CHT Neuroanatomy/Nerve Injury &
Sensory Reeducation 2025/2026 Exam
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An order for hand therapy states "neuropraxic injury right median nerve".
What information can the therapist provide the patient regarding the injury
and prognosis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the prognosis is good and the patient
should see recovery within one month with treatment
A patient complains of parasthesia over the dorsal thumb 2 weeks after
undergoing a thumb CMC ligament reconstruction tendinous interpostion
(LRTI) surgery. No other symptoms are present. What is most likely
causing this parasthesia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔traction injury to the superficial
branch of the radial nerve when the nerve was retracted during surgery
,True/False: proximal nerve injuries have a better prognosis for successful
regeneration than distal injuries - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔false
A patient is evaluated for complaints of numbness in the thumb and IF 6
months after a carpal tunnel decompression. The patient's job requires
forearm rotation. The therapist is now considering another nerve might be
compressed causing the numbness. Of the choices below, what would be
the most likely compression site? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fascia between the
brachioradialis and ECRL
A 45 year old hand therapist complains of numbness in the SF/RF in both
of her hands both dorsally and volarly. On physical examination, her pinch
and grip strength are normal as is her cervical screening. She has a
cutaneous pressure threshold for static two-point discrimination at 3mm.
What is most appropriate treatment? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔night orthosis with
the elbow between 10 and 30 degrees of flexion
A 45 year old hand therapist reports numbness dorsally and volarly in the
SF/RF in both of her hands. On physical examination her pinch and grip
strength are abnormal. She also has increased cutaneous pressure
threshold for static two-point discrimination at 8mm. What is the most
, appropriate treatment? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔submuscular ulnar nerve
transposition
Which sensory receptor is responsible for detecting a sensation of a gentle
breeze blowing against the skin? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pacinian corpuscle
30-hertz vibration is perceived by which of the following?
-slowly adapting Ruffini end organs
-quickly adapting Meissner corpuscles
-quickly adapting Pacinian corpuscles
-slowly adapting Merkel cells - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔quickly adapting Meissner
corpuscles
Constant-touch pressure is perceived by what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔large
myelinated A-b fibers slowly adapting
A 48 y/o man complains that his hands have become weak, and as an auto
mechanic he has burned and sometimes cut his fingertips without knowing
it until he looked at his finger. On physical examination, he has intrinsic
muscle weakness and some wasting of the first dorsal interosseous, with
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Sensory Reeducation 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | 100% Solved
An order for hand therapy states "neuropraxic injury right median nerve".
What information can the therapist provide the patient regarding the injury
and prognosis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the prognosis is good and the patient
should see recovery within one month with treatment
A patient complains of parasthesia over the dorsal thumb 2 weeks after
undergoing a thumb CMC ligament reconstruction tendinous interpostion
(LRTI) surgery. No other symptoms are present. What is most likely
causing this parasthesia? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔traction injury to the superficial
branch of the radial nerve when the nerve was retracted during surgery
,True/False: proximal nerve injuries have a better prognosis for successful
regeneration than distal injuries - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔false
A patient is evaluated for complaints of numbness in the thumb and IF 6
months after a carpal tunnel decompression. The patient's job requires
forearm rotation. The therapist is now considering another nerve might be
compressed causing the numbness. Of the choices below, what would be
the most likely compression site? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Fascia between the
brachioradialis and ECRL
A 45 year old hand therapist complains of numbness in the SF/RF in both
of her hands both dorsally and volarly. On physical examination, her pinch
and grip strength are normal as is her cervical screening. She has a
cutaneous pressure threshold for static two-point discrimination at 3mm.
What is most appropriate treatment? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔night orthosis with
the elbow between 10 and 30 degrees of flexion
A 45 year old hand therapist reports numbness dorsally and volarly in the
SF/RF in both of her hands. On physical examination her pinch and grip
strength are abnormal. She also has increased cutaneous pressure
threshold for static two-point discrimination at 8mm. What is the most
, appropriate treatment? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔submuscular ulnar nerve
transposition
Which sensory receptor is responsible for detecting a sensation of a gentle
breeze blowing against the skin? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pacinian corpuscle
30-hertz vibration is perceived by which of the following?
-slowly adapting Ruffini end organs
-quickly adapting Meissner corpuscles
-quickly adapting Pacinian corpuscles
-slowly adapting Merkel cells - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔quickly adapting Meissner
corpuscles
Constant-touch pressure is perceived by what? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔large
myelinated A-b fibers slowly adapting
A 48 y/o man complains that his hands have become weak, and as an auto
mechanic he has burned and sometimes cut his fingertips without knowing
it until he looked at his finger. On physical examination, he has intrinsic
muscle weakness and some wasting of the first dorsal interosseous, with
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