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ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
ALL 300 QUESTIONS and CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to exercise, which of the
following steps comes earliest in the corrective exercise process? - ANSWER-Assess whether or
not the client can perform diaphragmatic breathing
QUESTION: Your client, Steve, who you haven't trained in 6 weeks calls to schedule a session
with you. During the call he mentions that he's been losing weight without a change to his diet,
he's been having night sweats, and recently had a fever. You should: - ANSWER-tell him to get
cleared from his physician before scheduling a workout with you
QUESTION: The purpose(s) of diaphragmatic breathing is to help your client: - ANSWER-achieve
a state of low stress and improve ribcage alignment
QUESTION: What is one primary difference between an upper motor neuron and a lower motor
neuron? - ANSWER-All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
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QUESTION: Your new client, John, has 3/10 right shoulder pain at rest. Last week he was
cleared to exercise by his physician. After you take him through the first set of a shoulder
corrective exercise, he tells you the right shoulder pain has increased to 6/10. What is the next
recommended step? - ANSWER-Move on to the next corrective exercise and see if it helps since
he's been recently cleared to exercise
QUESTION: Your client, Sarah, was cleared to exercise 6 weeks ago. She shows up to a workout
with you today and you notice that she's limping. She mentions that she twisted her knee
playing soccer over the weekend but was hoping your corrective exercises could help her. You
should: - ANSWER-explain that she needs to get cleared by a physical therapist before doing
any exercises with you
QUESTION: Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system? - ANSWER-Provide
interconnectedness throughout the body
QUESTION: Your client, Ryan, starting jogging recently and he informs you that his right IT band
has been feeling stiff. He also mentions that his right knee tends to buckle inward when
climbing stairs. Which corrective exercise is likely to decrease his IT band stiffness and reduce
inward buckling of the right knee? - ANSWER-Lateral step with a mini band
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Q; Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have: - ANSWER-A limited blood
supply and low metabolism
QUESTION: What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle? -
ANSWER-Epimysium
QUESTION: The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are: - ANSWER-
Sarcomeres
QUESTION: In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are: -
ANSWER-antagonists
QUESTION: Skeletal muscle shortens when: - ANSWER-actin and myosin bind and slide past
each other
QUESTION: A muscular force-couple occurs when: - ANSWER-two or more muscles concurrently
produce force in different directions to produce one movement
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QUESTION: When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space is avoided
when: - ANSWER-a muscular force-couple occurs between the deltoid and supraspinatus
QUESTION: During a squat, your client's knees buckle inward as she ascends. This problem is
most likely due to: - ANSWER-weakness of the hip abductors and external rotator
QUESTION: After a workout, your client mentions that he feels a deep, nervy pain in his
shoulder that radiates down to his hand. You first course of action should be to: - ANSWER-tell
him to get cleared from a physician or physical therapist before your next workout
QUESTION: Your new client mentions that he has left shoulder pain when pressing a 50-pound
dumbbell overhead. During your initial movement assessment, what is the most acceptable first
step? - ANSWER-Instruct him to mimic the left shoulder movement without any weight in hand
QUESTION: The two primary roles of fascia are to: - ANSWER-Provide interconnectedness
throughout the body, and enhance proprioception
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ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
ALL 300 QUESTIONS and CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: When a client with right shoulder pain has been cleared to exercise, which of the
following steps comes earliest in the corrective exercise process? - ANSWER-Assess whether or
not the client can perform diaphragmatic breathing
QUESTION: Your client, Steve, who you haven't trained in 6 weeks calls to schedule a session
with you. During the call he mentions that he's been losing weight without a change to his diet,
he's been having night sweats, and recently had a fever. You should: - ANSWER-tell him to get
cleared from his physician before scheduling a workout with you
QUESTION: The purpose(s) of diaphragmatic breathing is to help your client: - ANSWER-achieve
a state of low stress and improve ribcage alignment
QUESTION: What is one primary difference between an upper motor neuron and a lower motor
neuron? - ANSWER-All upper motor neurons are closer to the brain
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QUESTION: Your new client, John, has 3/10 right shoulder pain at rest. Last week he was
cleared to exercise by his physician. After you take him through the first set of a shoulder
corrective exercise, he tells you the right shoulder pain has increased to 6/10. What is the next
recommended step? - ANSWER-Move on to the next corrective exercise and see if it helps since
he's been recently cleared to exercise
QUESTION: Your client, Sarah, was cleared to exercise 6 weeks ago. She shows up to a workout
with you today and you notice that she's limping. She mentions that she twisted her knee
playing soccer over the weekend but was hoping your corrective exercises could help her. You
should: - ANSWER-explain that she needs to get cleared by a physical therapist before doing
any exercises with you
QUESTION: Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system? - ANSWER-Provide
interconnectedness throughout the body
QUESTION: Your client, Ryan, starting jogging recently and he informs you that his right IT band
has been feeling stiff. He also mentions that his right knee tends to buckle inward when
climbing stairs. Which corrective exercise is likely to decrease his IT band stiffness and reduce
inward buckling of the right knee? - ANSWER-Lateral step with a mini band
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Q; Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have: - ANSWER-A limited blood
supply and low metabolism
QUESTION: What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle? -
ANSWER-Epimysium
QUESTION: The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are: - ANSWER-
Sarcomeres
QUESTION: In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are: -
ANSWER-antagonists
QUESTION: Skeletal muscle shortens when: - ANSWER-actin and myosin bind and slide past
each other
QUESTION: A muscular force-couple occurs when: - ANSWER-two or more muscles concurrently
produce force in different directions to produce one movement
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QUESTION: When lifting the arm overhead, impingement of the subacromial space is avoided
when: - ANSWER-a muscular force-couple occurs between the deltoid and supraspinatus
QUESTION: During a squat, your client's knees buckle inward as she ascends. This problem is
most likely due to: - ANSWER-weakness of the hip abductors and external rotator
QUESTION: After a workout, your client mentions that he feels a deep, nervy pain in his
shoulder that radiates down to his hand. You first course of action should be to: - ANSWER-tell
him to get cleared from a physician or physical therapist before your next workout
QUESTION: Your new client mentions that he has left shoulder pain when pressing a 50-pound
dumbbell overhead. During your initial movement assessment, what is the most acceptable first
step? - ANSWER-Instruct him to mimic the left shoulder movement without any weight in hand
QUESTION: The two primary roles of fascia are to: - ANSWER-Provide interconnectedness
throughout the body, and enhance proprioception
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