TEST #1
Injury Response Administration, Pain
TEST #2
Crypotherapy & E-STIM
Test #3
Ultrasound, Diathermy, Laser
Compression & Continuous Passive Motion
Traction & Massage
100

An example of an injury caused by a macrotrauma is: 

A. Sprain

B. Tendinopathy

C. Stress Fracture 

D. All of the Above 

A. Sprain

100

Which treatment is best suited for applying cold to injuries involving an irregular surface?

Immersion

100

Which of the following are similar between shortwave diathermy and ultrasound?

thermal and nonthermal effects

100

What are the intermittent compression pressure parameters for lower extremity

60-100 mm Hg

100

When beginning a massage you want to start with stroking of the skin, performed with the palm of the hand or knuckles to stimulate deep tissues, or the fingertips to stimulate sensory nerves called

Effleurage 

200

Which statements are true regarding the definition of pain? Select all that apply. 

A. Pain is just a simple sensation and not a process

B. Pain is associated only with actual tissue damage and not potential damage.

C. Acute pain has an identifiable cause and extended duration

D. Pain is always an emotional experience

E. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience

C. D. E.

200

What tissues are excitable? Select all that apply. 

Bone

Nerves 

Muscle Fibers

Cartilage

Ligaments 

Nerves and Muscle Fibers

200

What modality offers the longest stretch window post-treatment?

Short wave Diathermy

200

What is the recommended treatment time for post-traumatic edema

20-30 minutes

200

Lifting, kneading and rolling of the skin that milks the muscle of waste products is

Petrissage

300

The number of wave oscillations occurring in 1 second is called

frequency

300

What type of current does high-voltage (HVPS) use?

Monophasic

300

A beam nonuniformity ratio of greater than ______ is considered unacceptable and potentaially harmful.

8:1

300

What are some contraindications of continuous passive motion

unstable fractures, uncontrolled infection, and spastic paralysis 

300

Friction massage is used for the treatment of 

trigger points, Post surgical scars, and tendinopathy

400

_______ is the coding system used to identify the type and nature of care provided to the patient.


CPT

400

The CNS processes one experience everyday leading to filtering out a continuous, nonmeaningful stimuli requiring the clinician to  increase the intensity of the treatment over multiple treatments.

What is Habituation

400

According to the practical evidence, which type of laser is considered to be the most effective for stimulating tissue healing?

Helium-neon

400

•A _______  is formed between the distal portion of the extremity (high pressure) and the proximal portion (low pressure)

second pressure gradient

400

What are the 4 types of Traction

Continuous/ sustained, intermittent, manual, and autotraction


500

Regarding pain control, the primary action of NSAIDs is to block the action of what inflammatory pain mediator?

Prostaglandin 

500

Which nerves are most susceptible to cold-induced neuropathy?

Ulnar nerve, peroneal nerve, and tibial nerve

500

Lasers produce highly refined, ________________ light in the ultraviolet, visible, or infrared range.

Monochromatic

500

the gradient between tissue hydrostatic pressure & capillary filtration pressure is reduced due to 

external compression

500

What treatment parameters must be considered when performing traction 

1.Patient position

2.Angle of pull

3.Tension