Tissue VOL.EN.4

1. Which type of insurance protects massage bodywork practitioner from claims of harm done due to practicing at an inadequate skill level or negligence?

Malpractice liability

General liability

Small business

Disability

2. When the client confides personal information to the massage bodywork practitioner, it is appropriate to:

Provide the client with helpful advice

Discontinue the massage

Share the information with a colleague

Listen with empathy and respond tactfully

3. What is the meaning of "RICE" as it relates to management of sport trauma?

ROM, Ice, Compression, Elevation

Resist, Isolate, Chill, Evaluate

Relax, Isolate, Chill, Evaluate

Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation

4. Which massage/bodywork system focuses on releasing energy blocks by contacting specific points on the body?

Joint mobilization and Alexander technique

Cranio-sacral therapy and Myofascial release

Neuromuscular therapy and.Cyriax transverse friction

Polarity therapy and Shiatsu

5. Deep compression or deep gliding strokes are contraindicated for which area of the body?

Anterior thigh

Posterior knee

Posterior thigh

Posterior leg

6. A client who has multiple symptoms of stress, including neck-and shoulder tension, rigid jaw, and gastrointestinal upset, insists that he is relaxed and contented. What should the massage/bodywork practitioner do?

Listen supportively and ignore the symptoms

Listen supportively and address the symptoms in the session

Agree with the client and cancel the session

Tell the client that he is wrong and that he needs more bodywork

7. Which phase describes an injury or condition in the first few days when it is swollen, hot and painful?

Acute

Sub acute

Chronic

Degenerative

8. Which stretching technique reduces muscle spasm in a strained hamstring?

Precede the stretch with anterior pelvic tilt

Precede the stretch with quadriceps contraction

Contract the gracilis while in full stretch

Add a rhythmic bounce to the stretch

9. Which of the following organs is situated superficially in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?

Liver

Spleen

Pancreas

Stomach

10. Hypertonicity in which of the following muscles may be cause of sciatic nerve pain?

Iliopsoas

Piriformis

Gluteus minimus

Tensor fasciae latae.

11. According to the IRS which of the following is an allowable business deduction?

Business use of the home

Child care

Medical expenses

Dental expenses

12. In which endangerment site is the carotid sinus located?

Femoral triangle

Posterior triangle region of the neck

Anterior triangle region of the neck

Delto-pectoral triangle

13. An athlete at a sporting event comes for post-events massage presenting a hamstring spasm. Which of the following actions is the best response from the massage/bodywork practitioner?

Perform isometric contraction of quadriceps, compression and stretch tothe hamstring.

Immediately refer the client to the medical tent

Perform deep transverse friction to origin and insertion of the hamstring until the spasm subsides.

Release the trigger point in the quadratus lumborum followed byhamstring stretch

14. A physician refers a client who complains of.sub-deltoid bursitis. Which action is most difficult for the client?

Medial rotation of the glenohumeral joint

Flexion at the humeroulnar joint

Abduction at the glenohumeral joint

Pronation at the radioulnar joint

15. A client's files, including history, presenting complaint, and session content are:

Available as directed by client's written consent or by subpoena

Public information

Available to client's family and physician

Available to massage/bodywork practitioner and client only

16. The feeling and/or hearing of a clicking in the top shoulder while taking the arm through its range of motion is probably emanating from which structure?

Subdeltoid bursa

Sternoclavicular joint

Acromioclavicular joint

Coracoclavicular ligament

17. Which bony landmark is palpated to find the insertion of the triceps?

Calcaneous

Olecranon process

Lateral epycondyle of humerus

Styloid process of radius

18. A massage/bodywork practitioner encounters a client at a community social gathering, approaches the client and begin to ask questions about - benefits received from the last massage session. What ethical principle has been breached?

Scope of practice

Informed consent

Dual relationship

Confidentially