CMTBC Review Questions With A+ Graded Answers 2026
How does active listening during a health history interview support paient centered care?
a. Keeps the patent's answers direct and brief
b. Allows the therapist to be in control of the conversa,on
c. Allows the patient to tell the therapist everything they need to know
d. Ensures the therapist understands the patient's needs for treatment
d. Ensures the therapist understands the patients needs for treatment
A patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus complains of difficulty walking and numbness
in their feet that is getting worse. Which of the following assessments is most appropriate to
determine the therapist's next steps?
a. Gait assessment
b. Range of motion in the lower limb
c. Assess muscle strength in lower leg
d. Neurological examination of the lower leg
d. Neurological examination of the lower leg
A postural scan shows a scoliotic curve that disappears when the patient flexes forward. Which
is the best description of this scoliosis?
a. Functional
b. Structural
c. Idiopathic
d. Asymmetric
a. Functional
Which is the intended outcome of a cold application to a contusion?
a. Increase circulation
b. Increase perspiration
c. Decrease inflammation
d. Decrease hypertonicity
c. Decrease inflammation
, Which assessment must be included for a pregnant patient complaining of severe headache in
addition to swollen hands and feet?
a. Blood pressure
b. Pitted edema test
c. Girth measurement
d. Cervical range of motion
a. Blood pressure
During an initial assessment of a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis, how would the
therapist safely assess functional limitations in their hand and fingers?
a. Perform a paper pinch test
b. Ask about their ability to button clothing and hand write
c. Perform ligamentous stress test to the hands and fingers
d. Assess passive range of motion with over pressure to the joints
b. Ask about their ability to button clothing and hand write
Of the techniques listed below, which may directly increase mobility of a healed appendectomy
scar?
a. Skin rolling near and over scar
b. Frictions to right iliacus muscle
c. Passive range of motion of hip joints
d. Ischemic compression to abdominal muscles
a. Skin rolling near and over scar
To differentiate hip flexor muscle length, the therapist asks a patient to lie supine with their
pelvis at the edge of the massage table and their right knee held close to their chest. They are
instructed to allow their left hip to passively extend. If the left thigh is unable to drop below the
level of the table, which muscle does this indicate is shortened?
a. Iliopsoas
b. Pectineus
c. Rectus femoris
d. Tensor fascia latae
a. Iliopsoas
How does active listening during a health history interview support paient centered care?
a. Keeps the patent's answers direct and brief
b. Allows the therapist to be in control of the conversa,on
c. Allows the patient to tell the therapist everything they need to know
d. Ensures the therapist understands the patient's needs for treatment
d. Ensures the therapist understands the patients needs for treatment
A patient diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus complains of difficulty walking and numbness
in their feet that is getting worse. Which of the following assessments is most appropriate to
determine the therapist's next steps?
a. Gait assessment
b. Range of motion in the lower limb
c. Assess muscle strength in lower leg
d. Neurological examination of the lower leg
d. Neurological examination of the lower leg
A postural scan shows a scoliotic curve that disappears when the patient flexes forward. Which
is the best description of this scoliosis?
a. Functional
b. Structural
c. Idiopathic
d. Asymmetric
a. Functional
Which is the intended outcome of a cold application to a contusion?
a. Increase circulation
b. Increase perspiration
c. Decrease inflammation
d. Decrease hypertonicity
c. Decrease inflammation
, Which assessment must be included for a pregnant patient complaining of severe headache in
addition to swollen hands and feet?
a. Blood pressure
b. Pitted edema test
c. Girth measurement
d. Cervical range of motion
a. Blood pressure
During an initial assessment of a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis, how would the
therapist safely assess functional limitations in their hand and fingers?
a. Perform a paper pinch test
b. Ask about their ability to button clothing and hand write
c. Perform ligamentous stress test to the hands and fingers
d. Assess passive range of motion with over pressure to the joints
b. Ask about their ability to button clothing and hand write
Of the techniques listed below, which may directly increase mobility of a healed appendectomy
scar?
a. Skin rolling near and over scar
b. Frictions to right iliacus muscle
c. Passive range of motion of hip joints
d. Ischemic compression to abdominal muscles
a. Skin rolling near and over scar
To differentiate hip flexor muscle length, the therapist asks a patient to lie supine with their
pelvis at the edge of the massage table and their right knee held close to their chest. They are
instructed to allow their left hip to passively extend. If the left thigh is unable to drop below the
level of the table, which muscle does this indicate is shortened?
a. Iliopsoas
b. Pectineus
c. Rectus femoris
d. Tensor fascia latae
a. Iliopsoas
