Remex Flashcards
When passively stretching a muscle, its insertion and origin are _________; when concentrically strengthening a muscle, its insertion and origin are ________.
separated/approximated
Which one of the following statements regarding the protection phase for inflammatory conditions as a result of trauma is TRUE?
Pain free movement is beneficial to maintain cartilage and connective tissue health.
When treating a client with a rotator cuff injury you decide to apply hold relax to the infraspinatus. Which one of the following statements regarding the application of hold relax for the infraspinatus is TRUE?
The arm is moved into internal rotation, the client resists external rotation and the therapist takes up the slack into internal rotation.
Which one of the following remedial exercises is NOT effective in the treatment of a client with patellar tracking dysfunction?
Isotonic hip extension exercises
Which one of the following is NOT an aim of treatment for a client that has had surgical correction of a subacromial impingement syndrome that is in the still in the protection phase?
Restore range of motion of the glenohumeral joint
Which one of the following remedial exercise techniques is effective and appropriate to use during the protection phase of a shoulder problem?
Pendulum (Codman’s) exercise
Which one of the following techniques is appropriate for treatment of a client with a fracture while the cast is on?
Muscles setting of the involved area
Which one of the following therapeutic interventions is appropriate during a flare up of rheumatoid arthritis?
Grade I oscillations
Which one of the following muscles/muscle groups is active during the terminal swing phase of gait to help decelerate the lower limb?
Hamstrings
At the beginning to the midrange of movement of the TMJ joint which of the following occurs:
Rotation
Which one of the following terms is describes by the number of steps taken in a given period of time?
Cadence
Which one of the following statements regarding gait assessment is TRUE?
The pelvis moves both laterally and vertical during walking
Which one of the following muscles is strengthened by performing active resisted elbow flexion with the forearm pronated?
Brachialis
Which one of the following positions would be used to isolate a stretch on the clavicular division of pectoralis major?
Horizontal abduction of the humerus with the glenohumeral joint at 90° of abduction and the elbow in a flexed position
Which one of the following peripheral joint mobilizations would be indicated to increase pronation of the proximal radioulnar joint?
Posterior glide of the radial head
In which direction will the head of the femur roll when the hip joint is flexed?
posterior
Your client has a painful hip joint. Which one of the following techniques is safe to use without further assessment?
grade I oscillations
To increase plantarflexion at the talocrural joint you would glide the talus
anteriorly
A concentric contraction is:
when the origin and insertion move towards each other
Which one of the following muscles depresses the mandible?
Lateral pterygoid
Which one of the following conditions is considered to have a flexion bias?
Facet irritation
Anterior disc displacement of the TMJ is defined as which of the following?
Deviation to the opposite side during maximal opening of the mouth
Which of the following positions is considered to be a close packed position for the subtalar joint?
Supination
The Q angle is formed by which of the following?
ASIS to mid patella and Mid patella to tibial tuberosity
Pendulum exercise is indicated for all of the following conditions in the protection phase except:
Shoulder dislocation
Your client has a multi angled instability of the glenohumeral joint in the return to function phase, which exercise would be MOST appropriate:
Hand up against the wall holding a medicine ball between the wall and the hand
In which direction will the ulna slide when performing extension of the elbow joint?
posterior
. A technique that involves contraction of the opposing muscle group is known as ___________.
agonist contraction
Which one of the following statements regarding stretching and peripheral joint mobilizations is TRUE?
When the moving bone is concave the roll and the slide occur in the same direction.
Which one of the following statements regarding accessory movement is TRUE?
Accessory movements are necessary for physiologic movement
Which one of the following can be found in a client who presents with right sided hip hiking?
Hip adduction on the right side