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Course Introduction
Exercise Therapy is a multidisciplinary course that explores the theoretical foundations and practical applications of physical activity as a form of treatment and rehabilitation. Students will learn to design, adapt, and evaluate exercise programs for individuals across the lifespan, addressing a range of health conditions such as musculoskeletal injuries, chronic diseases, and neurological disorders. The course covers evidence-based approaches to assessment, progression, and outcome evaluation, while emphasizing patient safety, goal-setting, and interprofessional collaboration. Through a combination of lectures, case studies, and hands-on practice, learners will acquire skills to use exercise as a critical tool in promoting health, preventing disability, and enhancing functional independence.
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Therapeutic Modalities 4th Edition by Chad Starkey
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Chapter 1: The Injury Response Process
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Q1) According to the practical evidence,what are the primary uses for compression wraps? Select all that apply.
A) Increase venous return
B) Reduce acute hemorrhage
C) Prevent venous pooling
D) Reduce secondary cell death
Answer: B,C
Q2) What is the longest stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
A) Alarm
B) Resistance
C) Exhaustion
D) Excitement
Answer: B
Q3) What type of tissue is the most abundant in the body?
A) Epithelial
B) Muscle
C) Adipose
D) Connective
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: The Physiology and Psychology of Pain
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Q1) What best defines pain that is produced from a normally nonpainful stimulus?
A) Hyperesthesia
B) Hyperalgesia
C) Primary hyperalgesia
D) Primary hyperesthesia
Answer: A
Q2) Which therapeutic modalities can provide mechanical pain reduction by removing swelling,restoring joint motion,decreasing pressure on nerve endings,and restoring blood flow? Select all that apply.
A) Intermittent compression
B) Continuous passive motion
C) Shortwave diathermy
D) Electrical stimulation
E) Cervical/lumbar traction
Answer: A,B,E
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Chapter 3: Development and Delivery of Intervention Strategies
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Q1) What are the first three steps of the problem-solving approach?
A) Obtain a medical history,identify patient limitations and restrictions,and prioritize problems
B) Obtain a medical history,review the evidence,and set treatment goals
C) Identify patient limitations and restrictions,prioritize problems,and set treatment goals
D) Identify patient limitations and restrictions,set treatment goals,and review the evidence
Answer: A
Q2) According to the World Health Organization,which is an environmental contextual factor that can help determine a patient's level of function/disability?
A) A person's gender
B) A person's profession
C) A person's life experiences
D) Social attitudes where a person works
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Administrative Considerations
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Q1) What can you be charged with if you provide care without consent in a nonemergent situation? Select all that apply.
A) Tort
B) Professional negligence
C) Battery
D) Slander
E) Mischief
Q2) All therapeutic equipment must be inspected and calibrated by a qualified technician at least _____________.
A) yearly
B) weekly
C) monthly
D) twice a year
Q3) Which develops safety standards and regulations to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses?
A) Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
B) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
C) American Hospital Association (AHA)
D) Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
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Chapter 5: Thermal Modalities
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Q1) Which is a primary hemodynamic effect of cold application?
A) Arteriole vasodilation
B) Increased blood viscosity
C) Increased blood flow
D) Capillary vasoconstriction
Q2) What primary method is used to heat tissue when ultrasound is applied?
A) Mechanical action
B) Chemical action
C) Energy transfer
D) Magnetic current
Q3) Which local response will occur as the body responds to heat loss from cryotherapy?
A) Vasodilation
B) Decreased metabolic rate
C) Increased inflammation
D) Increased pain
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Chapter 6: Clinical Application of Thermal Modalities
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Q1) What factors should be considered when determining the duration of cold pack treatment application? Select all that apply.
A) Type of tissue being targeted
B) Depth of the target tissue
C) Amount of overlying adipose tissues
D) Nerves that innervate the target tissue
E) Amount of hair on the skin overlying the target tissue
Q2) Intermittent application of ice packs is an effective method for what?
A) Controlling pain
B) Increasing function
C) Decreasing swelling
D) Improving healing
Q3) Which is an accurate step in the general setup and application of a cold compression therapy unit?
A) Add warm water to the fill mark
B) Fasten distal strap first and snuggly
C) Fasten proximal strap second and snuggly
D) Elevate the cooler to the level of the body part being treated
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Chapter 7: Therapeutic Ultrasound
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Q1) How large of a treatment area can be effectively exposed to ultrasonic energy?
A) Slightly larger than the diameter of the sound head
B) Slightly smaller than the diameter of the sound head
C) Equivalent to the diameter of the sound head
D) Significantly larger than the diameter of the sound head
Q2) Ultrasound is able to pass through both solid and liquid mediums because it travels as a _____wave.
A) longitudinal
B) perpendicular
C) parallel
D) short
Q3) When using ultrasound,how much does the target tissue's temperature need to be increased in order to promote tissue elongation?
A) 3.2°F
B) 5.2°F
C) 7.2°F
D) 10°F
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Chapter 8: Clinical Application of Therapeutic Ultrasound
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Q1) What does the U.S.Food and Drug Administration require to be indicated on the ultrasound generator or transducer? Select all that apply.
A) Output frequency
B) Effective radiating area (ERA)
C) Beam type
D) Beam nonuniformity ratio (BNR)
E) Maximum intensity output
Q2) When applying underwater ultrasound,about how far should the ultrasound head be from the body part?
A) 1 cm
B) 2 cm
C) 1 in.
D) 2 in.
Q3) At a depth of 5 cm,what rate will tissue temperature increase when 1-MHz ultrasound is used at 2 W/cm<sup>2</sup>?
A) 0.04°C/minute
B) 0.2°C/minute
C) 0.3°C/minute
D) 0.4°C/minute
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Chapter 9: Shortwave Diathermy
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Q1) Which of the following statements is accurate regarding inductive shortwave diathermy?
A) The generator produces the greatest heat directly adjacent to the coil.
B) The amount of heating is highly dependent on water content.
C) The heating is tissue-type specific.
D) Inductive is considered safer than capacitive.
Q2) Which modality heats the largest volume of tissue?
A) Thermal ultrasound
B) Moist heat pack
C) Shortwave diathermy
D) Plug-in heat pack
Q3) What effects can pulsed shortwave diathermy produce?
A) Thermal only
B) Nonthermal only
C) Thermal and nonthermal
D) Neither thermal nor nonthermal
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Chapter 10: Clinical Application of Shortwave Diathermy
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Q1) Adjusting what control will allow the clinician to maximize the energy exchange between generator and patient?
A) Tuning
B) Output intensity
C) Interrupt switch
D) Pulse frequency
Q2) How far away should fixtures with significant metal content be placed when treating with shortwave diathermy?
A) At least 50 ft
B) At least 20 ft
C) At least 30 ft
D) At least 40 ft
Q3) What parameters are appropriate when mild warmth is desired to treat subacute inflammation?
A) Pulse width of 65 µsec; pulse rate of 100 pps
B) Pulse width of 200 µsec; pulse rate of 200 pps
C) Pulse width of 400 µsec; pulse rate of 800 pps
D) Pulse width of 100 µsec; pulse rate of 800 pps
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Chapter 11: Principles of Electrical Stimulation
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Q1) What biological tissue is the primary resistor to therapeutic electrical flow?
A) Skin
B) Muscle
C) Adipose
D) Fascia
Q2) Consider the principles of electrical stimulation and select the most accurate statement about electricity.
A) Electricity is a force created by the imbalance in the number of positively charged electrons.
B) Electrical current will flow from low electron concentration to an area of high electron concentration.
C) The electrical current will always take the path of most resistance.
D) The electrical current will flow from the cathode to the anode.
Q3) What property of electrical current identifies the maximum distance that the pulse rises above or below the isoelectric point?
A) Amplitude
B) Phase duration
C) Pulse width
D) Pulse charge
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Chapter 12: Electrical Stimulation Techniques
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Q1) A nerve's response to the electrical stimulation is based on what factor(s)? Select all that apply.
A) Diameter of the nerve
B) Depth of the nerve
C) Phase duration of the current
D) Number of fibers the nerve innervates
E) Ramp of the current intensity
Q2) Due to summation,at what pulse frequency do individual muscle contractions become less distinguishable?
A) Less than 15 pps
B) 15 to 25 pps
C) 30 to 40 pps
D) 40 to 50 pps
Q3) Electrical stimulation has little to no effect on which of the following?
A) Inflammatory process
B) Pain control
C) Muscle reeducation
D) Wound healing
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Chapter 13: Clinical Application of Electrical Agents
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Q1) What electrotherapy agent strictly uses a monophasic current?
A) Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
B) High-voltage pulsed stimulation (HVPS)
C) Interferential stimulation (IFS)
D) Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
Q2) The primary purpose of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is to control pain by depolarizing what nerves?
A) Sensory
B) Motor
C) Nociceptive
D) Sensory,motor,or nociceptive
Q3) When applying transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS),which protocol provides relief for hours and uses two to four pulses per second?
A) High TENS
B) Low TENS
C) Brief-intense TENS
D) Long-intense TENS
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Chapter 14: Intermittent Compression
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Q1) When subacute or chronic conditions exist,what is an intermittent or sequential compression unit best used for? Select all that apply.
A) Reducing edema
B) Preventing edema
C) Decreasing ecchymosis
D) Preventing ecchymosis
E) Increasing lymphatic return
Q2) When using external compression to treat lower leg edema,pressures of ___have been shown to increase venous flow by 175 percent.
A) 35 to 55 mm Hg
B) 10 to 30 mm Hg
C) 65 to 95 mm Hg
D) 90 to 100 mm Hg
Q3) Intermittent compression is substantially more effective at treating lymphedema than post-traumatic edema.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Continuous Passive Motion
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Q1) What continuous passive motion design is most suitable for use with the knee?
A) Free linkage design
B) Anatomic design
C) Nonanatomic design
D) Locked linkage design
Q2) Continuous passive motion is more effective than static stretching when increasing range of motion due to soft tissue restriction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Continuous passive motion can possibly provide pain reduction via the gate mechanism,which occurs from the stimulation of afferent nerves located in what tissues?
A) Muscle and joint
B) Skin and muscle
C) Joint and skin
D) Skin,joint,and muscle
Q4) The decision to use continuous passive motion should be based on the specific pathology to be treated.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Cervical and Lumbar Traction
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Q1) In what region(s)of the spine is stenosis most prevalent?
A) Cervical and lumbar
B) Cervical and thoracic
C) Sacral and lumbar
D) Thoracic and sacral
Q2) Which pathology can eventually cause the formation of osteophytes,which can cause the vertebral column to straighten?
A) Degenerative disk disease
B) Disk protrusion
C) Nerve root compression
D) Facet joint pathology
Q3) Which form of traction allows the patient to self-administer the traction?
A) Manual traction
B) Intermittent traction
C) Positional traction
D) Sustained traction
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Chapter 17: Therapeutic Massage
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Q1) Which of the following is an indication for the use of therapeutic massage?
A) Active inflammation
B) Area of sensory deficit
C) Hematoma
D) Pain-spasm cycle
Q2) When performing ischemic compression,the amount of pressure applied should be determined by the patient's tolerance.On a scale of 1 to 10,what level should not be exceeded?
A) 7 or 8
B) 10
C) 8 or 9
D) 6 or 7
Q3) The active release technique of myofascial release can be very painful and should be limited to glides per treatment,with a minimum of __hours between treatments.
A) 3; 48
B) 5; 72
C) 2; 24
D) 4; 12
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Chapter 18: Electromyographic Biofeedback
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Q1) What type of biofeedback measures the amount of light reflected by the subcutaneous tissues?
A) Mechanomyographic
B) Electromyographic
C) Galvanic skin response
D) Photoplethysmography
Q2) Biofeedback is used to measure biophysical properties.Which of the following represents uses for the feedback that is measured? Select all that apply.
A) Muscle reeducation
B) Facilitation of muscle relaxation
C) Control blood pressure
D) Control heart rate
E) Control respirations
Q3) Which of the following modalities does not deliver energy to the body?
A) Ice pack
B) Moist heat pack
C) Ultrasound
D) Electromyographic biofeedback
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Chapter 19: Low-Level Laser Therapy
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Q1) Laser is often used to assist in the healing of deep wounds,including surgical incisions and severe burns.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health Laser Classification System,what class of laser has an output that does not exceed 1 mW and may produce visible light?
A) Class 1
B) Class 2a
C) Class 3b
D) Class 4
Q3) Which statement is true concerning a gallium arsenide (GaAs)laser?
A) GaAs is produced by a semiconductor diode chip.
B) GaAs produces a visible red light.
C) GaAs energy can penetrate tissues up to 5 cm deep.
D) GaAs delivers a light wave at 670 nm.
Q4) Longer laser wavelengths penetrate deeper into tissues than shorter wavelengths.
A)True
B)False
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