National Pilates Certification final Exam Questions and
Answers 2024-2025
What should clients with thoracic outlet syndrome avoid?
exercises that produce numbness, pain, or a cold sensation
What is osteoarthritis?
A type of arthritis that occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of bones wears down.
- occurs gradually over time
What should clients with scoliosis avoid?
overuse of one side of the body
repeated hyperextension of the spine
What is scoliosis?
lateral curvature of the spine
- often caused by growth spurt during puberty
- s shape or c shape
- common
-most cases mild
What should clients with spondylolisthesis avoid?
extension
,ex: swan
What is spondylolisthesis?
Anterior sliding of one vertebrae over another
What should clients with facet joint syndrome avoid?
extension and rotation with side bending
ex: swan, mermaid
What is facet joint syndrome?
Is a degenerative arthritis that consists of articular cartilage deterioration
What should clients with spinal stenosis avoid?
extension
ex: swan, swimming, double-leg kick
What is spinal stenosis?
narrowing of the lumbar or cervical spinal canal, leading to compression of the nerve roots.
What should clients with a herniated disc avoid?
spinal flexion and rotation
, ex: crunching, straight leg raises, criss-cross
What is a herniated disc?
occurs when the soft center of a spinal disc pushes through a crack in the tougher exterior
casing
- can result in pain, numbness, or weakness in the arm or leg
What is the treatment for a spasm?
- stretch the affected area
- massage area
- stand up & walk around
- Apply heat or ice
What is a spasm?
a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle
What is the treatment for a sprain?
RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation)
What is a sprain?
A stretching or tearing of ligaments, the fibrous tissue that connects bones and joints.
Answers 2024-2025
What should clients with thoracic outlet syndrome avoid?
exercises that produce numbness, pain, or a cold sensation
What is osteoarthritis?
A type of arthritis that occurs when flexible tissue at the ends of bones wears down.
- occurs gradually over time
What should clients with scoliosis avoid?
overuse of one side of the body
repeated hyperextension of the spine
What is scoliosis?
lateral curvature of the spine
- often caused by growth spurt during puberty
- s shape or c shape
- common
-most cases mild
What should clients with spondylolisthesis avoid?
extension
,ex: swan
What is spondylolisthesis?
Anterior sliding of one vertebrae over another
What should clients with facet joint syndrome avoid?
extension and rotation with side bending
ex: swan, mermaid
What is facet joint syndrome?
Is a degenerative arthritis that consists of articular cartilage deterioration
What should clients with spinal stenosis avoid?
extension
ex: swan, swimming, double-leg kick
What is spinal stenosis?
narrowing of the lumbar or cervical spinal canal, leading to compression of the nerve roots.
What should clients with a herniated disc avoid?
spinal flexion and rotation
, ex: crunching, straight leg raises, criss-cross
What is a herniated disc?
occurs when the soft center of a spinal disc pushes through a crack in the tougher exterior
casing
- can result in pain, numbness, or weakness in the arm or leg
What is the treatment for a spasm?
- stretch the affected area
- massage area
- stand up & walk around
- Apply heat or ice
What is a spasm?
a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle
What is the treatment for a sprain?
RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation)
What is a sprain?
A stretching or tearing of ligaments, the fibrous tissue that connects bones and joints.
