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Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Exercise Flashcards

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  1. A distance runner presents with patellofemoral pain. Which hip strengthening focus shows the best evidence for reducing anterior knee pain?

    Answer: Hip abductor and external rotator strengthening

    Strengthening hip abductors and external rotators reduces dynamic valgus and patellofemoral contact stress, improving anterior knee pain in runners.

  2. Which type of muscle contraction produces the greatest force per unit cross-sectional area?

    Answer: Eccentric

    Eccentric contractions generate the greatest force per cross-sectional area due to passive titin contribution and cross-bridge mechanics.

  3. Aquatic therapy is introduced in early ACL rehabilitation primarily because:

    Answer: Buoyancy reduces joint compressive loads

    Buoyancy offloads body weight, reducing tibiofemoral compressive forces and allowing early weight-bearing exercise before full weight-bearing tolerance.

  4. In the Cyriax model of selective tissue tension, which finding indicates a contractile tissue lesion?

    Answer: Pain and/or weakness on resisted isometric testing

    Cyriax defined contractile lesions (muscle, tendon, attachment) by pain and/or weakness during resisted isometric testing with passive motion unaffected.

  5. Which closed kinetic chain exercise is most appropriate for early tibial stress fracture return-to-run progression?

    Answer: Double-leg mini squat progressing to step-ups

    A graded progression from double-leg mini squats to step-ups incrementally loads the tibia without the high-impact forces of jumping or running.

  6. The Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) scale value of 13–14 corresponds approximately to what percentage of maximal heart rate?

    Answer: 70–80%

    RPE 13–14 ('somewhat hard') corresponds to approximately 70–80% of maximal heart rate, representing moderate-to-vigorous aerobic intensity.

  7. A baseball pitcher undergoing interval throwing program is cleared to throw at 60 feet without pain. Which parameter should be increased FIRST in the next session?

    Answer: Throwing distance

    Interval throwing programs progress distance before intensity; increasing distance elongates the force-attenuation arc before adding velocity stress.