APMT Essentials Quiz 2

Which is NOT an essential component of the fascia?

Collagen
Tendon
Elastin
Ground Matrix

What are the 2 clear behaviors from your client’s body intelligence that the techniques are reinforcing resistance?

Client yawns and/or twitches
Client's belly gurgles and/or they swallow a lot
Client talks through the session and/or doesn't speak a word in the session
Client holds their breath and/or unnecessarily tightens their body

What are the 3 interventions that can be changed anytime?

How we sleep, eat, and drink
How we breathe, move or touch
How think, feel, and much we weigh
How happy, healthy, and wealthy we are

Which is NOT a presencing move?

Conscious breath
Conscious movement
Conscious touch
Conscious complaint

Exemplified by the function of a trampoline, or a massage therapist pressing their feet into the ground to exert more power in their upper body, what is the equal and opposite force of gravity called?

Catalytic Ground Physics
Ground Reaction Force
Grounded Newton's Apple
Expansive Ground Potential

To deliver more power with less effort, it is recommended to?

Bend your legs more, and your back less
Power through fatigue
Ignore yours and your clients' body signals
Wait to take a break until you feel stressed

To release tension, stiffness or pain from the back of the shoulders and neck, it is recommended to ______?

Slide your armpits down
Release unnecessary engagement of your face, neck, and jaw
Engage your lats more, your traps less
All of the above

It is suggested that unnecessary effort creates more ______?

Laziness
Peace
Tension
All of the above

Soft fists and forearms replace the ________?

Palms
Elbows
Thumbs
Knuckles

Which cue below is ACCURATE about optimal use of soft fists?

Back of the palm, wrist, and forearm all on the same plane
Push soft fists strokes away, rather than pull towards you
No wrinkles or rounding in the wrist
All the above

Which cue below is ACCURATE about optimal use of soft knuckles?

Soft knuckles replace thumbs
Back of the first phalangeal segments, palm, wrist, and forearm all on the same plane
Recommend to only use in a small area
All the above

What kind of pacing IS recommended when applying deep pressure?

The deeper you go the quicker you go
Cross fiber friction attachments quickly
The deeper you go the slower you go
The lighter you go the slower you go

Which of your client’s body cues IS recommended to follow or coach when delivering intense pressure, stretching, or other therapeutic interventions?

When they hold their breath in
When they hold their breath out
On the client's in-breath
On the client's out-breath

Which is NOT recommended for providing the safest assisted stretching?

Support the adjacent limbs to reinforce additional support
Go from 0-60 right away to avoid the myotatic stretch reflex
Progress from light to medium to deep
Don't get to the end of their stretch until the end of their breath

Which of the following best describes “Pin & Stretch”?

Recommending client stretch more often between massages
Recommending at least 2 minutes of stretching each day
Massaging a muscle while the client's moves the adjacent limb 
Massaging a muscle while the therapist moves the adjacent limb

Which of the following best describes “Call for Motion/Movement” or “CFM”?

Recommending client move more often between massages
Recommending at least 2 minutes of movement each day
Massaging a muscle while the client's moves the adjacent limb
Massaging a muscle while the therapist moves the adjacent limb

When is it recommended to perform “Call for Motion/Movement” or “CFM”?

As the first introduction of your touch
When client wants to primarily relax
When the therapist wants to work harder
When client wants to experience less pain

Which is a common result in “Call for Motion/Movement” or “CFM” techniques compared to our massage strokes?

Client becomes tired or fatigue
Technique requires less effort for the therapist to perform
Client receives longer lasting benefits following the session
All of the above

Which cue below is ACCURATE about optimal use of “tripod/kickstand” stance?

Provides deeper option than "archer's/lunge"
Better to have your legs shaking than your back breaking
Practice this (and all stances/techniques) with soft face, neck, shoulders, and jaw
All the above

Regarding body mechanics and ergonomics, how were “power” and “force” distinguished?

Force is effort plus relaxation; power is effort without relaxation
Force is effort plus relaxation; power is also effort without relaxation
Power and force are equal and opposite components of effort and relaxation
Power is effort plus relaxation; force is effort without relaxation

Which cue/s are recommended about optimal use of ergonomics?

Sink into adhesions, pause, and coach client's deep breathing
Become so relaxed in your stance that you feel like you're on vacation
Be active in your legs and move from your core
All the above

What is a byproduct of making and keeping agreements?

Response-ability
Trust
Connection
All the above

What is NOT an example of empowering your clients when establishing clear agreements and requests?

Please let me know anytime you would like more or less pressure, okay?
Is the pressure okay?
Would you like more or less pressure?
Before we turn you over, would you like any more attention anywhere?

According to PolyVagal Therapy, what quality is essential for connection?

Defensiveness
Guarding
Projecting
Safety

Which activity does NOT increase Vagal Tone?

Deep breathing
Sitting stationary for long periods
Stretching your eyes
Humming

What does self-regulation most closer relate to?

The ability to feel peaceful all the time
The ability to control blood sugar with thought
The ability to relax the ANS (autonomic nervous system)
The ability to regulate appetite

 What does co-regulation refer to?

The ability to control other peoples' feelings
The ability to get others to do what you want
The ability to elicit and encourage other's relaxation response
The ability to regulate your community

What body part is described as the “brain of the pose” regarding optimal ergonomics?

The back foot
The front foot
The mind
The body

Stretching the muscles around the eye increases vagal tone and helps which bones come into alignment?

Temporal and Mandible bones
Sphenoid and Frontal bones
C1 & C2
C1 & T1

What are the attachment sites of the Scalenes muscles?

Bodies of the cervical processes and the clavicles
Bodies of the cervical processes and the top ribs
Transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae and the clavicles
Transverse processes of the cervical vertebrae and the top ribs

Which action is the Scalenes muscles NOT responsible for?

Cervical extension
Cervical lateral flexion
Cervical rotation
Forced/Secondary breathing

Where is the coracoid process located?

On the mandible
On the ulna
Deep to the shoulder crease
Deep to the TMJ

Which muscles do NOT attach to the coracoid process? 

Pectoralis major
Pectoralis minor
Short head of the biceps brachii
Coracobrachialis

Which two muscles are most commonly associated with contributing to “Pseudo (false) Sciatica” symptomatology?

Gluteus Maximus and Piriformis
Gluteus Medius and Piriformis
Quadratus Lumborum and Gluteus Maximus
Quadratus Lumborum and Gluteus Medius

Which is NOT a common impingement site for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome?

Scalenes
Pectoralis Minor
Trapezius
Between the clavicle and ribs

Where are the largest concentration of proprioceptors located?

In the tendons
In the joints
In the muscles
In the ligaments

What kind of joint is the Sacroiliac joint?

Synovial
Cartilaginous
Fibrous
All of the above

What kind of joints are the vertebral joints?

Synovial
Cartilaginous
Both Synovial and Cartilaginous
None of the above

Conscious movement therapy for oneself or when facilitating it with others assists in _______?

Heightened body awareness
Greater ROM and flexibility
Helps to optimize muscular engagement
All of the above

When stretching the human form, what anatomical feature is actually being “stretched”?

The muscle
The fascia
The joint
The tendon

APMT Essentials Quiz 2

Heath Reed May 2, 2023

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