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Maintaining professionalism and professional boundaries may be more challenging in which
of the following settings?

A. Outdoor location

B. Practitioner's home

C. Client's home

D. Athletic event - ANSWER C, Client's home



The facet joints of the spine are also known as __________.

A. vertebral apophyses.

B. zygapophyseals.

C. zygomatic arches.

D. transverse processes. - ANSWER B, zygapophyseals



Which of the following syndromes causes swelling of the muscles in the lower leg, resulting
in impingement of the neurovascular structures?

A. Restless leg

B. Tarsal tunnel

C. Piriformis

D. Compartment - ANSWER D, Compartment



Deciding whether to take on a client, who is a friend, requires __________.

A. permission from state/local massage board.

B. professional judgement.

C. a permeable boundary.


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,D. the practitioner to make special accommodations. - ANSWER B, professional judge-
ment.



Which of the following assessments is used by a practitioner to observe how a client walks?

A. Gait

B. Postural

C. Range of motion

D. Post-treatment - ANSWER A, Gait



Which movement will lengthen the fibers of the quadratus lumborum on the right side of
the body?

A. Hip elevation

B. Lateral flexion to the right

C. Lateral flexion to the left

D. Extension of the vertebral column - ANSWER C, Lateral flexion to the left



Which of the following external forces is best used by the practitioner to elongate soft tis-
sue?

A. Twisting

B. Shearing

C. Compressive

D. Tensile - ANSWER D, Tensile



One component of proper body mechanics is to __________.

A. stabilize with the front foot while performing long strokes.

B. remain in a neutral position throughout the session.

C. utilize the back foot to support the practitioner's weight.

D. keep the feet and hips in a symmetric stance. - ANSWER C, utilize the back foot to sup-
port the practitioner's weight

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, Which movement will shorten the fibers of the rectus abdominis?

A. Extension

B. Flexion

C. Rotation

D. Pronation - ANSWER B, Flexion



The term pronator refers to which of the following characteristics of muscles?

A. Location

B. Action

C. Size

D. Shape - ANSWER B, Action



A term for an overuse condition that affects the anterior or posterior regions of the lower
leg is__________.

A. shin splints.

B. gout.

C. tarsal tunnel syndrome.

D. piriformis entrapment. - ANSWER A, shin splints



What component of the therapeutic relationship would the practitioner make an effort to
decrease, in order to encourage a client-centered connection?

A. Fiduciary relationship

B. Disclosure

C. Confidentiality

D. Power differential - ANSWER D, Power differential



A practitioner performing superficial strokes on a client creates what type of effect?


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