CMT CMT Neurological Assessment & Neuromuscular Therapy 2

Question 1

The straight leg raise (SLR) test is considered positive for sciatic nerve involvement when pain radiates below the knee at less than:

Accepted Answer

60°

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30°

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45°

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90°

Question 2

Reciprocal inhibition is the neurological principle describing:

Accepted Answer

Reflex inhibition of the antagonist when the agonist contracts

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Contraction of both agonist and antagonist simultaneously

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Co-activation of synergists during heavy loading

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Increased muscle tone following spinal cord injury

Question 3

Proprioception is primarily transmitted through which type of sensory receptor?

Accepted Answer

Muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs

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Nociceptors

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Meissner's corpuscles

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Pacinian corpuscles

Question 4

A patient presents with numbness and tingling in the little finger and medial ring finger. This pattern is most consistent with compression of which nerve?

Accepted Answer

Ulnar nerve

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Median nerve

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Radial nerve

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Musculocutaneous nerve

Question 5

The role of the muscle spindle in neuromuscular therapy is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Monitoring muscle length and triggering a stretch reflex when rapidly lengthened

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Detecting joint position to prevent dislocation

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Measuring force output to prevent tendon rupture

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Regulating blood flow through intramuscular vessels

Question 6

Which neurological test specifically assesses for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)?

Accepted Answer

Adson's test

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Phalen's test

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Finkelstein's test

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Tinel's sign at the wrist