TEST BANK
Therapeutic Exercise: From Theory to Practice
Michael Higgins
1st Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Introduction to Designing a Rehabilitation Program 1
Chapter 02: Tissue Healing 8
Chapter 03: Psychological Aspects of Rehabilitation 14
Chapter 04: Range of Motion 21
Chapter 05: Stretching 27
Chapter 06: Joint Mobilization 34
Chapter 07: Strengthening 40
Chapter 08: Core Stability 46
Chapter 09: Plyometrics 52
Chapter 10: Isokinetics 59
Chapter 11: Aerobic Conditioning 65
Chapter 12: Aquatic Exercise 72
Chapter 13: Proprioception 78
Chapter 14: Rehabilitation of the Foot & Ankle Complex 83
Chapter 15: Rehabilitation of the Tibiofemoral Joint 89
Chapter 16: Rehabilitation of the Patellofemoral Joint 95
Chapter 17: Rehabilitation of the Hip, Thigh & Groin 101
Chapter 18: Rehabilitation of the Pelvis & Sacroiliac Joint 108
Chapter 19: Rehabilitation of the Lumbar Spine 114
Chapter 20: Rehabilitation of the Cervical Spine 120
Chapter 21: Rehabilitation of the Shoulder 126
Chapter 22: Rehabilitation of the Elbow & Forearm 132
Chapter 23: Overhead Athlete 138
Chapter 24: Rehabilitation of the Hand and Wrist 144
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Test Bank - Therapeutic Exercise: From Theory to Practice, 1st Edition (Higgins, 2011)
Chapter 1: Introduction to Designing a Rehabilitation Program
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. How often must a patient be evaluated after the initial evaluation?
a. At least three times per week
b. At least once per week
c. Before and after every subsequent treatment
d. Before every subsequent treatment
ANS: C PTS: 1
2. What is the most important part of the initial evaluation process?
a. Visual inspection
b. Neurological examination
c. Subjective history
d. Special tests
ANS: C PTS: 1
3. What can happen if the clinician does not maintain control of the evaluation process when
taking the subjective history?
a. The clinician may have to skip other parts of the evaluation to finish the evaluation
in an appropriate amount of time.
b. The patient may lose focus and include unnecessary or distracting information that
could hinder a proper impression or diagnosis.
c. The patient may feel that the clinician is not giving appropriate attention and
become noncompliant with the clinician.
d. The patient might forget important information about the injury, making an
accurate impression or diagnosis impossible.
ANS: B PTS: 1
4. Which of the following is not a part of the subjective history?
a. Patient goals
b. Activities that alleviate pain
c. Mechanism of injury
d. Problem list
ANS: D PTS: 1
5. Which patients should always have their gait biomechanics inspected?
a. Patients with acute injuries to the pelvis
b. Patients with any postural abnormalities that directly contribute to the dysfunction
c. Patients with two or more postural abnormalities that indirectly contribute to the
dysfunction
d. Patients with overuse injuries to the lumbar spine
ANS: D PTS: 1
6. What is one purpose of palpation?
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Test Bank - Therapeutic Exercise: From Theory to Practice, 1st Edition (Higgins, 2011)
a. To determine if a patient has normal feeling or sensation at the site of injury
b. To determine if a patient has any crepitus at bony and soft tissue structures
c. To determine if a postural abnormality is a direct or indirect contributor to
dysfunction
d. To determine if a patient has normal joint mobility at the site of dysfunction
ANS: B PTS: 1
7. All of the following should be included in an assessment of the quality of range of motion
except:
a. Deficits in active range of motion not present with passive range of motion.
b. Pain in the middle range of motion.
c. Substitution patterns due to muscle weakness.
d. Pain at the end range of motion.
ANS: A PTS: 1
8. Which of the following is contractile tissue?
a. Cartilage
b. Bone where the tendon inserts
c. Joint capsule
d. Ligament
ANS: B PTS: 1
9. Which of the following is true of Cyriax’s Rule of Tissue Involvement?
a. Pain during motion actively and passively in the same direction indicates inert
tissue involvement.
b. Pain during motion actively in one direction with end-range pain actively or
passively in the opposite direction indicates inert tissue involvement.
c. Pain during motion actively in one direction with end-range pain actively (but not
passively) in the opposite direction indicates inert tissue involvement.
d. Pain during motion actively and passively in the same direction indicates
contractile tissue involvement.
ANS: A PTS: 1
10. According to Cyriax’s Rule of Tissue Involvement, a patient with lateral ankle pain that is
increased during active ankle plantar flexion and at the end-range of passive ankle
dorsiflexion can only have injured which of the following?
a. Anterior talofibular ligament
b. Peroneus longus tendon
c. Retrocalcaneal bursa
d. Deep peroneal nerve
ANS: B PTS: 1
11. Which two parts of the evaluation process can flexibility testing fall under?
a. Range of motion testing and special tests
b. Special tests and strength testing
c. Strength testing and range of motion testing
d. Proprioceptive testing and special tests
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Therapeutic Exercise: From Theory to Practice
Michael Higgins
1st Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Introduction to Designing a Rehabilitation Program 1
Chapter 02: Tissue Healing 8
Chapter 03: Psychological Aspects of Rehabilitation 14
Chapter 04: Range of Motion 21
Chapter 05: Stretching 27
Chapter 06: Joint Mobilization 34
Chapter 07: Strengthening 40
Chapter 08: Core Stability 46
Chapter 09: Plyometrics 52
Chapter 10: Isokinetics 59
Chapter 11: Aerobic Conditioning 65
Chapter 12: Aquatic Exercise 72
Chapter 13: Proprioception 78
Chapter 14: Rehabilitation of the Foot & Ankle Complex 83
Chapter 15: Rehabilitation of the Tibiofemoral Joint 89
Chapter 16: Rehabilitation of the Patellofemoral Joint 95
Chapter 17: Rehabilitation of the Hip, Thigh & Groin 101
Chapter 18: Rehabilitation of the Pelvis & Sacroiliac Joint 108
Chapter 19: Rehabilitation of the Lumbar Spine 114
Chapter 20: Rehabilitation of the Cervical Spine 120
Chapter 21: Rehabilitation of the Shoulder 126
Chapter 22: Rehabilitation of the Elbow & Forearm 132
Chapter 23: Overhead Athlete 138
Chapter 24: Rehabilitation of the Hand and Wrist 144
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Test Bank - Therapeutic Exercise: From Theory to Practice, 1st Edition (Higgins, 2011)
Chapter 1: Introduction to Designing a Rehabilitation Program
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. How often must a patient be evaluated after the initial evaluation?
a. At least three times per week
b. At least once per week
c. Before and after every subsequent treatment
d. Before every subsequent treatment
ANS: C PTS: 1
2. What is the most important part of the initial evaluation process?
a. Visual inspection
b. Neurological examination
c. Subjective history
d. Special tests
ANS: C PTS: 1
3. What can happen if the clinician does not maintain control of the evaluation process when
taking the subjective history?
a. The clinician may have to skip other parts of the evaluation to finish the evaluation
in an appropriate amount of time.
b. The patient may lose focus and include unnecessary or distracting information that
could hinder a proper impression or diagnosis.
c. The patient may feel that the clinician is not giving appropriate attention and
become noncompliant with the clinician.
d. The patient might forget important information about the injury, making an
accurate impression or diagnosis impossible.
ANS: B PTS: 1
4. Which of the following is not a part of the subjective history?
a. Patient goals
b. Activities that alleviate pain
c. Mechanism of injury
d. Problem list
ANS: D PTS: 1
5. Which patients should always have their gait biomechanics inspected?
a. Patients with acute injuries to the pelvis
b. Patients with any postural abnormalities that directly contribute to the dysfunction
c. Patients with two or more postural abnormalities that indirectly contribute to the
dysfunction
d. Patients with overuse injuries to the lumbar spine
ANS: D PTS: 1
6. What is one purpose of palpation?
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Test Bank - Therapeutic Exercise: From Theory to Practice, 1st Edition (Higgins, 2011)
a. To determine if a patient has normal feeling or sensation at the site of injury
b. To determine if a patient has any crepitus at bony and soft tissue structures
c. To determine if a postural abnormality is a direct or indirect contributor to
dysfunction
d. To determine if a patient has normal joint mobility at the site of dysfunction
ANS: B PTS: 1
7. All of the following should be included in an assessment of the quality of range of motion
except:
a. Deficits in active range of motion not present with passive range of motion.
b. Pain in the middle range of motion.
c. Substitution patterns due to muscle weakness.
d. Pain at the end range of motion.
ANS: A PTS: 1
8. Which of the following is contractile tissue?
a. Cartilage
b. Bone where the tendon inserts
c. Joint capsule
d. Ligament
ANS: B PTS: 1
9. Which of the following is true of Cyriax’s Rule of Tissue Involvement?
a. Pain during motion actively and passively in the same direction indicates inert
tissue involvement.
b. Pain during motion actively in one direction with end-range pain actively or
passively in the opposite direction indicates inert tissue involvement.
c. Pain during motion actively in one direction with end-range pain actively (but not
passively) in the opposite direction indicates inert tissue involvement.
d. Pain during motion actively and passively in the same direction indicates
contractile tissue involvement.
ANS: A PTS: 1
10. According to Cyriax’s Rule of Tissue Involvement, a patient with lateral ankle pain that is
increased during active ankle plantar flexion and at the end-range of passive ankle
dorsiflexion can only have injured which of the following?
a. Anterior talofibular ligament
b. Peroneus longus tendon
c. Retrocalcaneal bursa
d. Deep peroneal nerve
ANS: B PTS: 1
11. Which two parts of the evaluation process can flexibility testing fall under?
a. Range of motion testing and special tests
b. Special tests and strength testing
c. Strength testing and range of motion testing
d. Proprioceptive testing and special tests
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