FREE COMAT Osteopathic Principles Questions and Answers

Question 1

A 32-year-old woman presents with chronic low back pain.
On physical examination, you note hypertonicity of the paraspinal muscles at L3-L5 and a positive standing flexion test on the right.
What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Lumbar somatic dysfunction at L3-L5

Answer

Sacroiliac dysfunction on the right

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Iliopsoas syndrome

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Piriformis syndrome

Question 2

A 45-year-old man presents with right shoulder pain that radiates to his elbow. He has a restricted range of motion and tenderness over the right trapezius muscle. You diagnose a somatic dysfunction involving the clavicle. Which osteopathic technique would best address this dysfunction?

Accepted Answer

Muscle energy technique

Answer

High-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA)

Answer

Balanced ligamentous tension (BLT)

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Myofascial release (MFR)

Question 3

A 60-year-old woman with a history of migraines reports new-onset headaches following a neck strain. She describes the pain as occipital and reports tenderness over the occiput. Which cranial dysfunction is most likely contributing to her symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Occipitoatlantal (OA) dysfunction

Answer

Temporal bone dysfunction

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Sphenoid bone dysfunction

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Parietal bone dysfunction

Question 4

A 28-year-old runner presents with right-sided hip pain after training for a marathon. Examination reveals tenderness over the greater trochanter and a positive Ober’s test. What osteopathic diagnosis is most likely?

Accepted Answer

Iliotibial (IT) band syndrome

Answer

Piriformis syndrome

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Sacral torsion

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Psoas syndrome

Question 5

A 50-year-old man presents with symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). You decide to apply osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to improve autonomic tone. Which ganglion should you primarily target?

Accepted Answer

Celiac ganglion

Answer

Superior cervical ganglion

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Superior mesenteric ganglion

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Inferior mesenteric ganglion

A 32-year-old woman presents with chronic low back pain.On physical examination, you note hypertonicity of the paraspinal muscles at L3-L5 and a positive standing flexion test on the right.What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 32-year-old woman presents with chronic low back pain.
On physical examination, you note hypertonicity of the paraspinal muscles at L3-L5 and a positive standing flexion test on the right.
What is the most likely diagnosis?