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NBCE ONLINE SAMPLE – PT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ,A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
COVERS 2024/2025 BEST GRADED TO SCORE A+ FOR
SUCCESS
What is an appropriate safety precaution for application of microwave diathermy?
a. The applicator should be 12-18" from the skin
b. Perspiration should be promoted to enhance treatment
c. Remove contact lenses during treatment around the head
d. Intensity settings should be based on the patient's tolerance - CORRECT ANSWERS d.
Intensity settings should be based on the patient's tolerance
What form of cryotherapy does not use conduction?
a. cold pack
b. ice massage
c. cold baths
d. vapocoolant spray - CORRECT ANSWERS d. vapocoolant spray
cools via evaporation
pg. 17
Cryotherapy reduces muscle spasm by inhibiting ____.
a. scar tissue formation
b. muscle spindle activity
c. cellular metabolism
d. acetylcholine production - CORRECT ANSWERS b. muscle spindle activity
decreases conduction (nerve supply to muscles) reducing muscle spindle activity and causing
muscle to relax
pg. 14
Which of these is typically the last sensation felt with cryotherapy application?
a. intense cold
b. burning
,NBCE ONLINE SAMPLE – PT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ,A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
COVERS 2024/2025 BEST GRADED TO SCORE A+ FOR
SUCCESS
c. aching
d. numbness - CORRECT ANSWERS d. numbness
CBAN
pg. 16
Modulation of electrical current helps prevent ____ of muscle tissue.
a. adaptation
b. fatigue
c. recruitment
d. excitation - CORRECT ANSWERS a. adaptation
frequency modulation or sweep is used to prevent accomodation
pg. 38
Which type of electrotherapy is most likely to slow atrophy of a denervated muscle?
a. TENS
b. microcurrent
c. interferential
d. low voltage galvanic - CORRECT ANSWERS c. interferential
both electrokinetic and electroanalgesic
pg. 37
In general, the smaller the electrode, the ____.
a. stronger the motor response
b. weaker the current
c. stronger the stimulus
d. weaker the nociceptive response - CORRECT ANSWERS b=weaker the current
Which of these is most appropriately treated with high voltage pulsed stimulation?
, NBCE ONLINE SAMPLE – PT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ,A COMPLETE SOLUTION THAT
COVERS 2024/2025 BEST GRADED TO SCORE A+ FOR
SUCCESS
a. UMN lesion
b. edema
c. fungal infection
d. thrombophlebitis - CORRECT ANSWERS b. edema
What type of massage is primarily used for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis?
a. effleurage
b. tapotement
c. transverse friction
d. petrissage - CORRECT ANSWERS c. transverse friction
Breaks adhesions in muscles, ligaments, and joint capsule
Decreases chemical cross linking
Indications - sprain, strain, tendonitis, bursitis
Contras - calcific tendonitis or bursitis
Irene Gold pg. 2
A contraindication for continuous traction is ____.
a. IVF encroachment
b. osteoporosis
c. scoliosis
d. spondylolisthesis - CORRECT ANSWERS b. osteoporosis
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