Benefits and Effects of Soft Tissue Manipulation practice questions

Answer: C) Relaxation and improved circulation

• AIncorrect. That's outside scope.
• BIncorrect. That's outside massage scope.
• CCorrect. It uses effleurage, petrissage and other strokes.
• DIncorrect. That's neuromuscular therapy.

Answer: D) Slow, sustained pressure

• AIncorrect. It's slow and sustained.
• BIncorrect. It's slow and sustained.
• CIncorrect. It's slow and sustained.
• DCorrect. Allowing fascia to release.

Answer: D) After the wound closes and the acute phase passes

• AIncorrect. They can become more mobile.
• BIncorrect. Wait for healing.
• CIncorrect. It can start after healing.
• DCorrect. Work within comfort.

Answer: C) Serotonin and dopamine

• AIncorrect. Massage is linked to lower cortisol.
• BIncorrect. That's associated with stress.
• CCorrect. They're associated with mood.
• DIncorrect. That isn't the main link.

Answer: B) Lift and knead muscle to ease tension and aid circulation

• AIncorrect. That's tapotement.
• BCorrect. It works deeper than effleurage.
• CIncorrect. That's effleurage.
• DIncorrect. That's vibration.

Answer: A) Heart rate

• ACorrect. A parasympathetic effect.
• BIncorrect. Heart rate tends to drop.
• CIncorrect. Heart rate tends to drop.
• DIncorrect. Heart rate tends to drop.

Answer: A) Effleurage

Effleurage is the long, smooth gliding stroke of Swedish massage. It is used to spread lubricant, warm the tissue, and begin and end a session.

• ACorrect. Effleurage is made of long, smooth gliding strokes, usually made toward venous and lymphatic flow. It is commonly used to spread lubricant and to open and close a session.
• BIncorrect. Petrissage lifts, squeezes and kneads soft tissue. It is not a long, continuous gliding stroke.
• CIncorrect. Friction is a small, focused movement that moves the skin and underlying tissue over deeper layers in one specific area, usually with little or no lubricant.
• DIncorrect. Vibration is a rapid trembling or shaking movement passed into the tissue. It is not a long stroke that spreads lubricant.

Answer: B) A movement education method for easier motion

• AIncorrect. It's movement education.
• BCorrect. It uses gentle movements.
• CIncorrect. It's movement education.
• DIncorrect. It's movement education.

Answer: A) The therapist moves the client's relaxed limb to lengthen the target muscle

A passive stretch uses an outside force, such as the therapist, to move a relaxed limb. Stretches that need the client's own muscle contraction or momentum are active, PNF or dynamic techniques.

• ACorrect. In a passive stretch an outside force, here the therapist, moves the body part while the client stays relaxed and does not contract any muscles.
• BIncorrect. This is active stretching: the client's own contraction of the opposing muscle produces the stretch, with no outside force.
• CIncorrect. This describes a contract-relax (PNF-style) technique, which needs the client's active contraction. It is not a purely passive stretch.
• DIncorrect. This is dynamic or ballistic stretching. The client produces the movement, so it is not passive.

Answer: B) Hacking and cupping

• AIncorrect. That's effleurage.
• BCorrect. Also pounding and tapping.
• CIncorrect. That's petrissage.
• DIncorrect. Those aren't percussive.