Neuromuscular Therapy Quiz 2

3/28/23

True or False

1. Trigger point therapy is a neurophysiological therapy.

True/ False

2. Neuromuscular therapy identifies soft tissue abnormalities and at the same time manipulates the soft tissue to normalize its function.

True/ False p576

3. Emotional stress can cause the formation of a trigger point.

True/ False p584

4. Fibroblasts produce antibodies that attack pathogens.

True/ False p 608

5. Fascia is an integrated 3 dimensional connective tissue network that is continuous throughout the body.

True/ False p608

6. In massage the massage practitioner's hands contribute heat (thermal energy).

True/ False p613

7. When applying the cross-handed stretch the therapist senses a line of resistance and moves away from it.

False/ True p615

8. Cross-fiber friction is also known as transverse friction.

True/ False p619

9. When performing a traction release of the arm, the client should be prone on the table and the therapist should stand at the side of the table.

True/ False p621 (client should be supine)

10. Craniosacral therapy techniques are invasive and direct.

True/ False p627 (noninvasive and indirect)

Fill in the blank

11. __ was developed in the 1930-40's by Stanley Leif in England.

Neuromuscular therapy p575

12. Neuromuscular lesions are usually hypersensitive to __ and are often associated with trigger points.

pressure p576

13. Which law states that weak stimuli activate physiologic processes, whereas strong stimuli inhibit them?

Arndt Schultz Law p577

14. __ is the primary technique of NMT that generally uses the thumb to move across, along, and through the tissues.

Gliding p577

15. When performing ischemic compression (holding it down), changes in the tissue should be perceived within __.

8-12 sec p577

16. A __ trigger point has all the same characteristics of an active trigger point except the person's familiarity with the pattern of pain referral.

latent myofascial p580

17. A __ trigger point forms as a direct result of the dysfunction of the primary myofascial trigger point.

satellite p580

18. According to the trigger point endplate theory, strain, overuse, or trauma causes the nerve endplate at the neuromuscular junction to release __ which initiates the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACH).

calcium p584

19. __ palpation is employed in areas where the muscle tissue can be picked up between the thumb and the fingers of the same hand.

Pincer p585