MASSAGE & BODYWORK LICENSING EXAM
(MBLEX) STUDYGUIDE (FEDERATION OF
STATE MASDSAGE THERAPY BOARD (FSMTB)
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025
– 2026/MBLEX EXAM 4 (MASSAGE &
BODYWORK LICENSING)
A practitioner has recently passed the Massage & Bodywork Licensing
Examination (MBLEx). He immediately begins advertising himself as a
licensed practitioner. What step may have been overlooked by the
practitioner?
A. Completion of a background check
B. Application for a business license
C. Securing personal and professional liability insurance
D. Obtaining a massage license with his state jurisdiction - ANSWERS-D,
Obtaining a massage license with his state jurisdiction
A client tells a practitioner that she would like a light pressure massage.
During the session, the practitioner begins to perform medium to deep
strokes over a myofascial restriction in the back. The practitioner explains
,that the area needs to be "worked out." This is an example of what type of
violation?
A. Ethics
B. Confidentiality
C. Boundary
D. Scope of practice - ANSWERS-C, Boundary
What marketing tool provides free media exposure for a business?
A. Print advertising
B. Publicity
C. Radio advertising
D. Networking - ANSWERS-B, Publicity
Maintaining clear and updated documentation pertaining to a client's
treatment __________.
A. supports professional communication between colleagues.
B. is not necessary if the practitioner is an employee.
C. does not ensure the safety of the client.
D. allows the client to return for another treatment. - ANSWERS-A, supports
professional communication between colleagues
Which of the following best describes informed consent?
A. A form on which a client provides health information to the practitioner
performing the massage session
B. The most popular method of recording client and session information in
many health care professions
,C. An intake process that ensures in writing that the client agrees to the
nature and extent of the treatment
D. The requirement of a notary public's signature on a health history form -
ANSWERS-C, An intake process that ensures in writing that the client agrees
to the nature and extent of the treatment
Which of the following external forces is best used by the practitioner to
elongate soft tissue?
A. Twisting
B. Shearing
C. Compressive
D. Tensile - ANSWERS-D, Tensile
One component of proper body mechanics is to __________.
A. stabilize with the front foot while performing long strokes.
B. remain in a neutral position throughout the session.
C. utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight.
D. keep the feet and hips in a symmetric stance. - ANSWERS-C, utilize the
back foot to support the practitioner's weight
Which movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis?
A. Extension
B. Flexion
C. Rotation
D. Pronation - ANSWERS-B, Flexion
, The term pronator refers to which of the following characteristics of muscles?
A. Location
B. Action
C. Size
D. Shape - ANSWERS-B, Action
A term for an overuse condition that affects the anterior or posterior regions
of the lower leg is__________.
A. shin splints.
B. gout.
C. tarsal tunnel syndrome.
D. piriformis entrapment. - ANSWERS-A, shin splints
What component of the therapeutic relationship would the practitioner make
an effort to decrease, in order to encourage a client-centered connection?
A. Fiduciary relationship
B. Disclosure
C. Confidentiality
D. Power differential - ANSWERS-D, Power differential
A practitioner performing superficial strokes on a client creates what type of
effect?
A. Mechanical
B. Chemical
C. Reflexive
D. Thermal - ANSWERS-C, Reflexive
(MBLEX) STUDYGUIDE (FEDERATION OF
STATE MASDSAGE THERAPY BOARD (FSMTB)
PRACTICE EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED
ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025
– 2026/MBLEX EXAM 4 (MASSAGE &
BODYWORK LICENSING)
A practitioner has recently passed the Massage & Bodywork Licensing
Examination (MBLEx). He immediately begins advertising himself as a
licensed practitioner. What step may have been overlooked by the
practitioner?
A. Completion of a background check
B. Application for a business license
C. Securing personal and professional liability insurance
D. Obtaining a massage license with his state jurisdiction - ANSWERS-D,
Obtaining a massage license with his state jurisdiction
A client tells a practitioner that she would like a light pressure massage.
During the session, the practitioner begins to perform medium to deep
strokes over a myofascial restriction in the back. The practitioner explains
,that the area needs to be "worked out." This is an example of what type of
violation?
A. Ethics
B. Confidentiality
C. Boundary
D. Scope of practice - ANSWERS-C, Boundary
What marketing tool provides free media exposure for a business?
A. Print advertising
B. Publicity
C. Radio advertising
D. Networking - ANSWERS-B, Publicity
Maintaining clear and updated documentation pertaining to a client's
treatment __________.
A. supports professional communication between colleagues.
B. is not necessary if the practitioner is an employee.
C. does not ensure the safety of the client.
D. allows the client to return for another treatment. - ANSWERS-A, supports
professional communication between colleagues
Which of the following best describes informed consent?
A. A form on which a client provides health information to the practitioner
performing the massage session
B. The most popular method of recording client and session information in
many health care professions
,C. An intake process that ensures in writing that the client agrees to the
nature and extent of the treatment
D. The requirement of a notary public's signature on a health history form -
ANSWERS-C, An intake process that ensures in writing that the client agrees
to the nature and extent of the treatment
Which of the following external forces is best used by the practitioner to
elongate soft tissue?
A. Twisting
B. Shearing
C. Compressive
D. Tensile - ANSWERS-D, Tensile
One component of proper body mechanics is to __________.
A. stabilize with the front foot while performing long strokes.
B. remain in a neutral position throughout the session.
C. utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight.
D. keep the feet and hips in a symmetric stance. - ANSWERS-C, utilize the
back foot to support the practitioner's weight
Which movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis?
A. Extension
B. Flexion
C. Rotation
D. Pronation - ANSWERS-B, Flexion
, The term pronator refers to which of the following characteristics of muscles?
A. Location
B. Action
C. Size
D. Shape - ANSWERS-B, Action
A term for an overuse condition that affects the anterior or posterior regions
of the lower leg is__________.
A. shin splints.
B. gout.
C. tarsal tunnel syndrome.
D. piriformis entrapment. - ANSWERS-A, shin splints
What component of the therapeutic relationship would the practitioner make
an effort to decrease, in order to encourage a client-centered connection?
A. Fiduciary relationship
B. Disclosure
C. Confidentiality
D. Power differential - ANSWERS-D, Power differential
A practitioner performing superficial strokes on a client creates what type of
effect?
A. Mechanical
B. Chemical
C. Reflexive
D. Thermal - ANSWERS-C, Reflexive
