Massage Therapy MCQ
What is an appropriate closed kinetic chain exercises recommended for the treatment of
a patient with lower extremity dysfunction (chronic stage) - CORRECT ANSWER-Lunge
on unstable surface
True or False: the male pelvis inlet is heart-shaped - CORRECT ANSWER-True
The lesser sciatic foramen provides passageway for structures entering and leaving the
________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Perineum
What skin cancer has the worst prognosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Melanoma
True or False: the medial meniscus is attached to the deepest fibres of the medial
(tibial) collateral ligament - CORRECT ANSWER-True
In order for a RMT to be considered competent he or she must posses a certain level of
function in terms of _________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Knowledge, skills, attributes
and ethics
Is chakra balancing in our scope of practice or outside? - CORRECT ANSWER-outside
of our scope of practice
Carcinogen - CORRECT ANSWER-An etiological agent that is capable of initiating a
malignant transformation of a cell
A fracture that the bone that breaks into many fragments - CORRECT ANSWER-
Comminuted fracture
True or False: The angle between the head and neck of the femur is wider in females
than males - CORRECT ANSWER-False
What type of fracture has the greatest risk of complication - CORRECT ANSWER-
Open/compound
Grouping of the brachial plexus - CORRECT ANSWER-Roots, Trunks, divisions, cords
and branches
When treating patellofemoral syndrome, you seek to lengthen the CT on which surface
of the leg? - CORRECT ANSWER-Lateral
,Which condition will manifest with loss of lumbar lordosis and increased thoracic
hyperhyphosis in the later stages? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ankylosing spondylitis
True or False: sprains heal much faster than strains - CORRECT ANSWER-False
What is the most common cause of joint injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mechanical
overloading of the joint
Which one of these is not autoimmune: Gout, Lupus, Scleroderma, Juvenile RA -
CORRECT ANSWER-Gout is NOT autoimmune
What are the names of the ankle ligaments that you are most likely to sprain? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Anterior and posterior talofibular and calcaneofibular
What is the 1st step outlined in the model for ethical decision making? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Determine if the situation is an ethical issue or ethical dilemma
A registered massage therapist becomes legally responsible for client confidentiality
when: - CORRECT ANSWER-RMT receives consent for treatment
Mark is a healthy 32 y/o weekend runner, he slowly developed pain over a period of a
month after changing footwear. The pain is located on the inside of his left ankle/medial
malleolus region. What is your "first hypothesis" - CORRECT ANSWER-Posterior tibial
tendinitis/tendinosis
Which of these conditions would you NOT recommend local ice in acute stage?
- Exertional compartment syndrome
- tibias posterior periostitis,
- extensor hallucinate Longus strain
- anterior talofibular sprain. - CORRECT ANSWER-Exertional compartment syndrome
Dupuytren's contracture is most likely to involve TrPs in what muscle? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Palmaris Longus
You can use sustained grade 3 traction during which stage of inflammation? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Chronic
Cold reduces the demand for oxygen via which process? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Decreasing metabolic rate
NSADIs demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT:
- anti-inflammatory
- analgesic
- anticoagulant
- anti-nauseant - CORRECT ANSWER-anti-nauseant
, Which part of the ATP cycle can be an anaerobic pathway that results in the production
of two net ATP per glucose plus two pyretic acid molecule - CORRECT ANSWER-
Glycolysis
Is failure to report income to revenue Canada a mandatory reporting obligation? -
CORRECT ANSWER-No, Mandatory reporting is for suspected child abuse/neglect,
suspected elder abuse/neglect, and suspected sexual abuse
What act protects the client's right of privacy and confidentiality? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Personal Health Information Protection ACT
What year was PHIPA created? - CORRECT ANSWER-2004
Ataxia - CORRECT ANSWER-incoordination
Muscle relaxants such as Robin and Valium alter the tone of muscle so that... -
CORRECT ANSWER-they feel loose and not connected
Before performing frictions on your clients' tendon, the therapist must find the area of
pain by performing what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Resisted isometric contraction
You would be more likely to palpate a hole, or discontinuity, in tissue which has
sustained a ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-rupture
The anterolateral abdominal muscles enable or contribute to what? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Forced expiration, urination, compression of abdominal contents
A malignant tutor that arises rom tissue of mesenchymal origin are usually given the
suffix ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Sarcoma
The triad of symptoms associated with Reiter's syndrome include all of he following
EXCEPT:
- urethritis
- malar rash
- conjunctivitis
- arthritic symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER-Malar rash - usually seen with Lupus
The lateral, medial and posterior cords of the brachial plexus are named because of
their relationship to what artery? - CORRECT ANSWER-Axillary artery
What type of synovial joint is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Saddle
What is an appropriate closed kinetic chain exercises recommended for the treatment of
a patient with lower extremity dysfunction (chronic stage) - CORRECT ANSWER-Lunge
on unstable surface
True or False: the male pelvis inlet is heart-shaped - CORRECT ANSWER-True
The lesser sciatic foramen provides passageway for structures entering and leaving the
________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Perineum
What skin cancer has the worst prognosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Melanoma
True or False: the medial meniscus is attached to the deepest fibres of the medial
(tibial) collateral ligament - CORRECT ANSWER-True
In order for a RMT to be considered competent he or she must posses a certain level of
function in terms of _________. - CORRECT ANSWER-Knowledge, skills, attributes
and ethics
Is chakra balancing in our scope of practice or outside? - CORRECT ANSWER-outside
of our scope of practice
Carcinogen - CORRECT ANSWER-An etiological agent that is capable of initiating a
malignant transformation of a cell
A fracture that the bone that breaks into many fragments - CORRECT ANSWER-
Comminuted fracture
True or False: The angle between the head and neck of the femur is wider in females
than males - CORRECT ANSWER-False
What type of fracture has the greatest risk of complication - CORRECT ANSWER-
Open/compound
Grouping of the brachial plexus - CORRECT ANSWER-Roots, Trunks, divisions, cords
and branches
When treating patellofemoral syndrome, you seek to lengthen the CT on which surface
of the leg? - CORRECT ANSWER-Lateral
,Which condition will manifest with loss of lumbar lordosis and increased thoracic
hyperhyphosis in the later stages? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ankylosing spondylitis
True or False: sprains heal much faster than strains - CORRECT ANSWER-False
What is the most common cause of joint injury? - CORRECT ANSWER-Mechanical
overloading of the joint
Which one of these is not autoimmune: Gout, Lupus, Scleroderma, Juvenile RA -
CORRECT ANSWER-Gout is NOT autoimmune
What are the names of the ankle ligaments that you are most likely to sprain? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Anterior and posterior talofibular and calcaneofibular
What is the 1st step outlined in the model for ethical decision making? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Determine if the situation is an ethical issue or ethical dilemma
A registered massage therapist becomes legally responsible for client confidentiality
when: - CORRECT ANSWER-RMT receives consent for treatment
Mark is a healthy 32 y/o weekend runner, he slowly developed pain over a period of a
month after changing footwear. The pain is located on the inside of his left ankle/medial
malleolus region. What is your "first hypothesis" - CORRECT ANSWER-Posterior tibial
tendinitis/tendinosis
Which of these conditions would you NOT recommend local ice in acute stage?
- Exertional compartment syndrome
- tibias posterior periostitis,
- extensor hallucinate Longus strain
- anterior talofibular sprain. - CORRECT ANSWER-Exertional compartment syndrome
Dupuytren's contracture is most likely to involve TrPs in what muscle? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Palmaris Longus
You can use sustained grade 3 traction during which stage of inflammation? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Chronic
Cold reduces the demand for oxygen via which process? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Decreasing metabolic rate
NSADIs demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT:
- anti-inflammatory
- analgesic
- anticoagulant
- anti-nauseant - CORRECT ANSWER-anti-nauseant
, Which part of the ATP cycle can be an anaerobic pathway that results in the production
of two net ATP per glucose plus two pyretic acid molecule - CORRECT ANSWER-
Glycolysis
Is failure to report income to revenue Canada a mandatory reporting obligation? -
CORRECT ANSWER-No, Mandatory reporting is for suspected child abuse/neglect,
suspected elder abuse/neglect, and suspected sexual abuse
What act protects the client's right of privacy and confidentiality? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Personal Health Information Protection ACT
What year was PHIPA created? - CORRECT ANSWER-2004
Ataxia - CORRECT ANSWER-incoordination
Muscle relaxants such as Robin and Valium alter the tone of muscle so that... -
CORRECT ANSWER-they feel loose and not connected
Before performing frictions on your clients' tendon, the therapist must find the area of
pain by performing what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Resisted isometric contraction
You would be more likely to palpate a hole, or discontinuity, in tissue which has
sustained a ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-rupture
The anterolateral abdominal muscles enable or contribute to what? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Forced expiration, urination, compression of abdominal contents
A malignant tutor that arises rom tissue of mesenchymal origin are usually given the
suffix ______. - CORRECT ANSWER-Sarcoma
The triad of symptoms associated with Reiter's syndrome include all of he following
EXCEPT:
- urethritis
- malar rash
- conjunctivitis
- arthritic symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER-Malar rash - usually seen with Lupus
The lateral, medial and posterior cords of the brachial plexus are named because of
their relationship to what artery? - CORRECT ANSWER-Axillary artery
What type of synovial joint is the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Saddle
