Page 1 of 193
CATA CERTIFICATION; Canadian Athletic Therapists
Association Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION
JUST RELEASED
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has defined sports medicine as
multidisciplinary and includes which of the following phenomena associated with exercise &
sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
E. All of the above
F. All except C - ANSWER✔✔E.
True or false, sports medicine includes the prevention and treatment of disease & injuries
related to exercise & sport - ANSWER✔✔True
, Page 2 of 193
Which of the following is NOT a goal of professional organizations dedicated to athletic training
& sports medicine?
A. To upgrade the field by devising & maintaining a set of professional standards, including a
code of ethics
B. To encourage competition amongst professions in order to develop & grow the field
C. To bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate research,
and promote critical thinking
D. Give individuals to work as a group with a singleness of purpose - ANSWER✔✔B
Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
, Page 3 of 193
VI Personal Training
VII Sports - ANSWER✔✔I, II, III, V, VII
What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know it? - ANSWER✔✔Establishment of
intercollegiate & interscholastic sport in the United States in the late 19th century
Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by writing the first major text on
athletic training & care of athletic injuries called The Trainer's Bible in 1917? - ANSWER✔✔Dr.
S.E. Bilik
Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to treat injured athletes, and were
instrumental in the development of the athletic training profession and education of athletic
training students? - ANSWER✔✔Cramer family
When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) established? - ANSWER✔✔1950
, Page 4 of 193
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA? - ANSWER✔✔To establish
professional standards for the athletic trainer
What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic therapist? -
ANSWER✔✔College/universities and secondary schools
A patient is _______ ? - ANSWER✔✔Any individual who is ill or injured
An "athlete" is considered to be __________ - ANSWER✔✔Any physically active individual
participating in recreational or organized sport
The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of specialized aspects that relate to either
performance enhancement or injury care & management. Which of the following professions
would be most related to performance enhancement? - ANSWER✔✔Sport psychology
Which of the following professions would be most related to injury care & management? -
ANSWER✔✔Orthotics & prosthetics
CATA CERTIFICATION; Canadian Athletic Therapists
Association Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATED VERSION
JUST RELEASED
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has defined sports medicine as
multidisciplinary and includes which of the following phenomena associated with exercise &
sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
E. All of the above
F. All except C - ANSWER✔✔E.
True or false, sports medicine includes the prevention and treatment of disease & injuries
related to exercise & sport - ANSWER✔✔True
, Page 2 of 193
Which of the following is NOT a goal of professional organizations dedicated to athletic training
& sports medicine?
A. To upgrade the field by devising & maintaining a set of professional standards, including a
code of ethics
B. To encourage competition amongst professions in order to develop & grow the field
C. To bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate research,
and promote critical thinking
D. Give individuals to work as a group with a singleness of purpose - ANSWER✔✔B
Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
, Page 3 of 193
VI Personal Training
VII Sports - ANSWER✔✔I, II, III, V, VII
What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know it? - ANSWER✔✔Establishment of
intercollegiate & interscholastic sport in the United States in the late 19th century
Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by writing the first major text on
athletic training & care of athletic injuries called The Trainer's Bible in 1917? - ANSWER✔✔Dr.
S.E. Bilik
Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to treat injured athletes, and were
instrumental in the development of the athletic training profession and education of athletic
training students? - ANSWER✔✔Cramer family
When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) established? - ANSWER✔✔1950
, Page 4 of 193
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA? - ANSWER✔✔To establish
professional standards for the athletic trainer
What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic therapist? -
ANSWER✔✔College/universities and secondary schools
A patient is _______ ? - ANSWER✔✔Any individual who is ill or injured
An "athlete" is considered to be __________ - ANSWER✔✔Any physically active individual
participating in recreational or organized sport
The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of specialized aspects that relate to either
performance enhancement or injury care & management. Which of the following professions
would be most related to performance enhancement? - ANSWER✔✔Sport psychology
Which of the following professions would be most related to injury care & management? -
ANSWER✔✔Orthotics & prosthetics
