1. Pediatric Sinus Drainage OMT Module
American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
Robert Hostoffer, DO,FACOP, FAAP
edited by
Eric Hegybeli, DO, FACOP

2. Background:
Andrew Taylor Still, was born in Virginia in 1828, the son of a Methodist minister and physician. At an early age, Still decided to follow in his father's footsteps as a physician. After studying medicine and serving an apprenticeship under his father, Still became a licensed M.D. in the state of Missouri. Later, in the early 1860's, he completed additional coursework at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Kansas City, Missouri. He went on to serve as a surgeon in the Union Army during the Civil War.

3. Background:
After the Civil War and following the death of three of his children from spinal meningitis in 1864, Still concluded that the orthodox medical practices of his day were frequently ineffective, and sometimes harmful. He devoted the next ten years of his life to studying the human body and finding better ways to treat disease.

4. Background:
His research and clinical observations led him to believe that the musculoskeletal system played a vital role in health and disease and that the body contained all of the elements needed to maintain health, if properly stimulated. Still believed that by correcting problems in the body's structure, through the use of manual techniques now known as osteopathic manipulative treatment, the body's ability to function and to heal itself could be greatly improved. He also promoted the idea of preventive medicine and endorsed the philosophy that physicians should focus on treating the whole patient, rather than just the disease.

5. Toddler and Children OMT

6. Review Sinus Anatomy

7. Review Anatomy of Ear

8. Respiratory System: Otitis Media
Goals & Considerations
Encourage proper Eustachian tube mechanics
Tube positioning
Promote drainage of the middle ear via lymphatic channels
Central drainage
Acute Otitis Media (AOM)
The use of osteopathic manipulative treatment as adjuvant therapy in children with recurrent acute otitis media. Mills MV, Henley CE, Barnes LL, Carreiro JE, Degenhardt BF. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med Sep;157(9):861-6.

9. Eustachian tube difference

10. Hands-On Approach Treating Otitis Media
Treatment Options
Thoracic Muscular Assessment and Treatment
Thoracic Inlet/Outlet Release (emphasizing the right side, which drains the entire head and neck)
Occipitoatlantal (OA) Release
Rib Raising (T1-4)
Chapman’s Points
Auricular Drainage Technique
Mandibular Drainage of Galbreath
Miller Thoracic Pump
Contraindications: Rib fracture and dislocation, malignancy of lymphatic system
Relative Contraindications: Decreased cough reflex

11. Respiratory System: Pharyngitis
Goals & Considerations
Improve venous and lymphatic drainage
Promote arterial blood flow
Normalize cranial and spinal nerve afferents and efferents affecting function of the throat*
Relieve pain
* It is important to note that most of the cranial nerves which innervate the pharynx pass through the suboccipital area

12. Hands-On Approach Treating Pharyngitis
Treatment Options
Cervical & Thoracic Muscular Assessment and Treatment
Thoracic Inlet/Outlet Release
OA Release
Rib Raising (T1-4)
Chapman’s Points
Cervical Chain Drainage
Miller Thoracic Pump
Contraindications: Rib fracture and dislocation, malignancy of lymphatic system
Relative Contraindications: Decreased cough reflex

13. Hands-on Sinus Drainage Techniques

14. Sinus Effleurage
To effleurage is to move in a stroking massage movement to move lymphatic fluids. Excessive mucus production, and decrease of cilliary motility can all be modified using effleurage. Effleurage will promote lymphatic drainage in both allergic or infective pathology. Effleurage of the anterior cervical chain towards each lymphatic duct and ultimately the heart will eventually promote health.

15. Positioning
The patient is supine. With repetitive strokes, the thumbs are brought across the frontal maxillary sinuses from medial to lateral finishing at a point near the ear lobes. The thumbs should be used to milk the lymphatic fluid down the anterior aspect of the sternocleidomastoid muscle belly along the anterior cervical lymphatic chain towards the heart. Repeat this technique for complete drainage.

17. Demonstrate the procedure on patient in front of director

19. Demonstrate the procedure on patient in front of director

21. Demonstrate the procedure on patient in front of director

22. Demonstrate the procedure on patient in front of director

23. Mandibular Drainage of Galbreath
A passive soft tissue technique is used to induce jaw motion to create increased drainage of middle ear and tonsillar areas via the eustachian tube and lymphatics. This technique can be used for chronic otitis media.

24. Positioning
The patient is supine and the dcotor is behind patient, while stabilizing the head and placing traction on the mandible. With a “pumping action,” the fascia of the eustachian tube via the mandible is brought anteriorly and medially across the face a short distance, multiple times on each side of the head. The procedure is done for 30 seconds on each side for up to three times a day.

26. Demonstrate the procedure on patient in front of director

27. Ear Pull Technique
A gentle bilateral ear pull will help mobilize the underlying fascia and the temporal bones. The physician will notice that one side may be less mobile and may require longer to feel a release. The side that is more medial often correlates with an internally rotated temporal bone.

28. Positioning
The patient is supine. The doctor is behind the patient. A gentle force is applied to the bilateral pinnae until the pinnae becomes more mobile. The earpull is helpful in infants but may not be useful in children that are moving around.

30. Demonstrate the procedure on patient in front of director

31. Chapman’s Reflexes Discovered by Frank Chapman, D.O.,
Chapman's Reflexes are painful palpated points located all over the body.
These reflexes are clinically useful in three principal ways:
1) for diagnosis,
2) for influencing the motion of fluids, mostly lymph, and
3) for influencing visceral (organ) function through the nervous system.

32. Innervation Table Organ/System Parasympathetic Sympathetic
Ant. Chapman's
Post. Chapman's
EENT
Cr Nerves (III, VII, IX, X)
T1-T4
T1-4, 2nd ICS
Suboccipital
Heart
Vagus (CN X)
T1-4 on L, T2-3
T3 sp process
Respiratory
T2-T7
3rd & 4th ICS
T3-5 sp process
Esophagus
T2-T8
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Foregut
T5-T9 (Greater Splanchnic)
Stomach
5th-6th ICS on L
T6-7 on L
Liver
Rib 5 on R
T5-6
Gallbladder
Rib 6 on R T6
Spleen
Rib 7 on L T7
Pancreas
T5-T9 (Greater Splanchnic), T9-T12 (Lesser Splanchnic)
Rib 7 on R
Midgut
Thoracic Splanchnics (Lesser)
Small Intestine
T9-T11 (Lesser Splanchnic)
Ribs 9-11
T8-10
Appendix
 T12
Tip of 12th Rib
T11-12 on R
Hindgut
Pelvic Splanchnics (S2-4)
Lumbar (Least) Splanchnics
Ascending Colon
 Vagus (CN X)
T9-T11 (Lesser Splanchnic)
R hip
T10-11
Transverse Colon
Near Knees
Descending Colon
Pelvic Splanchnic (S2-4)
Least Splanchnic
L hip
T12-L2
Colon & Rectum
Pelvic Splanchnics (S2-4)
T8-L2

33. Print out the answer sheet to use with the following questions.

34. Circle the correct answer and review with director:
Question1: A, B, C, D, E.
Question2: A, B, C, D, E.
Question3: A, B, C, D, E.

35. Post Test
A 2 day old male is seen in the newborn nursery for initial examination. The nurses note that the newborn is having difficulty nursing and latching onto mother’s nipple. Which procedure would be the most appropriate for this patient:
A. Ear pull tugging
B. Mandibular Drainage of Galbreath
C. Occipital release
D. Sinus Effleurage
E. Maxillary release

36. A 2 year old male presents for chronic otitis media with effusions
A 2 year old male presents for chronic otitis media with effusions. At the present visit he has no active infection but as bilateral effusions. Which procedure would be most appropriate:
A. Occipital-temporal release
B. Cervical HVLA
C. Mandibular Drainage of Galbreath
D. Cranio-sacral maneuvers
E. Sinus Effleurage

37. A 18 year old female presents to your office with pressure and pain over the face. The patient is afebrile without evidence of infection. These symptoms have been present for 2 years and worsens with change of seasons. The most appropriate osteopathic treatment would be:
A. Mandibular drainage of Galbreath
B. Ear pull tugging
C. Sinus Effleurage
D. HVLA to the thorax
E. Occipital release

38. Certificate of Completion
I, _________________________, successfully completed the Pediatric OMT Module on __ __ 20__
Signatures:
Pediatric Resident ____________________
Pediatric Residency Director____________
( Please print and give to program director.)

39. Congratulations