CMT CMT Therapeutic Exercise & Rehabilitation

Question 1

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching improves flexibility primarily through:

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Autogenic and reciprocal inhibition to reduce muscle tone before stretching

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Increasing water content in muscle fibers

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Microtrauma causing adaptive lengthening

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Sustained passive stretch over 10 minutes

Question 2

A CMT designing a stabilization exercise program for lumbar instability would prioritize which muscle group first?

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Deep stabilizers including transversus abdominis and multifidus

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Superficial erector spinae for gross power

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Global mobilizers like the rectus abdominis

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Hip flexors to reduce lumbar lordosis

Question 3

In rehabilitation, an open kinetic chain (OKC) exercise is characterized by:

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The distal segment moving freely in space with no fixed contact

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The distal segment being fixed while the proximal segment moves

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Both the proximal and distal segments being fixed

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Resistance applied only through the proximal segment

Question 4

What is the SAID principle in rehabilitation?

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Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands — tissues adapt specifically to the stresses placed on them

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Systematic Application of Incremental Dosing

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Sequential Approach to Injury Diagnosis

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Staged Advancement In Disability management

Question 5

Eccentric muscle contractions are therapeutically important in tendinopathy rehabilitation because they:

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Stimulate collagen synthesis and remodeling in the tendon

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Reduce metabolic demands on the tendon

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Prevent all further degeneration immediately

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Decrease neural drive to the affected area

Question 6

Progressive overload in a rehabilitation program means:

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Gradually increasing exercise demands as the patient adapts to each level

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Applying maximum resistance from the first session

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Overloading the patient to cause beneficial microtrauma immediately

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Progressing to the next phase only after full resolution of all symptoms