Sports Massage - Qp9
10 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Nearly all sportsmen or woman will be able to recall some problem with back pain from a minor niggle to the more serious disc or spinal problem.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The majority of injuries are in the :- ( Select Three)
- A.
Lumbar area of the back
- B.
The neck
- C.
The thoracic area
- D.
The arm
- 3.As the majority of injuries are muscular in origin, the sports therapist can effectively treat with massage, exercise and electrical treatments, most of the injuries that occur.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Back pain can also be referred from other areas of the body such as the hamstrings or arms.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The piriformis muscle is quite a short, strong muscle that when in spasm, may radiate pain through the lower back and also down the back of the leg.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.'Trigger Points' are areas on the body, which on palpation may produce pain.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.The sports that create most problems are contact sports such as:- (Select Two)
- A.
Rugby
- B.
Butterfly stroke in swimming
- C.
Jogging
- 8.The back is a complicated structure consisting of vertebrae or bones of the spine, each vertebrae having two synovial joints and a series of______ that restrict the movement at each vertebrae.
- A.
Ligaments
- B.
Tendons
- 9.The piriformis muscle is a deep muscle of the ______ that commonly spasms causing low back pain and sometimes sciatic pain.
- A.
Buttock
- B.
Thigh
- 10.Always refer any condition that seems other than a muscular problem or presents with any of the following symptoms:- (Select Four)
- A.
Loss of sensation in the legs, feet, arms or hands.
- B.
Incorrect walking and sitting habits.
- C.
Numbness or tingling in the legs, feet, arms or hands.
- D.
Pain that does not improve when resting.
- E.
Loss of normal function ( foot drop or dragging etc.)
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