ITEC LEVEL 3 SPORTS MASSAGE DIPLOMA REVISION QUESTIONS WELL ANSWERED
Name the 3 types of muscle tissue - Answers Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
Which specific massage movement would be most beneficial to relieve tense quadricep
muscles? - Answers Kneading
What is muscle fatigue?
when muscle has difficulty to:
A - Relax
B - Contract
C - Sustain relaxation
D - Sustain contraction - Answers D - sustain contraction
What is muscle tone?
A - A muscle that has been exercised is sead to be toned
B - All muscle fibres held at tension all the time
C - Slight degree of contraction by some muscle fibres as others are relaxed
D - A loosening of tension resulting in a reduction in the number of fibres contracting - Answers
C - a slight degree of contraction by some muscle fibres as others are relaxed
The possible cause of periostitis is
A - Burst or tear in the muscle fascia or periosteum
B - Indirect trauma from a fall
C - Stretching or tearing of the periosteum and ligaments within a joint
D - Inflammation of the periosteum caused by changing from one surface to another - Answers
D - Inflammation of the periosteum caused by changing from one surface to another
Hypertonic drinks are defined as
A - Highly concentrated containing more particles of sugar and electrolytes than the body's own
fluids
,B - The same number of particles in water as body fluids
C - A weak solution of sugar and electrolytes than the body's own fluids
D - Contains more carbohydrates per 100ml than fluid replacement drinks - Answers A -
Hypertonic drinks contain a higher concentration of salt and sugar than the human body.
Normally consumed post-workout to supplement daily carbohydrate intake and top-up muscle
glycogen stores.
Can be taken during ultra distance events to meet the high energy demands, but must be used
in conjunction with Isotonic drinks to replace lost fluids.
Overload is defined as
A - Carbohydrate loading for endurance athletes
B - Carrying too much weight than is necessary for the exercise
C - Over training
D - Making the body work harder than it is accustomed to working - Answers D - Making the
body work harder than it is accustomed to working
Resistive movement is defined as
A - Client relaxes, therapist moves the joint
B - Client resists the therapists movements at the joint
C - Client moves whist therapist supports
D - Client relaxes, therapist massages the joint - Answers B - Client resists the therapists
movements at the joint
O2 max is defined as maximum
A - Aerobic capacity
B - Heart rate
C - Anaerobic capacity
D - Blood pressure - Answers A - Aerobic capacity
Contra indications to sports massage requiring doctors permission include (choose right
, answer)
A - Verrucas, eczema
B - Inflammation, psoriasis
C - Asthma, high blood pressure
D - Septic foci, bronchitis - Answers C - Asthma, high blood pressure
What is the difference between a strain and a sprain? - Answers A sprain is a stretching or
tearing of ligaments
A strain is a stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon
Define inflammation - Answers A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes
reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
Define thermotherapy - Answers Heat therapy, also called thermotherapy, is the use of heat in
therapy, such as for pain relief and health. It can take the form of a hot cloth, hot water,
ultrasound, heating pad...
Define cryotherapy - Answers The use of extreme cold in surgery or other medical treatment.
Define acute (inflammation phase), sub-acute (repair) and remodelling phase of injury. -
Answers Acute - Inflamation phase
First 72hrs
Pain, swelling or oedema, redness, heat, chemical mediators - R.I.C.E
Proliferation phase - Repair phase
3 to 6 weeks
- Elimination of debris
- Regeneration of endothelial cells
- Production of fibroblasts
- Collagen and other protein fibres are laid down
in a haphazard manner
Name the 3 types of muscle tissue - Answers Smooth
Cardiac
Skeletal
Which specific massage movement would be most beneficial to relieve tense quadricep
muscles? - Answers Kneading
What is muscle fatigue?
when muscle has difficulty to:
A - Relax
B - Contract
C - Sustain relaxation
D - Sustain contraction - Answers D - sustain contraction
What is muscle tone?
A - A muscle that has been exercised is sead to be toned
B - All muscle fibres held at tension all the time
C - Slight degree of contraction by some muscle fibres as others are relaxed
D - A loosening of tension resulting in a reduction in the number of fibres contracting - Answers
C - a slight degree of contraction by some muscle fibres as others are relaxed
The possible cause of periostitis is
A - Burst or tear in the muscle fascia or periosteum
B - Indirect trauma from a fall
C - Stretching or tearing of the periosteum and ligaments within a joint
D - Inflammation of the periosteum caused by changing from one surface to another - Answers
D - Inflammation of the periosteum caused by changing from one surface to another
Hypertonic drinks are defined as
A - Highly concentrated containing more particles of sugar and electrolytes than the body's own
fluids
,B - The same number of particles in water as body fluids
C - A weak solution of sugar and electrolytes than the body's own fluids
D - Contains more carbohydrates per 100ml than fluid replacement drinks - Answers A -
Hypertonic drinks contain a higher concentration of salt and sugar than the human body.
Normally consumed post-workout to supplement daily carbohydrate intake and top-up muscle
glycogen stores.
Can be taken during ultra distance events to meet the high energy demands, but must be used
in conjunction with Isotonic drinks to replace lost fluids.
Overload is defined as
A - Carbohydrate loading for endurance athletes
B - Carrying too much weight than is necessary for the exercise
C - Over training
D - Making the body work harder than it is accustomed to working - Answers D - Making the
body work harder than it is accustomed to working
Resistive movement is defined as
A - Client relaxes, therapist moves the joint
B - Client resists the therapists movements at the joint
C - Client moves whist therapist supports
D - Client relaxes, therapist massages the joint - Answers B - Client resists the therapists
movements at the joint
O2 max is defined as maximum
A - Aerobic capacity
B - Heart rate
C - Anaerobic capacity
D - Blood pressure - Answers A - Aerobic capacity
Contra indications to sports massage requiring doctors permission include (choose right
, answer)
A - Verrucas, eczema
B - Inflammation, psoriasis
C - Asthma, high blood pressure
D - Septic foci, bronchitis - Answers C - Asthma, high blood pressure
What is the difference between a strain and a sprain? - Answers A sprain is a stretching or
tearing of ligaments
A strain is a stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon
Define inflammation - Answers A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes
reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
Define thermotherapy - Answers Heat therapy, also called thermotherapy, is the use of heat in
therapy, such as for pain relief and health. It can take the form of a hot cloth, hot water,
ultrasound, heating pad...
Define cryotherapy - Answers The use of extreme cold in surgery or other medical treatment.
Define acute (inflammation phase), sub-acute (repair) and remodelling phase of injury. -
Answers Acute - Inflamation phase
First 72hrs
Pain, swelling or oedema, redness, heat, chemical mediators - R.I.C.E
Proliferation phase - Repair phase
3 to 6 weeks
- Elimination of debris
- Regeneration of endothelial cells
- Production of fibroblasts
- Collagen and other protein fibres are laid down
in a haphazard manner
