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Massage Therapy Exam Practice Test 1
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Massage Therapy Exam Practice Test 1
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1. A massage therapist is assessing a client using end feel. When the client’s elbow is halfway extended, the client asks the massage therapist to stop because the client is experiencing pain. This is an example of what type of end feel
2. Your client displays sagittal plane deviations of the knee joint demonstrated by an excessive degree of flexion. What assessment tool would you use to observe this phenomenon
3. Which of the following is a posterior body region
4. All the following are physiological effects of massage EXCEPT
5. Which of the following is the most effective way to assess a client’s posture prior to massage treatment
6. During a client assessment, you notice the appearance of several knots along the client’s hamstring. When you palpate these areas, the client seems to experience discomfort. These knots most likely indicate the presence of
7. Which of the following massage benefits can be assisted with cold therapy
8. In an embryo, one of the structures into which the mesoderm will develop is the
9. Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of homeostatic mechanisms
10. The basement membrane exists between which of the following
11. A client comes in for an upper back massage, but is unable to get herself onto the table. How should you proceed
12. During postural assessment, a lateral view of the client reveals a reduced lordotic curve; anterior head and pelvis positioning; and posterior, hyperextended knees. These symptoms most likely indicate
13. A business with only one owner is known as a
14. Zoning laws serve to regulate the
15. When autocrine action occurs, hormones act on
16. While conducting a postural assessment, you note that the client’s toes are deviated medially. This means the toes are
17. Reciprocal inhibition is a common occurrence between muscles in agonist/antagonist relationships. Reciprocal inhibition refers to the fact that when one muscle in the pair contracts, the other will
18. During an anterior postural assessment, you notice the client’s right shoulder seems to be elevated when compared with the left shoulder. This is considered a deviation off the
19. The left and right side of the human body have the same muscles. This is an example of body
20. If you could see the fascia of the body, it would MOST closely resemble a protective covering over the
21. In scientific studies, researchers have learned that children who do not experience enough touch while they are young
22. During what stage of wound healing do fibroblasts start to enter the site of injury
23. When working on a client, you can best avoid exaggerated wrist angles by
24. A client is currently on her fourth day of a course of antibiotics. Based on this fact, how should the massage therapist alter treatment
25. In the anatomical position, the radius is considered _________ to the forearm bone.