A potential client calls to make an appointment for a massage. You notice that they are slurring their words and having difficulty speaking in complete sentences. They claim they were in an auto accident yesterday but declined medical attention. They awoke this morning feeling very sore and achy as well as having a pounding headache. They insist they need a massage. What is the appropriate plan of action for the massage therapist?
Correct Answer:
D
A person who has been in an auto accident could have any number of injuries including shock. For the safety of the client and your protection as a therapist, the best recommendation is to refer the client for a medical evaluation before any treatment is considered.
What is the function of a bulboid corpuscle?
Correct Answer:
A
A bulboid corpuscle is a cutaneous thermo-receptor which detect changes in temperature and relay the message to the CNS.
What is the medical term for the shoulder joint?
Correct Answer:
C
The shoulder joint is comprised of the glenoid fossa of the scapula and the head of the humerus. This juncture is called the glenohumeral joint.
A client enters a treatment with a current diagnosis of torticollis. What area of the body will you expect to find this condition?
Correct Answer:
D
Torticollis is an atypical torsion contraction of the neck which distorts the balance and positioning of the head and neck to either one side or the other.
What does a ??sulcus?? refer to in the human body?
Correct Answer:
D
A sulcus is the anatomical term for a furrow, fissure, crevice or a groove in the human body. Two examples are the central sulcus of the cerebellum which divides the frontal and parietal lobes, and the radial sulcus along the lateral border of the humerus which houses the radial nerve and the deep brachial artery.
