of pain, swelling, or other reactions related to the condition of the aponeuroses. Assess the intensity of pain on a scale of 1 to 3:
- 1: Tissues are easily displaced.
- 2: Tissues of medium mobility. You feel discomfort. Tissue displacement is minimal.
- 3: You feel restricted mobility or complete immobility of tissues. Pain sensations are also present.
2. Susceptibility to Wrinkles and Swelling in the Forehead Area:
a. Visual Skin Assessment: Examine the skin of the forehead and assess the presence of existing wrinkles and swelling.
b. Skin Elasticity: Slightly lift the skin on the forehead and observe how quickly it returns to its original position. Then, using the thumbs and index fingers of both hands, create a fold above the eyebrow and try to slowly roll it towards the hairline. Assess the thickness of the fold and the ease of rolling. Then assess the patient's sensations and use a scale from 1 to 3:
- 1: The fold rolls freely to the hairline.
- 2: Effort is required to roll the fold, with uncomfortable sensations.
- 3: Tissues are difficult to move. The fold does not roll. Pain is present.
3. Susceptibility to the Appearance of Swelling and Jowls:
Jowls are fat deposits in the lower part of the face, especially in the cheek and jaw area, which can change the contour of the face, making it less defined and more rounded.
Position the thumbs' pads under the lower jaw in the center of the chin. Relax. Tilt your head slightly down. Run the pads of your fingers tightly along the bone from the center to the angle of the jaw. Assess on a scale from 1 to 3:
- 1. Tissues are pliable, painless: Fingers glide easily over the skin. No pain sensations.
- 2. Finger pads have difficulty reaching the angle of the jaw through swollen tissue: Knots and painful sensations are felt due to tissue swelling.
- 3. Severe pain, swollen tissue: Fingers have difficulty moving due to severe pain. The tissue is significantly swollen, effort is required to glide along the lower jawline.
4. Neck Spasm Test:
a. Palpation of Neck Muscles: Gently palpate the neck muscles, including the broadest, middle, and longest neck muscles. In the presence of a spasm, these muscles may be tense and painful to the touch.
b. Range of Motion Assessment: Perform various neck movements, such as turning and tilting the head in different directions. Assess the presence of spasm on the following scale:
- 1: Sensations are comfortable. Muscle relief is even. No painful sensations during head turns and tilts.
- 2: Uneven muscle relief. Some densifications are encountered. Painful sensations during head tilts and turns.
- 3: Painful densifications. Minimal head turn to the side.
5. Test for Posture Assessment and Shoulder Girdle Condition:
Carefully look at your collarbones. They should be almost horizontal. Assess on a scale from 1-3:
- 1. Collarbones are correctly positioned, almost horizontal.
- 2. The angle of inclination is not quite correct, acute.
- 3. The angle of inclination is approximately 45°.
Please send me your test results for further preparation.
Example :
1-1; 2-3; 3-2 and so on
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