OCS prep Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
AAA risk factors Correct Answers Male, hx of smoking, HBP,
CAD, atherosclerosis, age over 60
Aberrant patterns seen in capsular TMJ issues Correct Answers
C curve and S curve (S curve can also be disc)
Altman criteria hip OA Correct Answers Squatting aggravating,
active hip flexion causes lateral hip pain, scour with adduction
lateral hip or groin pain, active hip extension causes pain,
passive IR <25 deg
Amount of joint space narrowing in hip OA Correct Answers
Mod <2.5, severe <1.5 mm space
Ankle and knee ROM required at terminal stance Correct
Answers 10 deg DF & 0 deg knee ext, 60 deg knee flex at initial
swing
Ankle sprains that will respond to manual and exercise Correct
Answers Symptoms worse in standing, worse in PM, navicular
drop > 5mm, distal tibfib hypomobility
Anterior branch of obturator innervates? Correct Answers
Adductor longus & gracilis, sensation to medial thigh
Axonotmesis Correct Answers Class 2 peripheral nerve injury.
Nerve is not completely severed, regeneration is possible at
1mm per day or 3cm per month
,B level interventions achilles tendonitis Correct Answers laser
& ionto
Bassett's lesion Correct Answers Entrapment of lateral
antebrachial cutaneous nerve. Only sensation, on anterior radial
aspect of forearm. Don't confuse for c6 radic
Best meds for Ankylosing Spondylitis Correct Answers
NSAIDs-naproxen
Best test to confirm cervicogenic headache Correct Answers
Cervical flexion rotation test
Best tests to diagnose biceps pathology Correct Answers Bear
hug Sn .79 & upper cut Sn .73
Best tests to diagnose SLAP tear Correct Answers Active
compression or anterior apprehension maneuver & jobe
relocation tests
Best treatment for carpal tunnel Correct Answers Surgery is
superior to splinting
Best treatment for neck pain with radiating pain Correct
Answers Upper quarter & nerve mobilization procedures
C level interventions achilles tendonitis Correct Answers
orthotics, stretching, night splints
C3 nerve root myotome Correct Answers Cervical flexion, side
bending, rotation
, Canadian cspine dangerous mechanisms Correct Answers Fall
>3ft, axial load to head, mvc >100km/62mph, bicycle collision,
motorized recreational vehicle accident
Canadian cspine high risk, need xrays Correct Answers >65,
dangerous mechanism, paresthesias in extremities
Cancers that metastasize to bone Correct Answers PB KTL
Prostrate, breast, kidney, thyroid, lung
Carpal tunnel CPR Correct Answers Shaking hands to relieve
symptoms, wrist ratio > .67, symptom severity scale >1.9,
diminished sensation in thumb, age > 45
Causes of secondary knee OA Correct Answers Acromegaly,
hyperparathyroidism, rickets
Cervical arterial screenjng Correct Answers BMI/BP-
atherosclerosis is risk
Umn testing, CNs, upper cervical ligamentous testing, pre
manipulative testing, functional prescreening
Cervical manip for neck pain Correct Answers Symptoms less
than 38 days, positive expectation, side to side rotation
difference of >10 deg, pain with PAs of mid cervical spine. 3
present LR 13.5
Cervical myelopathy CPR Correct Answers Ataxic gait, +
hoffman's, + babinski's, +inverted supinator sign, age >45. 3
present LR 31
AAA risk factors Correct Answers Male, hx of smoking, HBP,
CAD, atherosclerosis, age over 60
Aberrant patterns seen in capsular TMJ issues Correct Answers
C curve and S curve (S curve can also be disc)
Altman criteria hip OA Correct Answers Squatting aggravating,
active hip flexion causes lateral hip pain, scour with adduction
lateral hip or groin pain, active hip extension causes pain,
passive IR <25 deg
Amount of joint space narrowing in hip OA Correct Answers
Mod <2.5, severe <1.5 mm space
Ankle and knee ROM required at terminal stance Correct
Answers 10 deg DF & 0 deg knee ext, 60 deg knee flex at initial
swing
Ankle sprains that will respond to manual and exercise Correct
Answers Symptoms worse in standing, worse in PM, navicular
drop > 5mm, distal tibfib hypomobility
Anterior branch of obturator innervates? Correct Answers
Adductor longus & gracilis, sensation to medial thigh
Axonotmesis Correct Answers Class 2 peripheral nerve injury.
Nerve is not completely severed, regeneration is possible at
1mm per day or 3cm per month
,B level interventions achilles tendonitis Correct Answers laser
& ionto
Bassett's lesion Correct Answers Entrapment of lateral
antebrachial cutaneous nerve. Only sensation, on anterior radial
aspect of forearm. Don't confuse for c6 radic
Best meds for Ankylosing Spondylitis Correct Answers
NSAIDs-naproxen
Best test to confirm cervicogenic headache Correct Answers
Cervical flexion rotation test
Best tests to diagnose biceps pathology Correct Answers Bear
hug Sn .79 & upper cut Sn .73
Best tests to diagnose SLAP tear Correct Answers Active
compression or anterior apprehension maneuver & jobe
relocation tests
Best treatment for carpal tunnel Correct Answers Surgery is
superior to splinting
Best treatment for neck pain with radiating pain Correct
Answers Upper quarter & nerve mobilization procedures
C level interventions achilles tendonitis Correct Answers
orthotics, stretching, night splints
C3 nerve root myotome Correct Answers Cervical flexion, side
bending, rotation
, Canadian cspine dangerous mechanisms Correct Answers Fall
>3ft, axial load to head, mvc >100km/62mph, bicycle collision,
motorized recreational vehicle accident
Canadian cspine high risk, need xrays Correct Answers >65,
dangerous mechanism, paresthesias in extremities
Cancers that metastasize to bone Correct Answers PB KTL
Prostrate, breast, kidney, thyroid, lung
Carpal tunnel CPR Correct Answers Shaking hands to relieve
symptoms, wrist ratio > .67, symptom severity scale >1.9,
diminished sensation in thumb, age > 45
Causes of secondary knee OA Correct Answers Acromegaly,
hyperparathyroidism, rickets
Cervical arterial screenjng Correct Answers BMI/BP-
atherosclerosis is risk
Umn testing, CNs, upper cervical ligamentous testing, pre
manipulative testing, functional prescreening
Cervical manip for neck pain Correct Answers Symptoms less
than 38 days, positive expectation, side to side rotation
difference of >10 deg, pain with PAs of mid cervical spine. 3
present LR 13.5
Cervical myelopathy CPR Correct Answers Ataxic gait, +
hoffman's, + babinski's, +inverted supinator sign, age >45. 3
present LR 31
