Test Bank –
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and
Techniques,
By Kisner,
8th edition
,Table of contents
I. General Concepts
1. Therapeutic Exercise: Foundational Concepts
2. Prevention, Health Promotion and Wellness
II. Applied Science of Exercise and Techniques
3. Range of Motion
4. Stretching for Improved Mobility
5. Peripheral Joint Mobilization/Manipulation
6. Resistance Exercise for Impaired Muscle Performance
7. Principles of Aerobic Exercise
8. Exercise for Impaired Balance
9. Aquatic Exercise
III. Principles of Intervention
10. Soft Tissue Injury, Repair, and Management
11. Joint, Connective Tissue, and Bone Disorders and Their Management
12. Surgical Interventions and Postoperative Management
13. Peripheral Nerve Disorders and Management
IV. Exercise Interventions by Body Region
14. The Spine: Structure, Function, and Posture
15. The Spine: Management Guidelines
16. The Spine: Exercise and Manipulation Interventions
17. The Shoulder and Shoulder Girdle
18. The Elbow and Forearm Complex
19. The Wrist and Hand
20. The Hip
21. The Knee
22. The Ankle and Foot
23. Advanced Functional Training
V. Special Areas of Therapeutic Exercise
24. The Older Adult: Physical Activity and Exercise
25. Women’s Health: Obstetrics and Pelvic Floor
26. Management of Lymphatic Disorders
27. Exercise for Special Populations
,PART I: GENERAL CONCEPTS
CHAPTER 1: Therapeutic Exercise – Foundational Concepts
1. Therapeutic exercise is BEST defined as:
A. Any physical activity performed in a gym setting
B. Bodily movement prescribed to correct an impairment, improve musculoskeletal function, or
maintain a state of well-being
C. High-intensity interval training for athletes
D. Passive treatments applied by a physical therapist
Answer: B
Rationale: Therapeutic exercise is the systematic, planned performance of bodily movements, postures,
or physical activities intended to provide a patient with the means to remediate or prevent
impairments, improve physical function, enhance health-related fitness, or optimize overall health.
2. Which of the following is considered a component of health-related physical fitness?
A. Agility
B. Speed
C. Cardiorespiratory endurance
D. Reaction time
Answer: C
Rationale: The five components of health-related physical fitness are cardiorespiratory endurance,
muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Agility, speed, and reaction
time are skill-related components.
3. The ICF model classifies "difficulty walking 500 meters" under which domain?
A. Body Functions and Structures
B. Activity Limitations
C. Participation Restrictions
D. Environmental Factors
Answer: B
Rationale: Walking is an activity. Difficulty performing it represents an activity limitation in the ICF
framework. Body functions/structures refer to physiological or anatomical impairments.
4. A patient with decreased knee extension ROM after ACL reconstruction is an example of:
A. An activity limitation
B. A participation restriction
C. An impairment in body structure/function
D. An environmental factor
Answer: C
Rationale: Decreased ROM is a physiological/anatomical impairment at the body structure and function
level of the ICF model.
, 5. Which type of exercise involves the patient actively contracting muscles against an external
resistance?
A. Passive ROM
B. Active-assistive ROM
C. Active resistive exercise
D. Isometric exercise
Answer: C
Rationale: Active resistive exercise requires the patient to generate muscle force against an externally
applied resistance, whether manual or mechanical.
6. In the continuum of therapeutic exercise, which phase comes FIRST?
A. Return to activity
B. Mobility
C. Stability
D. Controlled mobility
Answer: B
Rationale: The typical continuum progresses from mobility → stability → controlled mobility →
skill/return to activity. Restoring mobility is the foundational first step.
7. Which of the following BEST describes the principle of specificity (SAID principle)?
A. Exercise intensity must progressively increase
B. The body adapts specifically to the type of demand placed on it
C. Rest periods must be included between exercise sets
D. All muscle groups must be trained equally
Answer: B
Rationale: The SAID (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands) principle states that the body will adapt
specifically to the type of stress or demand placed upon it.
8. A patient who cannot return to work due to chronic low back pain is experiencing:
A. An impairment
B. An activity limitation
C. A participation restriction
D. A personal factor
Answer: C
Rationale: Inability to fulfill a life role (work) represents a participation restriction in the ICF model.
9. Which type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle lengthens while producing force?
A. Concentric
B. Eccentric
C. Isometric
D. Isokinetic
Answer: B
Rationale: Eccentric contractions occur when the muscle lengthens while generating tension, often used
to control or decelerate movement.
10. The primary purpose of the patient management model in physical therapy is to:
A. Maximize billing opportunities
Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and
Techniques,
By Kisner,
8th edition
,Table of contents
I. General Concepts
1. Therapeutic Exercise: Foundational Concepts
2. Prevention, Health Promotion and Wellness
II. Applied Science of Exercise and Techniques
3. Range of Motion
4. Stretching for Improved Mobility
5. Peripheral Joint Mobilization/Manipulation
6. Resistance Exercise for Impaired Muscle Performance
7. Principles of Aerobic Exercise
8. Exercise for Impaired Balance
9. Aquatic Exercise
III. Principles of Intervention
10. Soft Tissue Injury, Repair, and Management
11. Joint, Connective Tissue, and Bone Disorders and Their Management
12. Surgical Interventions and Postoperative Management
13. Peripheral Nerve Disorders and Management
IV. Exercise Interventions by Body Region
14. The Spine: Structure, Function, and Posture
15. The Spine: Management Guidelines
16. The Spine: Exercise and Manipulation Interventions
17. The Shoulder and Shoulder Girdle
18. The Elbow and Forearm Complex
19. The Wrist and Hand
20. The Hip
21. The Knee
22. The Ankle and Foot
23. Advanced Functional Training
V. Special Areas of Therapeutic Exercise
24. The Older Adult: Physical Activity and Exercise
25. Women’s Health: Obstetrics and Pelvic Floor
26. Management of Lymphatic Disorders
27. Exercise for Special Populations
,PART I: GENERAL CONCEPTS
CHAPTER 1: Therapeutic Exercise – Foundational Concepts
1. Therapeutic exercise is BEST defined as:
A. Any physical activity performed in a gym setting
B. Bodily movement prescribed to correct an impairment, improve musculoskeletal function, or
maintain a state of well-being
C. High-intensity interval training for athletes
D. Passive treatments applied by a physical therapist
Answer: B
Rationale: Therapeutic exercise is the systematic, planned performance of bodily movements, postures,
or physical activities intended to provide a patient with the means to remediate or prevent
impairments, improve physical function, enhance health-related fitness, or optimize overall health.
2. Which of the following is considered a component of health-related physical fitness?
A. Agility
B. Speed
C. Cardiorespiratory endurance
D. Reaction time
Answer: C
Rationale: The five components of health-related physical fitness are cardiorespiratory endurance,
muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. Agility, speed, and reaction
time are skill-related components.
3. The ICF model classifies "difficulty walking 500 meters" under which domain?
A. Body Functions and Structures
B. Activity Limitations
C. Participation Restrictions
D. Environmental Factors
Answer: B
Rationale: Walking is an activity. Difficulty performing it represents an activity limitation in the ICF
framework. Body functions/structures refer to physiological or anatomical impairments.
4. A patient with decreased knee extension ROM after ACL reconstruction is an example of:
A. An activity limitation
B. A participation restriction
C. An impairment in body structure/function
D. An environmental factor
Answer: C
Rationale: Decreased ROM is a physiological/anatomical impairment at the body structure and function
level of the ICF model.
, 5. Which type of exercise involves the patient actively contracting muscles against an external
resistance?
A. Passive ROM
B. Active-assistive ROM
C. Active resistive exercise
D. Isometric exercise
Answer: C
Rationale: Active resistive exercise requires the patient to generate muscle force against an externally
applied resistance, whether manual or mechanical.
6. In the continuum of therapeutic exercise, which phase comes FIRST?
A. Return to activity
B. Mobility
C. Stability
D. Controlled mobility
Answer: B
Rationale: The typical continuum progresses from mobility → stability → controlled mobility →
skill/return to activity. Restoring mobility is the foundational first step.
7. Which of the following BEST describes the principle of specificity (SAID principle)?
A. Exercise intensity must progressively increase
B. The body adapts specifically to the type of demand placed on it
C. Rest periods must be included between exercise sets
D. All muscle groups must be trained equally
Answer: B
Rationale: The SAID (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands) principle states that the body will adapt
specifically to the type of stress or demand placed upon it.
8. A patient who cannot return to work due to chronic low back pain is experiencing:
A. An impairment
B. An activity limitation
C. A participation restriction
D. A personal factor
Answer: C
Rationale: Inability to fulfill a life role (work) represents a participation restriction in the ICF model.
9. Which type of muscle contraction occurs when the muscle lengthens while producing force?
A. Concentric
B. Eccentric
C. Isometric
D. Isokinetic
Answer: B
Rationale: Eccentric contractions occur when the muscle lengthens while generating tension, often used
to control or decelerate movement.
10. The primary purpose of the patient management model in physical therapy is to:
A. Maximize billing opportunities
