Posture & Gate
Poor posture can cause body segments to become malaligned and susceptible to injury. True or False?
True
Modalities are considered what kind of treatment?
a. active
b. passive
c. inactive
b. passive
___________refers to a musculotendinous unit’s ability to elongate when a stretching force is applied
a. Force
b. Flexibility
c. Stress
d. Resistance
b. Flexibility
Afferent proprioceptors are located in skin, muscle, tendons, and joints. True or false?
True
What is a likely cause of pes cavus?
a. wearing high heels
b. congenital issues
c. wearing unsupported shoes
a. wearing high heels
A patient using assistive devices is more stable because they have:
a. a lower center of gravity
b. a higher center of gravity
c. a wider base of support
d. a narrower base of support
c. a wider base of support
A typical goal of modalities is
a. pain reduction
b. muscle spasm relaxation
c. edema diminution
d. all of the above
d. all of the above
From a rehabilitation perspective, which patient will heal faster from a quadriceps injury?
a. one with more fast-twitch fibers in the muscle who smokes
b. one with fewer fast-twitch fibers in the muscle
c. one with more slow-twitch fibers in the muscle
d. one with more fast-twitch fibers in the muscle who does not smoke
d. one with more fast-twitch fibers in the muscle who does not smoke
The standing long jump with sprint exercise is a good choice for all of the following sports EXCEPT
a. squash
b. hockey
c. track
d. football
a. squash
Which of the following is a key muscle that provides stability to the spine?
a. transverse abdominis
b. quadriceps group
c. trapezius
d. latissimus dorsi
a. transverse abdominis
An exaggerated curve of the thoracic spine is known as
a. spondylosis
b. scoliosis
c. lordosis
d. kyphosis
Kyphosis
In aquatic Therapy: Specific gravity is also referred to as :
a. relative density
b. buoyancy
c. drag
d. viscosity
a. relative density
Ligament and tendon tissue obtain their strength primarily from
a. collagen
b. elastin
c. reticulin
d. ground substance
a. collagen
A client is standing with two feet on an Airex pad with eyes closed. What two systems are being challenged?
a. somatosensory and auditory
b. visual and auditory
c. proprioceptive and visual
d. none of the above
a. somatosensory and auditory
During later stages of rehabilitation, what is the main point of emphasis?
a. pain and inflammation
b. strength, agility and plyometric training
c. stability, neuromotor control, strenth
b. strength, agility and plyometric training
From a frontal view, the _______ should point forward and the feet should turn out slightly.
a. patella
b. humerus
c. radius
d. femur
Patella
Continuous ultrasound at 1 MHz can heat tissues to a depth of ____ cm.
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
d. 5
What muscle fiber types are recruited with sit to stand?
a. slow-twitch
b. semi-twitch
c. fast-twitch
d. none of the above
c. fast-twitch
Which of the following would likely NOT be used as a functional exercise for a field hockey player who has suffered a contusion to the anterior thigh?
a. hopping for distance
b. cone drills for cutting and turning
c. backpedaling
d. start-and-stop sprinting
a. hopping for distance
In patients with patellofemoral pain, it is advisable to perform
a. closed kinetic chain exercises from 0° to 30° flexion and hamstring curls
b. seated leg extension machine
c. open kinetic chain exercises from 0° to 30° extension
a. closed kinetic chain exercises from 0° to 30° flexion and hamstring curls
What exercise strengthens the gluteus maximus?
a. standing hip extension with Theraband around ankles
b. bridging
c. straight-leg raise
d. both a and b
a. standing hip extension with Theraband around ankles
AND
b. bridging
A 60-year-old patient with moderate shoulder OA is having difficulty using her arm. Besides teaching her stretching, you want to perform joint mobilizations. When performing an inferior GH mobilization, this will increase
a. flexion
b. adduction
c. external rotation
d. abduction
d. abduction
A 20-year-old basketball player underwent an anterior cruciate reconstruction in March but never participated in postoperative rehabilitation. Her surgery was 10 months ago. She lacks 20° of full extension in the knee. One of the most effective methods to stretch the knee to regain motion is
a. active stretches
b. passive stretches
c. prolonged stretches
d. PNF stretches
c. prolonged stretches
A patient has been recently diagnosed with patellofemoral syndrome. Which of the following interventions are the most effective in helping this patient?
a. massaging the quadriceps muscle
b. stretching the quadriceps
c. soft-tissue mobilization, patella mobs, and stretching quadriceps
d. soft-tissue mobilization, patella mobs, stretching quadriceps, and strengthening the VMO muscle
d. soft-tissue mobilization, patella mobs, stretching quadriceps, and strengthening the VMO muscle
If a patient presents with 5° flexion contracture on passive motion, and active motion is full to that 5° position, therapeutic exercise should emphasize
a. end-range extension strengthening
b. end-range extension flexibility
c. resolution of extensor lag
d. end-range flexion flexibility
b. end-range extension flexibility