NBCE PT BOARDS REVIEW QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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What is the formula for calculating target heart rate? Ans✓✓✓ (((220-
age) - resting HR) x heart rate range from .6-.9) + resting HR)
What HR range do you use to calculate target HR for a couch potato or
post MI patient? Ans✓✓✓ .6
What HR range do you use to calculate target HR for a well trained
athlete? Ans✓✓✓ .9
What HR range do you use to calculate target HR for a normal patient?
Ans✓✓✓ .75
How does target HR vary for older patients? Ans✓✓✓ It will be lower.
How does target HR differ for athletic patients? Ans✓✓✓ It will be
higher.
Which of the following does not effect target HR?
A) BPM
B) Resting HR
C) BP
,D) Activity Level Ans✓✓✓ C) BP
What type of exercises are Williams exercises? Ans✓✓✓ Flexion
What exercises are best for general low back pain? Ans✓✓✓ Williams
What type of exercises are McKenzie exercises? Ans✓✓✓ Extension
What are some contraindications for McKenzie exercises? Ans✓✓✓
Spondy, Bastrocks, Facet Syndrome
What exercise is best for an acute disc? Ans✓✓✓ McKenzie
What exercise is second best for an acute disc? Ans✓✓✓ Williams
The activities in Williams exercises are geared towards doing what?
Ans✓✓✓ Reducing lumbar lordosis
The premise behind Williams exercises states that the cause of most low
back pain is through what activity? Ans✓✓✓ Walking upright in a
straight position.
,According to Williams what is a normal posture? Ans✓✓✓ Knees bent
and torso slightly bent forward.
At what height from the ground does the iliopsoas engage? Ans✓✓✓ 6"
According to Williams exercises most back pain is caused by a
weakness in what muscle group? Ans✓✓✓ Abdominals
How are the hamstrings most commonly described in comparison to the
quadriceps? Ans✓✓✓ Tight and weak
What are the first three Williams Flexion Exercises? Ans✓✓✓ Crunch,
Pelvic Tilt/Rocks, Hamstring Stretch
What muscle does the Pelvic Tilt exercise work to strengthen? Ans✓✓✓
Glute Max
What are the three types of pain syndromes? Ans✓✓✓ Postural,
Dysfunction, Derangement
Describe a postural pain syndrome. Ans✓✓✓ End range stress of
normal structures
, Describe dysfunction pain syndrome. Ans✓✓✓ End range stress leading
to contracted or adherent structures
Describe deranged pain syndrome. Ans✓✓✓ Anatomical disruption or
displacement of structure "herniated disc"
What is the plyometric formula? Ans✓✓✓ Force x Speed = Power
What is the muscle pattern seen with plyometric exercises? Ans✓✓✓
Concentric, Eccentric, Concentric
Which movements are considered plyometric exercises? Ans✓✓✓
Jumps, Hops, Bounds, Box Drills, Depth Jumps
What is the name of the pre-stretch countermovement seen with
plyometric exercise? Ans✓✓✓ Stretch-Shortening Cycle
What are the three phases of the Stretch-Shortening Cycle? Ans✓✓✓
Eccentric, Amortization, Concentric
What are the signs of an acute injury? Ans✓✓✓ Redness, Heat,
Swelling, Pain
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What is the formula for calculating target heart rate? Ans✓✓✓ (((220-
age) - resting HR) x heart rate range from .6-.9) + resting HR)
What HR range do you use to calculate target HR for a couch potato or
post MI patient? Ans✓✓✓ .6
What HR range do you use to calculate target HR for a well trained
athlete? Ans✓✓✓ .9
What HR range do you use to calculate target HR for a normal patient?
Ans✓✓✓ .75
How does target HR vary for older patients? Ans✓✓✓ It will be lower.
How does target HR differ for athletic patients? Ans✓✓✓ It will be
higher.
Which of the following does not effect target HR?
A) BPM
B) Resting HR
C) BP
,D) Activity Level Ans✓✓✓ C) BP
What type of exercises are Williams exercises? Ans✓✓✓ Flexion
What exercises are best for general low back pain? Ans✓✓✓ Williams
What type of exercises are McKenzie exercises? Ans✓✓✓ Extension
What are some contraindications for McKenzie exercises? Ans✓✓✓
Spondy, Bastrocks, Facet Syndrome
What exercise is best for an acute disc? Ans✓✓✓ McKenzie
What exercise is second best for an acute disc? Ans✓✓✓ Williams
The activities in Williams exercises are geared towards doing what?
Ans✓✓✓ Reducing lumbar lordosis
The premise behind Williams exercises states that the cause of most low
back pain is through what activity? Ans✓✓✓ Walking upright in a
straight position.
,According to Williams what is a normal posture? Ans✓✓✓ Knees bent
and torso slightly bent forward.
At what height from the ground does the iliopsoas engage? Ans✓✓✓ 6"
According to Williams exercises most back pain is caused by a
weakness in what muscle group? Ans✓✓✓ Abdominals
How are the hamstrings most commonly described in comparison to the
quadriceps? Ans✓✓✓ Tight and weak
What are the first three Williams Flexion Exercises? Ans✓✓✓ Crunch,
Pelvic Tilt/Rocks, Hamstring Stretch
What muscle does the Pelvic Tilt exercise work to strengthen? Ans✓✓✓
Glute Max
What are the three types of pain syndromes? Ans✓✓✓ Postural,
Dysfunction, Derangement
Describe a postural pain syndrome. Ans✓✓✓ End range stress of
normal structures
, Describe dysfunction pain syndrome. Ans✓✓✓ End range stress leading
to contracted or adherent structures
Describe deranged pain syndrome. Ans✓✓✓ Anatomical disruption or
displacement of structure "herniated disc"
What is the plyometric formula? Ans✓✓✓ Force x Speed = Power
What is the muscle pattern seen with plyometric exercises? Ans✓✓✓
Concentric, Eccentric, Concentric
Which movements are considered plyometric exercises? Ans✓✓✓
Jumps, Hops, Bounds, Box Drills, Depth Jumps
What is the name of the pre-stretch countermovement seen with
plyometric exercise? Ans✓✓✓ Stretch-Shortening Cycle
What are the three phases of the Stretch-Shortening Cycle? Ans✓✓✓
Eccentric, Amortization, Concentric
What are the signs of an acute injury? Ans✓✓✓ Redness, Heat,
Swelling, Pain
