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CORRECT CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026
FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The preferred shoe type opening for a patient with severe edema is:
A. Lace to toe
B. Velcro
C. Balmoral
D. Blucher. Answer: A. Lace to toe
⩥ What are the effects of hallux rigidus?
A. Abnormal gait patterns
B. Heel counter break down
C. Abnormal wear patterns of shoes
D. Development of medial heel bursitis
E. A & C. Answer: E. A & C
Abnormal gait patterns and abnormal wear patterns of shoes
,⩥ You receive a RX that says 1/2 inch heel elevation right foot. In doing
your assessment you observe that the left leg is shorter than the right.
What do you do?
A. Fill the Rx as written
B. Elevate the left shoe
C. Send the patient to an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation
D. Call the prescriber to discuss your findings. Answer: D. Call the
prescriber to discuss your findings
⩥ Patient presents with plantar fasciitis. Evaluating their history, you are
likely to see the condition in an individual with:
A. Increased dorsiflexion of the foot
B. Increased flatfoot
C. Increased tibia varus
D. Increased hammer toe deformity. Answer: B. Increased Flatfoot
⩥ A patient presents with a diagnosis of charcot arthropathy which is:
A. Neuropathy
B. Arthritis
C. Sciatica
,D. Hemiplegia. Answer: A. Neuropathy
⩥ Insertional Achilles tendonitis is located:
A. Inferior to the calcaneus
B. Superior to the calcaneus
C. Distal to the calcaneus
D. Anterior to the calcaneus. Answer: B. Superior to the calcaneus
⩥ Supination is:
A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion
B. Adduction/plantar flexion/eversion
C. Adduction/dorsiflexion/inversion
D.Abduction/dorsiflexion/inversion. Answer: A. Adduction/plantar
flexion/inversion
⩥ During a patient's assessment, observing feet while standing (weight
bearing) they persent with too many toes sign; what condition of the foot
do they have?
A. Collapsed midfoot
B. Hammer Toes
, C. Supinated foot
D. Charcot Marie Tooth. Answer: A. Collapsed midfoot
⩥ After wearing foot orthotics (3/4 length design) for 2 weeks, patient
complains that the foot orthotic is digging into the metatarsal heads; the
orthotic is probably:
A. Too long
B. Too short
C. Too narrow
D. Too wide. Answer: A. Too Long
⩥ For hallux rigidus, add the following modification to the foot insert:
A. Met pad
B. Cut out
C. Morton's extension
D. Cuboid wedge. Answer: C. Morton's extension
⩥ What is the difference between a positive cast and a negative cast for
orthotics?
A. The positive is based on the negative
CORRECT CERTIFICATION PAPER 2026
FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The preferred shoe type opening for a patient with severe edema is:
A. Lace to toe
B. Velcro
C. Balmoral
D. Blucher. Answer: A. Lace to toe
⩥ What are the effects of hallux rigidus?
A. Abnormal gait patterns
B. Heel counter break down
C. Abnormal wear patterns of shoes
D. Development of medial heel bursitis
E. A & C. Answer: E. A & C
Abnormal gait patterns and abnormal wear patterns of shoes
,⩥ You receive a RX that says 1/2 inch heel elevation right foot. In doing
your assessment you observe that the left leg is shorter than the right.
What do you do?
A. Fill the Rx as written
B. Elevate the left shoe
C. Send the patient to an orthopedic surgeon for further evaluation
D. Call the prescriber to discuss your findings. Answer: D. Call the
prescriber to discuss your findings
⩥ Patient presents with plantar fasciitis. Evaluating their history, you are
likely to see the condition in an individual with:
A. Increased dorsiflexion of the foot
B. Increased flatfoot
C. Increased tibia varus
D. Increased hammer toe deformity. Answer: B. Increased Flatfoot
⩥ A patient presents with a diagnosis of charcot arthropathy which is:
A. Neuropathy
B. Arthritis
C. Sciatica
,D. Hemiplegia. Answer: A. Neuropathy
⩥ Insertional Achilles tendonitis is located:
A. Inferior to the calcaneus
B. Superior to the calcaneus
C. Distal to the calcaneus
D. Anterior to the calcaneus. Answer: B. Superior to the calcaneus
⩥ Supination is:
A. Adduction/plantar flexion/inversion
B. Adduction/plantar flexion/eversion
C. Adduction/dorsiflexion/inversion
D.Abduction/dorsiflexion/inversion. Answer: A. Adduction/plantar
flexion/inversion
⩥ During a patient's assessment, observing feet while standing (weight
bearing) they persent with too many toes sign; what condition of the foot
do they have?
A. Collapsed midfoot
B. Hammer Toes
, C. Supinated foot
D. Charcot Marie Tooth. Answer: A. Collapsed midfoot
⩥ After wearing foot orthotics (3/4 length design) for 2 weeks, patient
complains that the foot orthotic is digging into the metatarsal heads; the
orthotic is probably:
A. Too long
B. Too short
C. Too narrow
D. Too wide. Answer: A. Too Long
⩥ For hallux rigidus, add the following modification to the foot insert:
A. Met pad
B. Cut out
C. Morton's extension
D. Cuboid wedge. Answer: C. Morton's extension
⩥ What is the difference between a positive cast and a negative cast for
orthotics?
A. The positive is based on the negative
