OCS prep Questions And Answers Latest Update
Ankle sprains that will respond to manual and exercise - correct answers Symptoms worse in standing, worse in PM,
navicular drop > 5mm, distal tibfib hypomobility
Hip OA that will respond to PT - correct answers Unilateral hip pain, age <58, pain>6/10, 40m walk test <25.9s,
symptoms <1 year
Altman criteria hip OA - correct answers Squatting aggravating, active hip flexion causes lateral hip pain, scour with
adduction lateral hip or groin pain, active hip extension causes pain, passive IR <25 deg
SIS cluster - correct answers Hawkins Kennedy, painful arc, infraspinatus test +LR 10.56
Full thickness RC tear cluster - correct answers Drop arm, painful arc, infraspinatus test +LR 15.57
Carpal tunnel CPR - correct answers Shaking hands to relieve symptoms, wrist ratio > .67, symptom severity scale >1.9,
diminished sensation in thumb, age > 45
Cervical radiculopathy CPR - correct answers Positive ULTT A, involved side rotation <60, +distraction test, +spurlings
Meniscal pathology CPR - correct answers Hx catching/locking, joint line tenderness, pain with forced hyperextension,
pain with maximal passive knee flexion, pain/click with McMurray's
Cervicothoracic manip for shoulder pain CPR - correct answers Pain free shoulder flexion <127, IR @ 90 <53deg, negative
neers, not taking meds, symptoms less than 90 days
Lumbar stabilization CPR - correct answers Age less than 40, SLR >91deg, aberrant motion present, positive prone
instability test
Hip mobilization for knee OA - correct answers Hip/groin pain/paresthesia, ipsilateral anterior thigh pain, passive knee
flexion <122deg, passive hip IR <17deg, pain with hip distraction
,Lumbar manipulation CPR - correct answers Pain <16 days, no symptoms distal to knee, FABQ <19, IR of one hip greater
than 35deg, hypo mobility of at least one lumbar segment
Cervical traction CPR - correct answers Periph w/lower cervical (c4-7) mobility testing, positive shoulder abduction test,
age >55, positive ULTT A, positive neck distraction test
Lumbar traction CPR - correct answers Pain radiating distal to knee, peripheralization with extension, positive crossed
straight leg raise
Thoracic manip for neck pain CPR - correct answers Symptoms <30 days, no symptoms distal to shoulder, looking up
does not aggravate symptoms, FABQpa score <12, diminished upper Tspine kyphosis, cervical extension <30deg
Sign of renal system involvement - correct answers Pelvic, low back, L shoulder pain
Signs of large intestine involvement - correct answers Buttock, mid lumbar spine, lower abdomen pain T11-L1
Gallbladder involvement signs - correct answers R upper abdominal, R scapular, mid to lower Tspine
Liver involvement signs - correct answers T7-T9 & R cervical spine
Stomach involvement signs - correct answers Upper abdominal, middle & lower T spine T6-T10
Group to benefit from traction - correct answers Peripheralization with extension & positive crossed straight leg raise
Lumbar traction parameters as part of treatment based classification - correct answers 40-60% if body weight for max of
12 minutes
Cervical myelopathy risk factors - correct answers Asian, male, age over 70, ligamentous thickening
, Best treatment for carpal tunnel - correct answers Surgery is superior to splinting
WB post PCL injury - correct answers PWB 2-4 weeks, then progress to full
Symptoms common to PLC injury - correct answers Sharp pains in terminal stance and push off
Most specific test for PCL - correct answers Posterior sag sign 100% specificity
Best tests to diagnose SLAP tear - correct answers Active compression or anterior apprehension maneuver & jobe
relocation tests
Progression of knee OA - correct answers 1-irreversible matrix degradation, 2-synovitis, 3-loss of cartilage, 4-sclerosis,
subchondral cysts, & osteophytes, 5-loss of joint congruency
Modalities to reduce pain in knee OA - correct answers Acupuncture, TENS, electrical nerve stimulation, low level laser
Hip mobilizations to use with knee OA - correct answers Caudal, AP, PA, PA with flexion, abd, and ER
Outcome best associated with NDI - correct answers SF36
Muscles people substitute with during testing of deep neck flexors - correct answers Platysma and hyoid-place tongue
on roof of mouth
Best treatment for neck pain with radiating pain - correct answers Upper quarter & nerve mobilization procedures
Diagnose neck pain with headaches - correct answers Cervical arom, segmental mobility, cranial cervical flexion test
Joint mobs for dequervain's - correct answers First cmc, intercarpal, radiocarpal