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NBCAAM Equine Massage Therapist Certification
Exam Actual Verified EXAM Questions and Correct
Answers with EXPLANATIONS LATEST THIS
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What duration should a Pre Event massage normally
take?
5-10 mins
15-20mins
1-2 mins
20-30 mins - Answer-15-20mins
What is maintenance massage?
Massage techniques used to treat specific injuries
A massage treatment using different techniques to
address general tensions through training
A massage treatment used to treat tensions after a
sporting activity
A massage treatment used just to treat trigger points -
Answer-A massage treatment using different techniques to
address general tensions through training
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What is NOT an aim of Post Event Massage?
Reduce post event muscle soreness
Increase blood flow to the muscles
Flush out waste products from the muscles
Reduce blood flow to the area - Answer-Reduce blood
flow to the area
Select an aim of pre event massage.
Help the patient focus and concentrate
To undertake strong stretches on the patient
Relax the patient before they compete
Reduce blood flow to the area being used by the athlete -
Answer-Help the patient focus and concentrate
What are the main techniques used in Pre Event
massage?
Effleurage, petrissage and tapotement
Soft tissue release, MET's
Effleurage and trigger pointing
Muscle compressions and myofascial release - Answer-
Effleurage, petrissage and tapotement
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Whereabouts on the body should a Pre Event Massage
focus on?
The whole body
The main muscles that will be used by the athlete
Always prioritise the largest muscle groups - Answer-The
main muscles that will be used by the athlete
Which one of the following is NOT a type of tapotement
technique?
Hacking
Pounding
Beating
Pounding - Answer-beating
When is the optimum time to carry out a Post Event
Massage
Straight away after the event
Within 3 days of the activity
After a light warm down - Answer-After a light warm down
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Which of the following is performed to produce genetically
superior horses? - Answer-breeding
Contraction of smooth muscle is voluntary - Answer-
false/involuntary
Voluntary muscles can contract for only short periods of
time before becoming fatigued and requiring rest -
Answer-true
A horse usually swallows slightly less than a half-pint of
water at each gulp - Answer-true
A horse must rely upon bacteria to break down cellulose
into substances it can absorb into its body - Answer-true
The stomach of the adult horse makes up less than 10%
of the total capacity of the digestive tract - Answer-true
Muscles are red flesh or lean meat and compose about
____ percent of the total body weight - Answer-50
NBCAAM Equine Massage Therapist Certification
Exam Actual Verified EXAM Questions and Correct
Answers with EXPLANATIONS LATEST THIS
YEAR.pdf||Newest Exam!!!
What duration should a Pre Event massage normally
take?
5-10 mins
15-20mins
1-2 mins
20-30 mins - Answer-15-20mins
What is maintenance massage?
Massage techniques used to treat specific injuries
A massage treatment using different techniques to
address general tensions through training
A massage treatment used to treat tensions after a
sporting activity
A massage treatment used just to treat trigger points -
Answer-A massage treatment using different techniques to
address general tensions through training
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What is NOT an aim of Post Event Massage?
Reduce post event muscle soreness
Increase blood flow to the muscles
Flush out waste products from the muscles
Reduce blood flow to the area - Answer-Reduce blood
flow to the area
Select an aim of pre event massage.
Help the patient focus and concentrate
To undertake strong stretches on the patient
Relax the patient before they compete
Reduce blood flow to the area being used by the athlete -
Answer-Help the patient focus and concentrate
What are the main techniques used in Pre Event
massage?
Effleurage, petrissage and tapotement
Soft tissue release, MET's
Effleurage and trigger pointing
Muscle compressions and myofascial release - Answer-
Effleurage, petrissage and tapotement
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Whereabouts on the body should a Pre Event Massage
focus on?
The whole body
The main muscles that will be used by the athlete
Always prioritise the largest muscle groups - Answer-The
main muscles that will be used by the athlete
Which one of the following is NOT a type of tapotement
technique?
Hacking
Pounding
Beating
Pounding - Answer-beating
When is the optimum time to carry out a Post Event
Massage
Straight away after the event
Within 3 days of the activity
After a light warm down - Answer-After a light warm down
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Which of the following is performed to produce genetically
superior horses? - Answer-breeding
Contraction of smooth muscle is voluntary - Answer-
false/involuntary
Voluntary muscles can contract for only short periods of
time before becoming fatigued and requiring rest -
Answer-true
A horse usually swallows slightly less than a half-pint of
water at each gulp - Answer-true
A horse must rely upon bacteria to break down cellulose
into substances it can absorb into its body - Answer-true
The stomach of the adult horse makes up less than 10%
of the total capacity of the digestive tract - Answer-true
Muscles are red flesh or lean meat and compose about
____ percent of the total body weight - Answer-50
