1Patients with stenosis have trouble with:
A. Backward bending
B. Forward bending
C. Prolonged sitting
D. Prolonged walking
A. Backward bending
D. Prolonged walking
2Pick the correct nerve root/myotome combos:
A. S1/dorsiflexion
B. L4/dorsiflexion
C. L3/knee flexion
D. L4/toe extension
B. L4/dorsiflexion
3What pathology might cause low back pain that increases in PM and worsens with flexion?
A. Spondylolisthesis
B. Central stenosis
C. DJD
D. DDD
C. DJD
D. DDD
4Disc Pathology Special Tests
A. Slump/Well leg raise
B. Passive lumbar extension, Slump
C. Bilateral SLR, Passive Intervertebral Motion testing
D. SLR, Hoover test
A. Slump/Well leg raise
5T/F: Step lesions in the lumbar spine are associated with spondylosis and spondylolisthesis
True
6What percentage of extruded discs spontaneously heal?
A. 95
B. 50
C. 41
D. 70
D. 70
7Choose the correct diagnosis and exercise intervention combos:
A. Posterior disc prolapse - flexion exercise
B. Posterior disc prolapse - extension exercise
C. Stenosis - extension exercise
D. Anterior disc prolapse - extension exercise
B. Posterior disc prolapse - extension exercise
8T/F: Spondylolisthesis responds well to a combo of stabilization and extension directional preference exercises
False
9T/F: Ankylosing spondylitis and adolescent disc pathology present more frequently in males than females
False
10APTA 2012 CPG defines acute low back pain as what duration?
A. 3 weeks or less
B. 2 weeks or less
C. 1 month or less
D. 2 months or less
C. 1 month or less
11Which ICF classification has symptom reproduction with end range spinal motion assessment?
A. Subacute LBP with mobility deficits
B. Subacute LBP with impaired movement coordination
C. Acute LBP with mobility deficits
D. Acute LBP with impaired movement coordination
A. Subacute LBP with mobility deficits
12T/F: Mckenzie Posture Syndrome is described as end range stress on adaptively shortened structures
False
13Choose the APTA 2021 Level A evidence for chronic LBP intervention effectiveness:
A. Traction, centralization exercises
B. Multimodal exercise interventions
C. Thrust and nonthrust joint mobilization
D. Patient education to stay active
B. Multimodal exercise interventions
C. Thrust and nonthrust joint mobilization
14T/F: A high Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score indicates a low level of function. The MIC of the ODI is 5
False
15CPG for stabilization intervention:
A. SLR > 85
B. + prone instability
C. Age < 35
D. Aberrant movement
B. + prone instability
D. Aberrant movement
16T/F: In lower crossed syndrome, hip extensor muscles are short and strong
False
17Which interventions are best supported in the 2021 CPG for acute LBP with leg pain?
A. Education regarding biopsychosocial contributors to pain
B. Trunk strength/endurance training
C. Mechanical diagnosis and therapy
D. Mechanical traction
A. Education regarding biopsychosocial contributors to pain
B. Trunk strength/endurance training
18T/F: Global core muscles include QL, ES, Multifidus, RA
False
19OSPRO YF screens for the following items:
A. Catastrophizing
B. Self efficacy
C. Fear avoidance
D. Depression
A. Catastrophizing
B. Self efficacy
C. Fear avoidance
D. Depression
20Someone with constant but varying pain symptoms:
A. Implicates mechanical pain source
B. Implicates an inflammatory response pain source
C. Implicates disc, bone and visceral pain sources
D. Implicates a muscle or ligament pain source
B. Implicates an inflammatory response pain source
21Pick the major nonmedical factor correlating with a chronic LBP patients predictability or return to work.
A. Autonomy at work
B. Fear avoidance behavior
C. Job satisfaction
D. Recovery mindset
D. Recovery mindset