CCHPBC Clinical Knowledge Exam 2026/2027 | Practice Questions,
Answers & Study Guide
which tapotement technique is classified as light tapotement?
a) heavy hacking
b) cupping
c) beating
d) tapping? - Correct answer✅✅ tapping
which would be defined as nerve pain?
a) neuritis
b)tenonditis
c)bursitis
d)neuralgia - Correct answer✅✅ neuralgia
which fibre is primarly active when bench pressing?
-fast twitch type 2 B
-fast twitch type 2 A
-slow twitch type 1
-slow twitch type 2 - Correct answer✅✅ fast twitch type 2 B
to strengthen gastrocnemius, ask your client to perform?
-active resisted dorsiflexion while the knee is extended
-active resisted dorsiflexion while the knee is flexed
-active resisted plantar flexion while the knee is extended
-active resisted plantar flexion while the knee is flexed - Correct answer✅✅ active resisted plantar
flexion, while knee is extended
,what is the test name when the elbow is flexed, palm side up, hand in a fist, then added resistance going
inferiorly? - Correct answer✅✅ medial epicondylitis test (golfers elbow test)
trochanteric bursitis can lea to increased tonus, pain and trigger points in these muscles?
A. Vastus medialis, rectus femoris
B. Tensor fascia lata, gluteus medius
C. Gluteus maximus, quadratus lumborum
D. Gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris - Correct answer✅✅ tensor fascia lata, gluteus medius
What does a positive sign for the shoulder depression test indicate?
A. Carpal tunnel syndrome
B. Long head of biceps tendinitis
C. Nerve root compression or brachial plexus injury
D. GH dislocation - Correct answer✅✅ nerve root compression or brachial plexus injury
what is a positive sign for gillets test?
A. Forward rotation of the ipsilateral pelvic rim
B. Upward or no movement of the PSIS
C. No increase in hip flexion after the knee is flexed
D. Pain or increased pressure at the SI joint - Correct answer✅✅ upward or no movement of the psis
which orthopedic test best determines your client has an AC joint pathology?
A. Speed's
B. Cozen's
C. Painful arc
D. Yergason's - Correct answer✅✅ painful arc
,To strengthen your client's levator scapulae muscle, you would ask your client to perform 10 pain free
reps of resisted scapular ____________:
A. elevation
B. protraction
C. adduction
D. depression - Correct answer✅✅ elevation
Which of the following statements is an example of a closed-ended question?
A. How does the pain affect your life?
B. How would you describe the pain?
C. When did the accident happen?
D. How do you feel today? - Correct answer✅✅ when did the accident happen?
Which of the following statements describes a GH dislocation?
A. Separation of the head of the humerus
B. Separation of the clavicle and the humerus
C. Fracture of the proximal end of the humerus
D. Separation of the humeral head and the acetabulum - Correct answer✅✅ seperation of the head of
the humerus
Which of the following signs and symptoms are typical of asthma?
A. Productive cough, difficult expiration
B. Gradual onset, low grade fever
C. Peripheral edema, painful cough
D. Non-productive cough, difficult expiration - Correct answer✅✅ non productive cough, difficult
expiration
, Which of the following signs and symptoms must be considered when a client with hypertension is
getting off a massage table?
A. Tremors, spasms
B. Confusion, loss of memory
C. Dizziness, fatigue
D. Hypertonicity, spasticity - Correct answer✅✅ dizziness, fatigue
What is the most common cause of carpal tunnel syndrome?
A. Pregnancy and systemic edema
B. Overstretching of the forearm flexors
C. Sprains and fractures of the wrist
D. Overuse of the forearm flexors - Correct answer✅✅ overuse of the forearm flexors
What type of information should not be recorded on a health history form?
A. General health status
B. Heart disease
C. Treatment consent
D. Pregnancy - Correct answer✅✅ treatment consent
What type of health history information is confidential?
A. Personal information
B. Primary Care Physician
C. Medical information
D. All information - Correct answer✅✅ all information
Your client has a blood pressure 210/140 mm Hg and requires the abdominal massage to help with
constipation. In this case, the massage will likely be:
Answers & Study Guide
which tapotement technique is classified as light tapotement?
a) heavy hacking
b) cupping
c) beating
d) tapping? - Correct answer✅✅ tapping
which would be defined as nerve pain?
a) neuritis
b)tenonditis
c)bursitis
d)neuralgia - Correct answer✅✅ neuralgia
which fibre is primarly active when bench pressing?
-fast twitch type 2 B
-fast twitch type 2 A
-slow twitch type 1
-slow twitch type 2 - Correct answer✅✅ fast twitch type 2 B
to strengthen gastrocnemius, ask your client to perform?
-active resisted dorsiflexion while the knee is extended
-active resisted dorsiflexion while the knee is flexed
-active resisted plantar flexion while the knee is extended
-active resisted plantar flexion while the knee is flexed - Correct answer✅✅ active resisted plantar
flexion, while knee is extended
,what is the test name when the elbow is flexed, palm side up, hand in a fist, then added resistance going
inferiorly? - Correct answer✅✅ medial epicondylitis test (golfers elbow test)
trochanteric bursitis can lea to increased tonus, pain and trigger points in these muscles?
A. Vastus medialis, rectus femoris
B. Tensor fascia lata, gluteus medius
C. Gluteus maximus, quadratus lumborum
D. Gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris - Correct answer✅✅ tensor fascia lata, gluteus medius
What does a positive sign for the shoulder depression test indicate?
A. Carpal tunnel syndrome
B. Long head of biceps tendinitis
C. Nerve root compression or brachial plexus injury
D. GH dislocation - Correct answer✅✅ nerve root compression or brachial plexus injury
what is a positive sign for gillets test?
A. Forward rotation of the ipsilateral pelvic rim
B. Upward or no movement of the PSIS
C. No increase in hip flexion after the knee is flexed
D. Pain or increased pressure at the SI joint - Correct answer✅✅ upward or no movement of the psis
which orthopedic test best determines your client has an AC joint pathology?
A. Speed's
B. Cozen's
C. Painful arc
D. Yergason's - Correct answer✅✅ painful arc
,To strengthen your client's levator scapulae muscle, you would ask your client to perform 10 pain free
reps of resisted scapular ____________:
A. elevation
B. protraction
C. adduction
D. depression - Correct answer✅✅ elevation
Which of the following statements is an example of a closed-ended question?
A. How does the pain affect your life?
B. How would you describe the pain?
C. When did the accident happen?
D. How do you feel today? - Correct answer✅✅ when did the accident happen?
Which of the following statements describes a GH dislocation?
A. Separation of the head of the humerus
B. Separation of the clavicle and the humerus
C. Fracture of the proximal end of the humerus
D. Separation of the humeral head and the acetabulum - Correct answer✅✅ seperation of the head of
the humerus
Which of the following signs and symptoms are typical of asthma?
A. Productive cough, difficult expiration
B. Gradual onset, low grade fever
C. Peripheral edema, painful cough
D. Non-productive cough, difficult expiration - Correct answer✅✅ non productive cough, difficult
expiration
, Which of the following signs and symptoms must be considered when a client with hypertension is
getting off a massage table?
A. Tremors, spasms
B. Confusion, loss of memory
C. Dizziness, fatigue
D. Hypertonicity, spasticity - Correct answer✅✅ dizziness, fatigue
What is the most common cause of carpal tunnel syndrome?
A. Pregnancy and systemic edema
B. Overstretching of the forearm flexors
C. Sprains and fractures of the wrist
D. Overuse of the forearm flexors - Correct answer✅✅ overuse of the forearm flexors
What type of information should not be recorded on a health history form?
A. General health status
B. Heart disease
C. Treatment consent
D. Pregnancy - Correct answer✅✅ treatment consent
What type of health history information is confidential?
A. Personal information
B. Primary Care Physician
C. Medical information
D. All information - Correct answer✅✅ all information
Your client has a blood pressure 210/140 mm Hg and requires the abdominal massage to help with
constipation. In this case, the massage will likely be:
