CCEP Soft Tissue Techniques 2

Question 1

Which instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) tool characteristic is most important for effectively treating deep fascial adhesions in the lower extremity?

Accepted Answer

Tool rigidity and beveled edge design

Answer

Beveled edge design and tool rigidity allow IASTM instruments to transmit mechanical force through superficial layers to effectively treat deep fascial adhesions.

Question 2

Active Release Technique (ART) for the peroneal muscles requires the patient to move the foot from which position to which position during tissue contact?

Accepted Answer

Plantarflexion/inversion to dorsiflexion/eversion

Answer

ART on peroneals involves contact tension while the patient actively moves from plantarflexion/inversion (shortened position) to dorsiflexion/eversion (lengthened position).

Question 3

When performing myofascial release on the IT band, the primary reason for using slow, sustained pressure rather than rapid strokes is to:

Accepted Answer

Allow the viscoelastic tissue to creep and remodel

Answer

Sustained pressure exploits the viscoelastic property of fascia, allowing time-dependent creep and plastic deformation that rapid strokes cannot achieve.

Question 4

Cross-fiber friction applied to the rotator cuff tendons at the shoulder is contraindicated acutely because it may:

Accepted Answer

Exacerbate inflammation and disrupt early healing tissue

Answer

During the acute inflammatory phase, cross-fiber friction increases local inflammation and can disrupt the fragile fibrin matrix of early tissue healing.

Question 5

Trigger point referral pain from the infraspinatus muscle most commonly radiates to which area?

Accepted Answer

Anterior shoulder, arm, and radial forearm

Answer

Infraspinatus trigger points classically refer pain anteriorly to the shoulder, down the arm, and into the radial forearm, often mimicking rotator cuff pathology.

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CCEP Soft Tissue Techniques 2