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OTM Exam
Written by Erik Paul Gulbrandsen   
Tuesday, 19 September 2006

 I just realized that you guys have an OTM test tomorrow. This first test is a little different than the rest of the tests for first year. Generally, with all OTM tests, you can easily get an 80% by just knowing how to diagnose and then how to setup and treat using the techniques taught in lab. This first exam, however, will probably have some questions that aren't necessarily related to lab, more related to the history of osteopathy. I would keep some of those things in my brain.

On the exam you generally won't be told "the patient is rotated right, sidebent left". In fact, they will say, "left transverse process moved anteriorly well" and "translation to the left was more restricted than translation to the right". "What would be the setup for a direct HVLA supine treatment?" (actually, I don't think you have done treatments yet, so, they will say "what is the diagnosis?").

Remember--good translation to the right means the segment moved to the right of the patient, which means the vertebral column prefers a LEFT sidebend. This is key.

In the exam, try to imagine that you are in lab diagnosing your partner given the criteria of the question.

good luck


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