CATA Certification Exam Prep Test Bank
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Correct Answers | Certified Athletic
Therapist (CAT(c)) Exam Practice Test Bank
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Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
VI Personal Training
VII Sports - Correct Answer I, II, III, V, VII
What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know it? - Correct Answer
Establishment of intercollegiate & interscholastic sport in the United States in the late 19th
century
Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by writing the first major text on
athletic training & care of athletic injuries called The Trainer's Bible in 1917? - Correct
Answer Dr. S.E. Bilik
Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to treat injured athletes, and were
instrumental in the development of the athletic training profession and education of athletic
training students? - Correct Answer Cramer family
When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) established? - Correct Answer
1950
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA? - Correct Answer To establish
professional standards for the athletic trainer
,What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic therapist? - Correct Answer
College/universities and secondary schools
A patient is _______ ? - Correct Answer Any individual who is ill or injured
An "athlete" is considered to be __________ - Correct Answer Any physically active
individual participating in recreational or organized sport
The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of specialized aspects that relate to
either performance enhancement or injury care & management. Which of the following
professions would be most related to performance enhancement? - Correct Answer Sport
psychology
Which of the following professions would be most related to injury care & management? -
Correct Answer Orthotics & prosthetics
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has defined sports medicine as
multidisciplinary and includes which of the following phenomena associated with exercise &
sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
E. All of the above
F. All except C - Correct Answer E.
True or false, sports medicine includes the prevention and treatment of disease & injuries
related to exercise & sport - Correct Answer True
,Which of the following is NOT a goal of professional organizations dedicated to athletic
training & sports medicine?
A. To upgrade the field by devising & maintaining a set of professional standards, including a
code of ethics
B. To encourage competition amongst professions in order to develop & grow the field
C. To bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate
research, and promote critical thinking
D. Give individuals to work as a group with a singleness of purpose - Correct Answer B
True or false, the mission statement of NATA is "to enhance the quality of health care
provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training profession" -
Correct Answer True
True or false, at the secondary school level the athletic therapist must oversee the work of
the strength & conditioning coach, but is not completely responsible for designing,
implementing, and overseeing the fitness & conditioning program for the athletes. - Correct
Answer False
What are the 6 ways an athletic therapist can reduce the risk of injury for athletes? - Correct
Answer 1. Conducting preparticipation exams
2. Ensuring appropriate training/conditioning of the athlete
3. Monitoring environmental conditions to ensure safe participation
4. Selecting, properly fitting, and maintaining protective equipment
5. Making certain the athlete is eating properly
6. Ensuring the athlete is using medication appropriately & discouraging substance abuse
True or false, it is the role of an athletic therapist to recognize and treat psychosocial/mental
health problems. - Correct Answer False (recognize and refer)
__________ is making decisions about the clinical care of an individual patient based on the
current best available evidence in the professional literature. - Correct Answer Evidence-
based practice
, What are the 5 steps in evidence-based practice? - Correct Answer 1. Develop a clinical
question
2. Search the literature
3. Appraise the evidence
4. Apply the best-available evidence
5. Assess the outcomes
What does PICO stand for? - Correct Answer Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Organize the following in order of highest level of evidence to lowest level of evidence:
I. Cohort studies
II. RCT
III. Anecdotal evidence (expert opinion)
IV. Case reports
V. Case control studies - Correct Answer II, I, V, IV, III
Which of the following is the most comprehensive collection of systematic reviews?
A. Google scholar
B. Cochrane Database
C. ACP Journal Club
D. Scientific American Medicine - Correct Answer Cochrane
All of the following are commonly used scales that assess level or quality of evidence in a
specific research study except?
A. STARD
2025/2026 with 1000 Questions and
Correct Answers | Certified Athletic
Therapist (CAT(c)) Exam Practice Test Bank
(Latest)
Athletic therapy draws on which of the following disciplines?
I Exercise
II Medicine
III Physical Therapy
IV Chiropractic
V Physical Education
VI Personal Training
VII Sports - Correct Answer I, II, III, V, VII
What event marked the start of athletic therapy as we know it? - Correct Answer
Establishment of intercollegiate & interscholastic sport in the United States in the late 19th
century
Who was a major influence in developing athletic therapy by writing the first major text on
athletic training & care of athletic injuries called The Trainer's Bible in 1917? - Correct
Answer Dr. S.E. Bilik
Who wrote the First Aider in 1932, developed products to treat injured athletes, and were
instrumental in the development of the athletic training profession and education of athletic
training students? - Correct Answer Cramer family
When was the National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA) established? - Correct Answer
1950
What was the primary purpose of the formation of NATA? - Correct Answer To establish
professional standards for the athletic trainer
,What is considered the "traditional setting" for the athletic therapist? - Correct Answer
College/universities and secondary schools
A patient is _______ ? - Correct Answer Any individual who is ill or injured
An "athlete" is considered to be __________ - Correct Answer Any physically active
individual participating in recreational or organized sport
The field of sports medicine encompasses a number of specialized aspects that relate to
either performance enhancement or injury care & management. Which of the following
professions would be most related to performance enhancement? - Correct Answer Sport
psychology
Which of the following professions would be most related to injury care & management? -
Correct Answer Orthotics & prosthetics
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has defined sports medicine as
multidisciplinary and includes which of the following phenomena associated with exercise &
sport?
A. Physiological
B. Biomechanical
C. Psychological
D. Pathological
E. All of the above
F. All except C - Correct Answer E.
True or false, sports medicine includes the prevention and treatment of disease & injuries
related to exercise & sport - Correct Answer True
,Which of the following is NOT a goal of professional organizations dedicated to athletic
training & sports medicine?
A. To upgrade the field by devising & maintaining a set of professional standards, including a
code of ethics
B. To encourage competition amongst professions in order to develop & grow the field
C. To bring together professionally competent individuals to exchange ideas, stimulate
research, and promote critical thinking
D. Give individuals to work as a group with a singleness of purpose - Correct Answer B
True or false, the mission statement of NATA is "to enhance the quality of health care
provided by certified athletic trainers and to advance the athletic training profession" -
Correct Answer True
True or false, at the secondary school level the athletic therapist must oversee the work of
the strength & conditioning coach, but is not completely responsible for designing,
implementing, and overseeing the fitness & conditioning program for the athletes. - Correct
Answer False
What are the 6 ways an athletic therapist can reduce the risk of injury for athletes? - Correct
Answer 1. Conducting preparticipation exams
2. Ensuring appropriate training/conditioning of the athlete
3. Monitoring environmental conditions to ensure safe participation
4. Selecting, properly fitting, and maintaining protective equipment
5. Making certain the athlete is eating properly
6. Ensuring the athlete is using medication appropriately & discouraging substance abuse
True or false, it is the role of an athletic therapist to recognize and treat psychosocial/mental
health problems. - Correct Answer False (recognize and refer)
__________ is making decisions about the clinical care of an individual patient based on the
current best available evidence in the professional literature. - Correct Answer Evidence-
based practice
, What are the 5 steps in evidence-based practice? - Correct Answer 1. Develop a clinical
question
2. Search the literature
3. Appraise the evidence
4. Apply the best-available evidence
5. Assess the outcomes
What does PICO stand for? - Correct Answer Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Organize the following in order of highest level of evidence to lowest level of evidence:
I. Cohort studies
II. RCT
III. Anecdotal evidence (expert opinion)
IV. Case reports
V. Case control studies - Correct Answer II, I, V, IV, III
Which of the following is the most comprehensive collection of systematic reviews?
A. Google scholar
B. Cochrane Database
C. ACP Journal Club
D. Scientific American Medicine - Correct Answer Cochrane
All of the following are commonly used scales that assess level or quality of evidence in a
specific research study except?
A. STARD
