Free Practice Questions for FSMTB MBLEx Exam

The concern with fraternizing with clients outside of the therapeutic environment is to avoid the possibility of creating a dual relationship.

Reciprocal inhibition is used to relax a muscle on one side of a joint by contracting the muscle on the other side of the joint. This is used to assist the reduction of a muscular tonicity. Caution should be used to prevent a simultaneous contraction which could result in a cramp or muscle tear.

A condyle is a large rounded area on a bone, usually at a joint articulation. A trochanter is a large projection from a bone. A spine or spinous process is a flat ridge-like flange protruding from a bone, typically a vertebra.

Testing the range of motion while the client is moving under their own power is known as an active range of motion test.

Speaking about a client to another client, a client’s friend, or even the client’s family member is a violation of confidentiality. However, we do not need to be rude to maintain our professionalism. Simply suggesting that your client speak to his wife is a perfectly acceptable response.

An eccentric extension of the neck requires the flexors to fire during contraction, causing the extensor muscle levator scapulae to relax.

Lateral epicondylitis is the technical term for tennis elbow.

Epinephrine or adrenalin activates arousal mechanisms which are triggers for the fight-or-flight response and posturing. Physical queues of attack posturing are elevated shoulders, clenched jaw and fists, flexed arms and aggressive behavior.

The collection of specialized heart muscle cells which regulate the heart beat was discovered by the Swiss cardiologist Wilhelm His in 1893 and this given the name, Bundle of His.