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ITEC LEVEL 3 SPORTS MASSAGE
DIPLOMA REVISION Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
Name the 3 types of muscle tissue - ✔✔Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
Which specific massage movement would be most beneficial to relieve
tense quadricep muscles? - ✔✔Kneading
What is muscle fatigue?
when muscle has difficulty to:
A - Relax
B - Contract
C - Sustain relaxation
D - Sustain contraction - ✔✔D - sustain contraction
What is muscle tone?
A - A muscle that has been exercised is sead to be toned
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B - All muscle fibres held at tension all the time
C - Slight degree of contraction by some muscle fibres as others are
relaxed
D - A loosening of tension resulting in a reduction in the number of fibres
contracting - ✔✔C - a slight degree of contraction by some muscle fibres as
others are relaxed
The possible cause of periostitis is
A - Burst or tear in the muscle fascia or periosteum
B - Indirect trauma from a fall
C - Stretching or tearing of the periosteum and ligaments within a joint
D - Inflammation of the periosteum caused by changing from one surface to
another - ✔✔D - Inflammation of the periosteum caused by changing from
one surface to another
Hypertonic drinks are defined as
A - Highly concentrated containing more particles of sugar and electrolytes
than the body's own fluids
B - The same number of particles in water as body fluids
C - A weak solution of sugar and electrolytes than the body's own fluids
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D - Contains more carbohydrates per 100ml than fluid replacement drinks -
✔✔A -
Hypertonic drinks contain a higher concentration of salt and sugar than the
human body.
Normally consumed post-workout to supplement daily carbohydrate intake
and top-up muscle glycogen stores.
Can be taken during ultra distance events to meet the high energy
demands, but must be used in conjunction with Isotonic drinks to replace
lost fluids.
Overload is defined as
A - Carbohydrate loading for endurance athletes
B - Carrying too much weight than is necessary for the exercise
C - Over training
D - Making the body work harder than it is accustomed to working - ✔✔D -
Making the body work harder than it is accustomed to working
Resistive movement is defined as
A - Client relaxes, therapist moves the joint
B - Client resists the therapists movements at the joint
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C - Client moves whist therapist supports
D - Client relaxes, therapist massages the joint - ✔✔B - Client resists the
therapists movements at the joint
O2 max is defined as maximum
A - Aerobic capacity
B - Heart rate
C - Anaerobic capacity
D - Blood pressure - ✔✔A - Aerobic capacity
Contra indications to sports massage requiring doctors permission include
(choose right answer)
A - Verrucas, eczema
B - Inflammation, psoriasis
C - Asthma, high blood pressure
D - Septic foci, bronchitis - ✔✔C - Asthma, high blood pressure
What is the difference between a strain and a sprain? - ✔✔A sprain is a
stretching or tearing of ligaments
A strain is a stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon
ITEC LEVEL 3 SPORTS MASSAGE
DIPLOMA REVISION Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Solved
Name the 3 types of muscle tissue - ✔✔Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
Which specific massage movement would be most beneficial to relieve
tense quadricep muscles? - ✔✔Kneading
What is muscle fatigue?
when muscle has difficulty to:
A - Relax
B - Contract
C - Sustain relaxation
D - Sustain contraction - ✔✔D - sustain contraction
What is muscle tone?
A - A muscle that has been exercised is sead to be toned
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B - All muscle fibres held at tension all the time
C - Slight degree of contraction by some muscle fibres as others are
relaxed
D - A loosening of tension resulting in a reduction in the number of fibres
contracting - ✔✔C - a slight degree of contraction by some muscle fibres as
others are relaxed
The possible cause of periostitis is
A - Burst or tear in the muscle fascia or periosteum
B - Indirect trauma from a fall
C - Stretching or tearing of the periosteum and ligaments within a joint
D - Inflammation of the periosteum caused by changing from one surface to
another - ✔✔D - Inflammation of the periosteum caused by changing from
one surface to another
Hypertonic drinks are defined as
A - Highly concentrated containing more particles of sugar and electrolytes
than the body's own fluids
B - The same number of particles in water as body fluids
C - A weak solution of sugar and electrolytes than the body's own fluids
,©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
D - Contains more carbohydrates per 100ml than fluid replacement drinks -
✔✔A -
Hypertonic drinks contain a higher concentration of salt and sugar than the
human body.
Normally consumed post-workout to supplement daily carbohydrate intake
and top-up muscle glycogen stores.
Can be taken during ultra distance events to meet the high energy
demands, but must be used in conjunction with Isotonic drinks to replace
lost fluids.
Overload is defined as
A - Carbohydrate loading for endurance athletes
B - Carrying too much weight than is necessary for the exercise
C - Over training
D - Making the body work harder than it is accustomed to working - ✔✔D -
Making the body work harder than it is accustomed to working
Resistive movement is defined as
A - Client relaxes, therapist moves the joint
B - Client resists the therapists movements at the joint
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C - Client moves whist therapist supports
D - Client relaxes, therapist massages the joint - ✔✔B - Client resists the
therapists movements at the joint
O2 max is defined as maximum
A - Aerobic capacity
B - Heart rate
C - Anaerobic capacity
D - Blood pressure - ✔✔A - Aerobic capacity
Contra indications to sports massage requiring doctors permission include
(choose right answer)
A - Verrucas, eczema
B - Inflammation, psoriasis
C - Asthma, high blood pressure
D - Septic foci, bronchitis - ✔✔C - Asthma, high blood pressure
What is the difference between a strain and a sprain? - ✔✔A sprain is a
stretching or tearing of ligaments
A strain is a stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon
