Trigger Point Therapy Quiz

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This quiz is for students at North Metropolitan TAFE studying massage
Giselle Stringer
Quiz by Giselle Stringer, updated more than 1 year ago
Giselle Stringer
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Question 1

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Who developed Trigger Point Therapy?
Answer
  • Travell & Simmons
  • John Barnes
  • Milton Trager
  • Bruno Chikly

Question 2

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Trigger points are commonly confused with:
Answer
  • acupressure points
  • energy points
  • tender points
  • tension points

Question 3

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Trigger points always originate where?
Answer
  • One quarter along a muscle's fibres
  • Midpoint of a muscle's fibres
  • End of a muscle's fibres
  • Beginning of a muscle's fibres

Question 4

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A hyperirritable spot within a taut skeletal muscle band that was activated by acute or chronic overload of the muscle in which it occurs, and was not activated as a result of trigger point activity in another muscle of the body is known as?
Answer
  • Secondary trigger point
  • Tertiary trigger point
  • Primary trigger point
  • Beginning trigger point

Question 5

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Which of these is NOT a treatment of trigger points?
Answer
  • Stretch and spray
  • Direct ischemic pressure
  • Twitch response
  • Variable ischemic prressure

Question 6

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A --------- trigger point may be activated by a trigger point in another area of the body.
Answer
  • key
  • satellite
  • attachment
  • central

Question 7

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The taut band that can be felt around a myofascial trigger point is due to overstretched what?
Answer
  • ligaments
  • tendons
  • skin
  • sarcomeres

Question 8

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Trigger points can be activated by a range of factors. Which of these is NOT a factor?
Answer
  • Overstretching/Overuse
  • Chilling
  • Trauma/Sudden change in emotional state
  • Heat

Question 9

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Synergists muscles act on movable joints. Synergists are sometimes referred to as "neutralizers" because they help cancel out, or neutralize, extra motion from the agonists to make sure that the force generated works within the desired plane of motion. Which pair is synergist?
Answer
  • quadriceps, hamstring
  • brachioradialis, biceps
  • biceps, triceps
  • tibialis anterior, calf muscle

Question 10

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A 50 year old male is suffering from low back pain. Myofascial evaluation reveals active myofascial trigger points on the quadratus lumborum. The patient is on heparin. What is the proper intervention?
Answer
  • Trigger point therapy will not help and should not be used.
  • Obtain clearance from the physician and consent from the patient before proceeding with treatment.
  • Obtain clearance from the physician, consent from the patient, and proceed with treatment. Adjust pressure to avoid possible fracture.
  • Obtain clearance from the physician, consent from the patient, and proceed with treatment. Adjust pressure to avoid bruising.
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