Exam Coach - Professional Practices

Which is the most appropriate lubricant application for deep tissue massage?

Moderate amount

One way to ensure client safety is to:

Stay up to date with CPR and first aid

These vegetable oils are not commonly used in massage because they may cause reactions:

Grapeseed, corn, soybean and peanut

Firm table padding is often preferred by therapists who offer:

Deep-tissue techniques because the client doesn’t drop away from the stroke

One important factor in choosing a massage lubricant is:

The types of techniques you use, and the degree of slip offered by the lubricant.

Clients with heavy body hair may prefer a massage lubricant that is:

Made of oil to prevent body hair from matting painfully

Professional massage chairs used by massage practitioners:

Are used for on-site massage in offices or at sporting events.

When addressing business accessibility, this should be a major consideration:

Doorways, hallways and room spaces should be wide enough to accommodate a wheelchair.

Bathrooms should include these items for clients in wheelchairs:

Handrails

Because client odors, such as heavy perfume or cigarette smoke, can linger in the massage room after treatment, the use of this practice is important between sessions:

Ventilation of the treatment room.

In order to avoid undue strain on the practitioner’s body, he uses this to offer the client deeper pressure:

Body weight.

As aspect of good body mechanics for massage practitioners is:

Structural alignment of the back, neck and head.

Which of the following is NOT an element of body mechanics to prevent fatigue?

Lifting.

An aspect of good body mechanics for massage practitioners is:

Using a variety of techniques during a massage.

Which of the following is NOT considered a foundational element of proper body mechanics?

Bending

When you apply pressure with your thumbs, palms or fists:

Minimize the angle of your wrists to reduce the potential for injury.

Repeated hyperextension of the wrists during the application of massage strokes:

Might lead to carpal tunnel injury.

One reason why therapists get injured is:

Poor body mechanics.

When applying more pressure with a stroke:

Keep the work close to your body (don’t let your arms get too far out from the body).

Adequate rest, hydration and this are all components of physical self-care:

Exercise.

When sitting or standing during the massage, avoid this so as not to strain the neck:

Looking down

An example of bad body mechanics is:

Stabilizing the body by leaning against the massage table

With good body mechanics:

Inhale when a stroke comes back toward your body.

All fo the following are healthy modes of stress relief except:

Drinking alcohol.

If a practitioner applies strokes that regularly require using twisting motions of the forearm and wrist, as well as extensive lifting and grasping motions, they may develop:

Lateral epicondylitis

Your client shows up late, short of breath, speaking rapidly, and complaining about the meeting that put her behind schedule. What is the best action to take at the start of the session to support self-care and help trigger her parasympathetic nervous system response?

Take five slow, deep breaths while holding her feet.

Bending when applying massage strokes:

Places your body in a weakened position and places stress on the lower back.