Posture & Gate
Modalities & Manual Therapy
ROM/Flexibility/Strength
Neuromotor/Functional Ex.
LE Interventions
100

Poor posture can cause body segments to become malaligned and susceptible to injury. True or False?

True

100

Modalities are considered what kind of treatment?

a. active

b. passive

c. inactive

b. passive

100

___________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

100

Afferent proprioceptors are located in skin, muscle, tendons, and joints. True or false?

True

100

What is a likely cause of pes cavus?

a. wearing high heels

b. congenital issues

c. wearing unsupported shoes

a. wearing high heels

200

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

200

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

200

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

200

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

200

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

300

An exaggerated curve of the thoracic spine is known as 

a. spondylosis 

b. scoliosis 

c. lordosis 

d. kyphosis 

Kyphosis

300

In aquatic Therapy: Specific gravity is also referred to as :

a. relative density

b. buoyancy 

c. drag 

d. viscosity 

a. relative density

300

 Ligament and tendon tissue obtain their strength primarily from 

a. collagen

b. elastin 

c. reticulin 

d. ground substance

a. collagen

300

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

300

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

400

From a frontal view, the _______ should point forward and the feet should turn out slightly. 

a. patella 

b. humerus 

c. radius

d. femur

Patella

400

Continuous ultrasound at 1 MHz can heat tissues to a depth of ____ cm.

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

d. 5

400

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

400

 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

400

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

500

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

500

 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

500

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

500

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

500

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