ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE SPECIALIST
FINAL COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS ACCURATE
⫸ Q: What is the purpose of having your client perform a chin tuck or
'double chin?' Answer: A. Activate/strengthen the deep neck flexors
B. Increase mobility of the suboccipital muscles
C. Promote cervical extension
Answer: D. Both A and B
⫸ Q: What is the normal range of cervical rotation to each side?
Answer: 80°
⫸ Q: When your client turns his/her head to the right, what is occurring
in the left cervical facet joints? Answer: Upglide
⫸ Q: In order to stretch the left upper trapezius, where should your
client's left hand be placed? Answer: Behind the low back
⫸ Q: During the pectoralis major length assessment, your client is able
to completely rest his elbows, wrist, and posterior hands on the floor.
However, he feels stretch tension in his right pectoralis major while in
the assessment position. What does this indicate about the right
pectorals? Answer: Stiffness/shortening that should be corrected
FINAL COMPREHENSIVE TEST PAPER 2026
COMPLETE ANSWERS ACCURATE
⫸ Q: What is the purpose of having your client perform a chin tuck or
'double chin?' Answer: A. Activate/strengthen the deep neck flexors
B. Increase mobility of the suboccipital muscles
C. Promote cervical extension
Answer: D. Both A and B
⫸ Q: What is the normal range of cervical rotation to each side?
Answer: 80°
⫸ Q: When your client turns his/her head to the right, what is occurring
in the left cervical facet joints? Answer: Upglide
⫸ Q: In order to stretch the left upper trapezius, where should your
client's left hand be placed? Answer: Behind the low back
⫸ Q: During the pectoralis major length assessment, your client is able
to completely rest his elbows, wrist, and posterior hands on the floor.
However, he feels stretch tension in his right pectoralis major while in
the assessment position. What does this indicate about the right
pectorals? Answer: Stiffness/shortening that should be corrected
