AMTA MASSAGE THERAPY (2) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
During an intake assessment, a client complains of a spinning, nausea, and dizzying sensation
when he rolls from lying on his left side to his right side. What condition may he have?
A. Parkinsons' disease
B. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
C. Vertigo
D. Whiplash - ANS C. Vertigo
Which of the following is a neurologic condition in which a client experiences noise in the ear
that may include ringing, buzzing, or clicking sounds?
A. Tinnitus
B. Dyskinesia
C. Dystonia
D. Vertigo - ANS A. Tinnitus
Fill in the blank: A client was walking into the clinic and fell on her right shoulder. She reports
mild pain in the shoulder but continues to state, "I'm fine." Upon further assessment, the
therapist is unable to find a brachial or radial pulse on the right side and notes coolness in the
right upper extremity. No other deformities were found. The therapist should ____________.
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,A. continue with the massage but avoid the shoulder and right upper extremity
B. immediately send the client to her physician
C. immediately send the patient home and instruct her to use heat on her shoulder
D. continue with the massage as usual and apply heat to the right upper extremity - ANS B.
immediately send the client to her physician
A football player sustained a sprain of his MCL and joint capsule several days ago. He has
stiffness, swelling, and pain in his knee. What would be the most effective treatment?
A. Passive range of motion without pain, gentle compression/decompression
B. Passive range of motion with mild pain, manual pressure to the joint capsule
C. Passive range of motion without pain, friction massage
D. Active range of motion with mild pain, stretching - ANS A. Passive range of motion without
pain, gentle compression/decompression
If you notice that a client's alignment is faulty, with deviations in the frontal plane, what are you
visually assessing?
A. The client's restrictive range of motion
B. The client's basic balance
C. The client's posture
D. The client's walking pattern - ANS C. The client's posture
A client with cerebral palsy has been having significant pain in the thoracic area. When would
this person have developed cerebral palsy?
A. During, shortly before, or shortly after birth
B. After a heart condition developed when he was in his 80s
C. Before, during, or after puberty
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,D. After a blow to the head when he was 26 years old - ANS A. During, shortly before, or
shortly after birth
Cerebral palsy is a condition that occurs as a result of brain damage in the infant brain
A client visits a massage therapy clinic 20 days after a fall on his bicycle. He saw his doctor
immediately afterward and has been cleared of serious pathology. He has been having some
shoulder pain as a result of the fall and has a large cut over his shoulder that is closed; a scar
has begun to form at the site of the injury.
What is the best treatment strategy for this client?
A. Cross-friction mobilization of the scar, stretching of the shoulder into flexion and abduction
B. Friction mobilization of the scar away from the injury site, passive range of motion of the
shoulder only in the range of 20 to 90 degrees of flexion
C. Light mobilization of the scar in the direction of the fibers, active and passive range of motion
of the shoulder from 20 degrees of flexion to 90 degrees
D. Cross-friction mobilization of the scar and resisted range of motion of the shoulder into 180
degrees of flexion - ANS C. Light mobilization of the scar in the direction of the fibers, active
and passive range of motion of the shoulder from 20 degrees of flexion to 90 degrees
Which of the following is not part of a normal gait sequence?
A. The foot easily clears the floor during the leg swing
B. Following the heel strike, the weight rolls to the outside of the arch
C. Achieving heel strike at initiation of stance phase
D. The ipsilateral arm moves forward during the leg swing - ANS D. The ipsilateral arm moves
forward during the leg swing
An athlete is running and suddenly steps on an unexpected rock and rolls her ankle, which
results in immediate pain. What system does this predominantly activate?
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, A. Parasympathetic nervous system
B. Enteric nervous system
C. Central nervous system
D. Sympathetic nervous system - ANS D. Sympathetic nervous system
If a client has been drinking alcohol, you can smell it with your:
A. Auditory sense
B. Intuitive sense
C. Olfactory sense
D. Energetic sense - ANS C. Olfactory sense
When working with a client, a massage therapist notices his client is very nervous, breathing
heavily, and seems anxious. When asked how she is feeling, the client states she feels nervous
and anxious but cannot figure out why. What type of anxiety is this?
A. Exogenous
B. Reactive
C. Endogenous
D. Social - ANS C. Endogenous
A therapist is working with a baseball player. The client has previously stated that his goal is to
stay mobile in his shoulder so that he can keep pitching. The therapist has been stretching the
shoulder into 195 degrees of flexion. However, the client feels he has not been progressing.
What should the therapist consider next?
A. Immediately stop stretching into flexion, but add in contract-relax techniques to improve
shoulder flexion
B. Immediately stop stretching into flexion since he is already hypermobile
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
During an intake assessment, a client complains of a spinning, nausea, and dizzying sensation
when he rolls from lying on his left side to his right side. What condition may he have?
A. Parkinsons' disease
B. Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
C. Vertigo
D. Whiplash - ANS C. Vertigo
Which of the following is a neurologic condition in which a client experiences noise in the ear
that may include ringing, buzzing, or clicking sounds?
A. Tinnitus
B. Dyskinesia
C. Dystonia
D. Vertigo - ANS A. Tinnitus
Fill in the blank: A client was walking into the clinic and fell on her right shoulder. She reports
mild pain in the shoulder but continues to state, "I'm fine." Upon further assessment, the
therapist is unable to find a brachial or radial pulse on the right side and notes coolness in the
right upper extremity. No other deformities were found. The therapist should ____________.
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,A. continue with the massage but avoid the shoulder and right upper extremity
B. immediately send the client to her physician
C. immediately send the patient home and instruct her to use heat on her shoulder
D. continue with the massage as usual and apply heat to the right upper extremity - ANS B.
immediately send the client to her physician
A football player sustained a sprain of his MCL and joint capsule several days ago. He has
stiffness, swelling, and pain in his knee. What would be the most effective treatment?
A. Passive range of motion without pain, gentle compression/decompression
B. Passive range of motion with mild pain, manual pressure to the joint capsule
C. Passive range of motion without pain, friction massage
D. Active range of motion with mild pain, stretching - ANS A. Passive range of motion without
pain, gentle compression/decompression
If you notice that a client's alignment is faulty, with deviations in the frontal plane, what are you
visually assessing?
A. The client's restrictive range of motion
B. The client's basic balance
C. The client's posture
D. The client's walking pattern - ANS C. The client's posture
A client with cerebral palsy has been having significant pain in the thoracic area. When would
this person have developed cerebral palsy?
A. During, shortly before, or shortly after birth
B. After a heart condition developed when he was in his 80s
C. Before, during, or after puberty
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,D. After a blow to the head when he was 26 years old - ANS A. During, shortly before, or
shortly after birth
Cerebral palsy is a condition that occurs as a result of brain damage in the infant brain
A client visits a massage therapy clinic 20 days after a fall on his bicycle. He saw his doctor
immediately afterward and has been cleared of serious pathology. He has been having some
shoulder pain as a result of the fall and has a large cut over his shoulder that is closed; a scar
has begun to form at the site of the injury.
What is the best treatment strategy for this client?
A. Cross-friction mobilization of the scar, stretching of the shoulder into flexion and abduction
B. Friction mobilization of the scar away from the injury site, passive range of motion of the
shoulder only in the range of 20 to 90 degrees of flexion
C. Light mobilization of the scar in the direction of the fibers, active and passive range of motion
of the shoulder from 20 degrees of flexion to 90 degrees
D. Cross-friction mobilization of the scar and resisted range of motion of the shoulder into 180
degrees of flexion - ANS C. Light mobilization of the scar in the direction of the fibers, active
and passive range of motion of the shoulder from 20 degrees of flexion to 90 degrees
Which of the following is not part of a normal gait sequence?
A. The foot easily clears the floor during the leg swing
B. Following the heel strike, the weight rolls to the outside of the arch
C. Achieving heel strike at initiation of stance phase
D. The ipsilateral arm moves forward during the leg swing - ANS D. The ipsilateral arm moves
forward during the leg swing
An athlete is running and suddenly steps on an unexpected rock and rolls her ankle, which
results in immediate pain. What system does this predominantly activate?
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, A. Parasympathetic nervous system
B. Enteric nervous system
C. Central nervous system
D. Sympathetic nervous system - ANS D. Sympathetic nervous system
If a client has been drinking alcohol, you can smell it with your:
A. Auditory sense
B. Intuitive sense
C. Olfactory sense
D. Energetic sense - ANS C. Olfactory sense
When working with a client, a massage therapist notices his client is very nervous, breathing
heavily, and seems anxious. When asked how she is feeling, the client states she feels nervous
and anxious but cannot figure out why. What type of anxiety is this?
A. Exogenous
B. Reactive
C. Endogenous
D. Social - ANS C. Endogenous
A therapist is working with a baseball player. The client has previously stated that his goal is to
stay mobile in his shoulder so that he can keep pitching. The therapist has been stretching the
shoulder into 195 degrees of flexion. However, the client feels he has not been progressing.
What should the therapist consider next?
A. Immediately stop stretching into flexion, but add in contract-relax techniques to improve
shoulder flexion
B. Immediately stop stretching into flexion since he is already hypermobile
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