ART Upper Extremity Treatment Protocols 2

Question 1

When treating lateral epicondylitis with ART, the practitioner typically applies tension to which structure while moving the elbow from flexion to extension?

Accepted Answer

Common extensor tendon

Answer

Lateral epicondylitis involves adhesions in the common extensor tendon, so ART tension is applied there during elbow extension movement.

Question 2

In ART treatment of the rotator cuff, which patient motion is used to treat the supraspinatus during a standard protocol?

Accepted Answer

Shoulder abduction from 0° to 90°

Answer

Supraspinatus ART protocol uses shoulder abduction from 0° to 90° while the practitioner maintains tension on the muscle belly.

Question 3

Which nerve is most commonly entrapped at the arcade of Frohse, requiring ART intervention in the forearm?

Accepted Answer

Posterior interosseous nerve

Answer

The posterior interosseous nerve (deep branch of the radial nerve) is classically entrapped at the arcade of Frohse within the supinator muscle.

Question 4

During ART treatment of the pronator teres for median nerve entrapment, the patient's forearm is moved from which position to which position?

Accepted Answer

Pronation to supination

Answer

ART for pronator teres entrapment moves the forearm from pronation to supination while tension is maintained on the muscle.

Question 5

In ART, the treatment of De Quervain's tenosynovitis targets which tendons at the radial styloid?

Accepted Answer

Abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis

Answer

De Quervain's affects the first dorsal compartment containing the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.

(ART) Active Release Technique Practice Test

(ART) Active Release Technique Practice Test

ART Upper Extremity Treatment Protocols 2