NATIONAL PILATES CERTIFICATION
ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS A+
● What is a total hip replacement? Answer: A surgical procedure in
which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant
● What should clients with a posterior total hip replacement avoid?
Answer: hip flexion above 90 degrees
hip adduction
internal rotation
● What should clients with an anterior total hip replacement avoid?
Answer: precautions vary
● What is plantar fasciitis? Answer: inflamation of the thick tissue of
the bottom of the foot that connect the heel to the toes and creates an
arch
● What should clients with plantar fasciitis avoid? Answer: jumping
● What is adhesive capsulitis? Answer: -AKA Frozen shoulder
-Painful condition caused by immobility and disuse
, -Condition lends itself to formation of fibrous tissue inside joint capsule
● What should clients with adhesive capsulitis avoid? Answer: end
range of motion
agressive stretching
● What is a rotator cuff impingement? Answer: -When you raise your
arm to shoulder height, the space between the acromion and rotator cuff
(subacromial space) narrows. The acromion can rub against (or
"impinge" on) the tendon of all the rotator cuff muscles and the bursa,
causing irritation, inflammation and pain.
* also called subacromial impingement, painful arc syndrome,
supraspinatus syndrome, swimmer's shoulder, and thrower's shoulder
● What should clients with a rotator cuff impingement avoid? Answer:
hands over head
internal rotation
● What is thoracic outlet syndrome? Answer: a group of disorders that
occur when blood vessels or nerves in the space between your
collarbone and your first rib (thoracic outlet) are compressed. This can
cause pain in your shoulders and neck and numbness in your fingers.
ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS A+
● What is a total hip replacement? Answer: A surgical procedure in
which the hip joint is replaced by a prosthetic implant
● What should clients with a posterior total hip replacement avoid?
Answer: hip flexion above 90 degrees
hip adduction
internal rotation
● What should clients with an anterior total hip replacement avoid?
Answer: precautions vary
● What is plantar fasciitis? Answer: inflamation of the thick tissue of
the bottom of the foot that connect the heel to the toes and creates an
arch
● What should clients with plantar fasciitis avoid? Answer: jumping
● What is adhesive capsulitis? Answer: -AKA Frozen shoulder
-Painful condition caused by immobility and disuse
, -Condition lends itself to formation of fibrous tissue inside joint capsule
● What should clients with adhesive capsulitis avoid? Answer: end
range of motion
agressive stretching
● What is a rotator cuff impingement? Answer: -When you raise your
arm to shoulder height, the space between the acromion and rotator cuff
(subacromial space) narrows. The acromion can rub against (or
"impinge" on) the tendon of all the rotator cuff muscles and the bursa,
causing irritation, inflammation and pain.
* also called subacromial impingement, painful arc syndrome,
supraspinatus syndrome, swimmer's shoulder, and thrower's shoulder
● What should clients with a rotator cuff impingement avoid? Answer:
hands over head
internal rotation
● What is thoracic outlet syndrome? Answer: a group of disorders that
occur when blood vessels or nerves in the space between your
collarbone and your first rib (thoracic outlet) are compressed. This can
cause pain in your shoulders and neck and numbness in your fingers.
