Exam 5: Musculoskeletal Pathologies

Massage considerations for a client diagnosed with osteomyelitis include:

Which type of condition is related to prolonged repetitive or constant motion, usually combined with compressive forces?

Inadequate mineralization of mature bones, causing them to become soft, flexible, and deformed, is called:

Which condition is characterized by loss of normal bone density and subsequent increased susceptibility to fractures?

A client was rear ended in heavy traffic 2 days ago and has a stiff neck but no other symptoms. She stated that her head was thrown back, then forward. Which massage approach is appropriate?

Headaches, earaches, toothaches, and jaw pain are common symptoms for which condition?

The condition marked by shortening and thickening of the palmar fascia that may cause digits 3-5 to be pulled into a flexed position is called:

Which injury involves joint trauma that stretches or tears ligaments without bone displacement?

Which condition involves spasms of the sternocleidomastoid muscles?

Massage considerations for a client with osteoarthritis include:

Which treatment plan is most appropriate for a client with tendinitis in the chronic stage?

An accumulation of synovial fluid behind the knee is called:

Which muscles are most likely tight and need lengthening in a client with lordosis?

Inflammation of a tendon is called:

A shortening of a muscle that causes a joint to become fixated in a flexed position is called:

Which injury is a break in a bone?

Which condition is a benign mass consisting of a thin fibrous capsule enclosing clear, gelatinous fluids and usually located on a wrist?

Which statement is not true when massaging a client diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome?

Massage considerations for a client with spondylosis include:

The deposition of calcium in soft tissue that has been traumatized by an injury describes which condition?