What do the terms systole and diastole refer to?
Correct Answer:C
Systole and diastole refer to the contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole) phase of a heart beat.
Which test would you use to assess a nerve compression between the clavicle and first rib?
Correct Answer:B
Costoclavicular test is often used to determine a brachial plexus compression syndrome. The costoclavicular test is also known as the military position test since the client rotates shoulders back and thrusts chest forward much like standing at attention. The practitioner feels for changes in the radial pulse to indicate a compression syndrome.
While doing an assessment of hip flexion, requesting your client to flex their hip is an example of ______ range of motion testing.
Correct Answer:A
Testing the range of motion while the client is moving under their own power is known as an active range of motion test.
During an assessment, a massage therapist instructs their client to move a part of their body without assistance. This is known as ______.
Correct Answer:A
When a client performs an unassisted movement of their body, they are displaying an active ROM. This is used to determine the client??s natural range of motion.
What do boundaries clarify?
Correct Answer:D
Having clear boundaries will assist the massage therapist in knowing when a personal limit has been reached and what can be expected from the therapist and the client
within a professional relationship.