Mosby’s Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage 4th Edition By Firtz – Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following massage professionals is engaged in assessment?
a. Carol, who is making sure that her one-time cruise ship client has no concerns that are contraindications to a massage.
b. Miguel, who is trying to determine whether a client should be referred to a medical professional.
c. Maggie, who is trying to design the best massage for her client, based on input from the client and his expectations.
d. All three of these people are engaged in assessment.

ANS: D DIF: 3 REF: 436

2. Which of the following massage therapists is engaged in the objective aspect of assessment?
a. One who lets the client finish speaking so that she does not feel rushed in sharing how she feels.
b. One who asks the client to describe her condition in her own words.
c. One who notices a slight asymmetry in the client’s posture when she walks.
d. One who asks the client if she has any side effects from the medications she is taking.

ANS: C DIF: 2 REF: 442

3. If, while standing with her eyes closed, the client rotates her head slightly, this means that she has:
a. an issue with feeling imbalanced.
b. a muscular imbalance.
c. internal postural imbalances caused by positional receptors.
d. All of the above.

ANS: D DIF: 3 REF: 453

4. When assessing joint movement, it is measured:
a. from the neutral line of the anatomic position.
b. in number of degrees of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction.
c. in degrees of internal and external rotation.
d. in all of the above ways.

ANS: D DIF: 2 REF: 457 | 458

5. A hard, bony end feel occurs before the normal range of motion. This most likely indicates:
a. pain rather than a physical barrier to range of motion.
b. degenerative joint disease or malunion of a joint after a fracture.
c. the presence of edema.
d. spasms in the associated muscles.

ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 459

6. In order to palpate the difference between a ligament and a tendon, it is important to remember that:
a. with the joint in a neutral position, if muscles are isometrically contracted, the tendon moves, but the ligament does not.
b. tendons feel like bungee cords; they are never flat, whereas ligaments sometimes are.
c. with the joint in a neutral position, if muscles are isometrically contracted, the ligament moves, but the tendon does not.
d. tendons feel most like sheets of plastic wrap, whereas ligaments feel like duct tape.

ANS: A DIF: 2 REF: 470

7. The purpose of strength testing is to determine:
a. whether the neurologic interaction of the muscles is working smoothly.
b. whether the muscle is responding with sufficient strength to perform the required body functions.
c. overall body function through degrees of muscle strength or weakness, similar to a body biofeedback mechanism.
d. if the muscle is able to relax and be stretched.

ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 474

8. Flexor, internal rotator, and adductor muscles are meant to be stronger than extensor, external, and abductor muscles by approximately ____%.
a. 10
b. 25
c. 50
d. 75

ANS: B DIF: 2 REF: 476

9. A bilateral arm adductor test in which the client holds her arm position against the application of medial pressure indicates the client’s muscles do not release but remain concentrically contracted. Which of the following techniques should be performed?
a. Skin rolling and traction
b. Slow compression, kneading, gliding, and shaking
c. Cross-directional stretching and active joint movement
d. Range of motion of both shoulders

ANS: B DIF: 3 REF: 486 | 487

10. During the gait muscle testing, as the flexors of the left leg are activated, the:
a. flexors of the right leg should strength-test strong.
b. extensors and abductors of the right arm should be inhibited.
c. flexors and adductors of the right arm should strength-test strong.
d. flexors and abductors of the left arm should strength-test strong.

ANS: C DIF: 3 REF: 477 | 478