Manual Therapy MCQs Quiz

23 Questions | By Wildcherry26 | Updated: Jul 16, 2022 | Attempts: 6141

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If you are a medical practitioner, you must be aware of manual therapy? In case you are not, you can learn about it with this 'Manual therapy MCQs quiz. ' Take up this quiz and test your knowledge about manual therapy. It is also called manipulative therapy and is used to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability by physiotherapists and all physio practitioners. You can explore more about this therapy with the quiz given below. Go for it, then.

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1.

Which of the following conditions would you consider the most apropriate indication for the use of high-grade joint mobilization techniques?
- A.
  
  Loss of accessory joint movement due to capsular restriction
- B.
  
  Functional immobility: eg paralysis
- C.
  
  Joint hypomobility due to osteoarticular blockage
- D.
  
  Pain
2.

Passive (arc) stretching in the absence of slide causes excessive joint compression in the same direction as that of the rolling bone.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

When non-weight bearing, dorsiflexion of the talocrural joint results in the talus rolling anteriorly and sliding posteriorly on the distal leg.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Traction applied through the long axis of the shaft of the femur will result in distraction at the hip joint.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Characteristics of roll include:
- A.
  
  Joint surfaces are maximally congruent
- B.
  
  Roll results in swing of the bone
- C.
  
  Rolling is always in the opposite direction of the swing of the moving bone
- D.
  
  New points on one surface contact the same point on the opposing surface
- E.
  
  None of the above
6.

Knee extension can be improved by gliding the tibia anteriorly on the femur using Grade 2 translatoric glide.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Grade 3 traction will:
- A.
  
  Reduce pain
- B.
  
  Increase inert tissue elongation
- C.
  
  Improve range of motion
- D.
  
  B & C
8.

In cases of pain, muscle guarding and spasm, small amplitude, high velocity oscillaroty movements may be used to stimulate mechanoreceptors, thus inhibiting the transmission of nociceptive stimuli.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

Ventral glide of the femur at the coxofemoral joint will help improve external rotation.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

In a case where your client presents with restricted talocrural joint plantarflexion, you could glide the talus posteriorly in the mortise to help improve range of motion.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

According to Kaltenborn, the protocol for joint mobilization treatment should begin with grade 2 sustained translatoric glide.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

Which of the following bones does not articulate with the cuboid?
- A.
  
  Fibula
- B.
  
  Medial cuneiform
- C.
  
  Calcaneus
- D.
  
  A & B
- E.
  
  All of the above
13.

The talocrural joint is close-packed in dorsiflexion.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

The hip is close-packed in the position of extension.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Treatment of the knee joint for restricted extension could include:
- A.
  
  Lateral rotation of the leg
- B.
  
  Medial rotation of the leg
- C.
  
  Posterior glide of the head of the fibula
- D.
  
  B & C
16.

The fibula should glide superiorly with ankle joint plantarflexion.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
17.

Which of the following applications would you consider to be the most precise stretching technique?
- A.
  
  Grade 2 sustained glide
- B.
  
  Grade 3 sustained glide
- C.
  
  Grade 3 oscillatory glide
- D.
  
  Grade 4 oscillatory glide
18.

When treating pes planus, it would be important to include the following mobilization:
- A.
  
  Glide the navicular plantarward
- B.
  
  Glide the cuboid dorsally
- C.
  
  Adduct the forefoot by rotating the metatarsals toward inversion
- D.
  
  None of the above
19.

If your client cannot extent their big toe at the MTP joing, it would be important to mobilize the base of the proximal phalanx dorsally.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

If your client has difficulty everting their foot, it would be important to check the mobility of which of the following joints?
- A.
  
  Subtalar
- B.
  
  Calcaneocuboid
- C.
  
  Talonavicular
- D.
  
  All of the above should be assessed
21.

Traction is always applied parallel to the treatment plane.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

The medial cuneiform articulates with the second metatarsal.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
23.

Joint mobilization techniques should never be applied to hypermobile joints.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False