Massage Therapist Kinesiology Questions and Answers

Question 1

A client performs a bicep curl, bringing a dumbbell from their side up towards their shoulder. What type of contraction is the biceps brachii performing during the upward phase of this movement?

Accepted Answer

Concentric

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Isometric

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Eccentric

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Isokinetic

Question 2

A therapist is instructing a client on a stretch for the hamstrings. To increase the effectiveness of the stretch, the therapist asks the client to actively contract their quadriceps. This technique utilizes which physiological principle?

Accepted Answer

Reciprocal inhibition

Answer

Agonist facilitation

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Autogenic inhibition

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Post-isometric relaxation

Question 3

During an assessment, a massage therapist observes that when a client abducts their arm, their scapula elevates excessively and rotates downwardly instead of upwardly. This dysfunctional movement suggests an imbalance in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Serratus anterior and lower trapezius force couple

Answer

Glenohumeral joint capsule

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Deltoid-rotator cuff force couple

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Acromioclavicular ligament integrity

Question 4

Which of the following activities is an example of a closed kinetic chain exercise?

Accepted Answer

Squatting with bodyweight

Answer

Leg extension on a machine

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Throwing a baseball

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Bicep curl with a dumbbell

Question 5

A client is slowly lowering a heavy box from a high shelf. Their biceps brachii is active to control the descent. What type of muscle action is the biceps performing?

Accepted Answer

Eccentric

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Concentric

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Isometric

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Static

Question 6

The body's ability to sense its own position, movement, and orientation in space without using vision is known as proprioception. Massage therapy can enhance this sense primarily by stimulating which structures?

Accepted Answer

Muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs

Answer

Nociceptors in the skin

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Chemoreceptors in blood vessels

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Baroreceptors in the carotid sinus

A client performs a bicep curl, bringing a dumbbell from their side up towards their shoulder.What type of contraction is the biceps brachii performing during the upward phase of this movement?

A client performs a bicep curl, bringing a dumbbell from their side up towards their shoulder.
What type of contraction is the biceps brachii performing during the upward phase of this movement?