MUSCULOSKELETAL ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT FOR MANUAL THERAPISTS Final Examination Questions
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83. What is the cervical compression test for? a. A nerve compressed by a muscle. b. To test a client’s inferior ROM. c. A cervical nerve compression in the lower cervical spine. d. How long it takes for symptoms to manifest. 84. Trigger point therapy can sometimes be referred to as: a. Deep tissue therapy. b. Dry needling. c. Neuromuscular therapy. d. Painful. 85. To test for compression of the brachial plexus, clinicians can use the: a. Cervical compression test. b. Anterior-lateral neck flexors endurance test. c. Costoclavicular syndrome test. d. Hawkin’s-Kennedy impingement test. 86. The most commonly injured rotator cuff muscle is the: a. Infraspinatus. b. Supraspinatus. c. Teres minor. d. Subscapularis. 87. Carpal tunnel syndrome is frequently caused by: a. Severe trauma to the hand. b. A blow to the forearm. c. Inflammation. d. Brachial plexus injury. 88. A positive Thomas test would indicate: a. Hypertonicity of the hamstrings. b. Hypotonicity of the hamstrings. c. Hypotonicity of the hip flexors. d. Hypertonicity of the hip flexors. 89. A patient diagnosed with an Achilles tendon rupture would most likely have a positive: a. Thomas test. b. Thompson test. c. Slump test. d. Ely’s test. 90. An MD refers a patient with shoulder pain to your clinic. The patient presents with a positive Gerber’s lift- off test—what is the best treatment approach? a. Send back to doctor for additional test. b. Light effleurage to the shoulder. c. Icing the glenhumeral joint. d. Work on trigger points in the axillary as tolerated. 91. Tennis elbow can be treated by: a. Cross-fiber friction massage. b. Myofascial release. c. Trigger point therapy. d. All of the above.
74. Pain resulting in weakness or loss of movement is usually due to which of the following? a. Poor diet. b. A nervous system disease. c. Injury to a muscle, tendon, or ligament. d. A broken bone. 75. For clients seeking relief from their pain and movement dysfunctions, a therapist should be seeking:
a. Short-term solutions. b. Long-term solutions. c. Short- and long-term solutions. d. For client retention.
76. Orthopedic tests are assessments that help clarify: a. Whether a dysfunction is functional (muscular) or structural (skeletal) in nature. b. If a bone is broken. c. If a muscle is strained. d. How much pain a client can tolerate. 77. The three knuckle test is utilized to: a. Test for hypomobility of the TMJ. b. Test for broken metacarpals. c. Test for broken phalanges of the hand. d. Tests for hypomobility of the cervical spine. 78. What is one benefit of quick assessment skills? a. Being able to address a client’s pain or dysfunction quickly. b. Being able to charge a client more money. c. Being able to use multiple tests. d. To rule out who massage will not be good for. 79. What is hypertonicity? a. Increased muscle tension. b. Increased cardiovascular tension. c. Increased stress levels. d. An overreaction to a client’s dysfunction. 80. Which massage technique helps realign muscle fibers? c. Petrissage. d. Hot stones. 81. Which is the most likely reason for not doing a PNF stretch on the client? a. The client does not think stretching will work. b. The client already has low ROM. c. Passive stretching is just as effective. d. The client experiences acute pain during the PNF stretch. 82. Which anterior neck flexors are tested in the anterior- lateral neck flexors test? a. The infra- and supra-hyoids. a. Directional massage. b. Cross-fiber friction.
b. SCM and scalenes. c. The scalenes group. d. SCM.
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