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Exam #4 fully solved 2025/2026
Which of the following benefits directly correlates to the release of muscle tension that
massage provides? - correct answer ✔✔Increased range of motion in joints
By decreasing the activity of this enzyme, massage helps decrease chronic muscle contraction: -
correct answer ✔✔Creatine kinase
Research has determined that relaxation massage can decrease: - correct answer ✔✔Blood
pressure
A physiological effect of massage that supports stress management is: - correct answer
✔✔Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system response
A client on an over-the-counter analgesic should: - correct answer ✔✔Not receive deep
massage work
A structure that requires caution in the anterior triangle of the neck is the: - correct answer
✔✔Trachea
A client with a common cold who seeks massage five days after symptoms presented
themselves: - correct answer ✔✔Is no longer contagious and can receive massage
An acute, systemic condition is defined as: - correct answer ✔✔A condition that affects the
entire body and not just one local region
, Deep strokes on this muscle can cause damage to the facial nerve: - correct answer ✔✔The
masseter muscle
When a client is in the prone position, a bolster is placed: - correct answer ✔✔Under the ankles
If blood or bodily fluids are present, a practitioner would clean up with: - correct answer
✔✔Phenols
Floors should be vacuumed, swept, or mopped: - correct answer ✔✔Daily
When treating hard surfaces that have been contaminated with blood or bodily fluids,
practitioners should use this on the affected area: - correct answer ✔✔A 10% bleach solution
In massage clinic bathrooms, only provide: - correct answer ✔✔Liquid soap
Activities of daily living that aggravate the client's symptoms are documented in this section of a
SOAP form: - correct answer ✔✔S section
A document that clients complete before their first session that includes personal contact
information, current health conditions, medications, and past health conditions is: - correct
answer ✔✔A health history form
The location, intensity, frequency, duration, and onset reported by the client are called: - correct
answer ✔✔Symptoms
Repeated hyperextension of the wrists during the application of massage strokes: - correct
answer ✔✔Might lead to carpal tunnel injury
Exam #4 fully solved 2025/2026
Which of the following benefits directly correlates to the release of muscle tension that
massage provides? - correct answer ✔✔Increased range of motion in joints
By decreasing the activity of this enzyme, massage helps decrease chronic muscle contraction: -
correct answer ✔✔Creatine kinase
Research has determined that relaxation massage can decrease: - correct answer ✔✔Blood
pressure
A physiological effect of massage that supports stress management is: - correct answer
✔✔Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system response
A client on an over-the-counter analgesic should: - correct answer ✔✔Not receive deep
massage work
A structure that requires caution in the anterior triangle of the neck is the: - correct answer
✔✔Trachea
A client with a common cold who seeks massage five days after symptoms presented
themselves: - correct answer ✔✔Is no longer contagious and can receive massage
An acute, systemic condition is defined as: - correct answer ✔✔A condition that affects the
entire body and not just one local region
, Deep strokes on this muscle can cause damage to the facial nerve: - correct answer ✔✔The
masseter muscle
When a client is in the prone position, a bolster is placed: - correct answer ✔✔Under the ankles
If blood or bodily fluids are present, a practitioner would clean up with: - correct answer
✔✔Phenols
Floors should be vacuumed, swept, or mopped: - correct answer ✔✔Daily
When treating hard surfaces that have been contaminated with blood or bodily fluids,
practitioners should use this on the affected area: - correct answer ✔✔A 10% bleach solution
In massage clinic bathrooms, only provide: - correct answer ✔✔Liquid soap
Activities of daily living that aggravate the client's symptoms are documented in this section of a
SOAP form: - correct answer ✔✔S section
A document that clients complete before their first session that includes personal contact
information, current health conditions, medications, and past health conditions is: - correct
answer ✔✔A health history form
The location, intensity, frequency, duration, and onset reported by the client are called: - correct
answer ✔✔Symptoms
Repeated hyperextension of the wrists during the application of massage strokes: - correct
answer ✔✔Might lead to carpal tunnel injury
