CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and mark your answers on the Final Examination Sheet found on page 108, or complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 1. The median nerve stems from which nerve bundle along the spinal column? 6. Which term describes a “pins and needles” sensation, and often accompanies the tingling and numbness experienced
a. Cervical. b. Brachial. c. Lumbar. d. Cardiac. 2. Which type of bone fracture results from excessive compressive forces upon adjacent bones? a. Open. 3. The joint articulating the trapezium bone to the first metacarpal bone is a: a. Saddle joint. b. Pivot joint. c. Hinge joint. d. Ellipsoid joint. 4. Which portion of the median nerve innervates the thenar muscles? a. Anterior interosseous. b. Palmar cutaneous. c. Palmar digital. d. Recurrent branch. 5. Atrophy of which muscle group may likely be a first indicator of carpal tunnel syndrome? a. Hypothenar. b. Thenar. b. Closed. c. Buckle. d. Hairline.
by CTS patients? a. Lymphedema.
b. Radiopathy. c. Occlusion. d. Paresthesia. 7. Which exam will determine muscular activity within the carpal tunnel region? a. Electrocardiogram. b. Electromyogram. c. Conduction. d. Physical. 8. Which orthopedic assessment test indicates De Quervain’s
tenosynovitis? a. Allen’s test. b. Finger loop test. c. Phalen’s test. d. Finkelstein test.
9. Research spanning 2002 to 2006 (Chow, J; Thomas, A; McNally, S; Schmelzer, R; Park S; Quaglietta, P) indicates that ______ of patients return to their same jobs after surgery. a. 75%. b. 90%. c. 15%. d. 45%. 10. When locating the pronator teres muscle, the therapist locates this directly deep to which other muscle?
c. Extensors. d. Lumbricals.
a. Biceps brachii. b. Brachioradialis. c. Brachialis. d. Pronator quadratus.
Course Code: MLA01CT
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Book Code: MLA1224
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