What is the positive sign of a Thompson's test?
Absence of plantar flexion when the calf is squeezed
By placing your client's hip into passive forced extension, adduction and external
rotation, you are effectively stretching which muscle?
Tensor fasciae latae (TFL)
What is the main intended effect during the controlled motion phase?
Return to normal activities that do not exacerbate symptoms
Which of the following sets of techniques is indicated on the convex side of the scoliotic
curvature?
Isometric contractions, tapotement
Which of the following techniques can be used to decrease muscle spasm?
A. Reciprocal inhibition
Active resisted flexion of the torso will strengthen ______________.
A. abdominals
Which of the following muscles require treatment for flaccidity on a client with Bell's palsy?
Buccinator, orbicularis oris
Which of the following techniques treat subdeltoid bursitis in the chronic stage?
Skin rolling, fascial stretching
Which of the following sets of techniques are appropriate two weeks after cast removal?
Vibrations, light stroking
What is the main cause of radial nerve compression?
Lateral epicondylitis
Which of the following statements describes both Erb's and Klumpke's paralysis?
Overstretching injury of the brachial plexus
Which of the following sets of muscle will demonstrate flaccidity on a client with carpal
tunnel syndrome
,Abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis
Which of the following sets of passive movements will stretch the flexor compartment of the
forearm?
Wrist extension, elbow extension
Which of the following techniques treat a peripheral contracture on a client with chronic
osteoarthritis?
Fascial stretching, muscle stripping
A health history form must contain the following information:
Current medication
Performing a chin-up exercise will strengthen your client's:
Latissimus dorsi
Which of the following closely describes the performance of the Valsalva orthopedic test?
Ask your client to bear down as if forcing a bowel movement
Which of the following stretching techniques is not considered to be an active inhibition
technique?
Passive angular
What is a natural opening in a bone through which nerves, blood vessels and ligaments pass?
Foramen
Which of the following statements is an example of a closed ended question?
When did the accident happen?
Which of the following techniques are indicated for treatment of intercostal neuralgia in the
chronic stage?
A. Thoracic traction, internal costal stretching
Which of the following statements is an example of pain intensity?
The pain is mild most of the time
Which muscle are you stretching by placing your client's GH joint into 90 degrees abduction,
and 90 degrees lateral rotation, and then applying a passive forced lateral flexion?
A. Pectoralis major
, Which of the following types of cartilage is most commonly found covering the articular
surfaces of long bones?
Hyaline cartilage
A massage therapist is also a certified reflexologist. The policy on receipts for alternate
therapies states that:
The receipt must indicate that the fee was received for reflexology
Patellar tendonitis can cause symptoms such as trigger points and contracture in this muscle:
Quadriceps
What type of information is not included in a health history form?
A. Assessment result
Which of the following condition on the health history form constitutes a primary
complaint within the Scope of Practice?
Pain in the lower back
he tissue rhythmically being plucked between the thumb and fingertips of both hands
describes which tapotement techniques?
Pinching
Which of the following statement is an example of pain onset?
It began yesterday when I fell suddenly
relationship between client and practitioner that is focused on the well-being of the client
and is contractual is known as a ___________________.
Professional therapeutic relationship
An electric moist heat pad is also known as a:
Thermophore
Which of the following motions will most effectively strengthen the middle fibres of your
client's deltoid muscle?
GH abduction
For the effectiveness of a massage, a comfortable balance of communication from both the
client and the massage therapist is: