The Anatomy and Physiology of Sports Massage Online CE Exam Without Book

NOTE: The book The Anatomy and Physiology of Sports Massage is required for successful completion of this exam but is not included with this purchase. Purchase this Online CE Exam Without Book only if you already own the book or ebook.

Consisting of 100 multiple-choice and true-false questions, this continuing education exam is designed to be taken after reading The Anatomy and Physiology of Sports Massage. The exam will test your knowledge of the information presented in the book so you can provide quality sports massage to clients.

Once you pass the exam, you can print a certificate for continuing education credits.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the components of the myofascial unit.
• Name and compare the three types of muscles in the body.
• Define the muscle tissue properties of extensibility, excitability, elasticity, and contractility.
• Differentiate between the types of massage techniques used during manual therapy.
• Understand how manual therapy can be used to relieve symptoms in clients with common structural and functional issues or problems.
• Recognize common stressors seen in various types of athletes and how the stressors affect treatment.
• Identify the best position (prone, seated, side-lying, or supine) a patient should be in during treatment of different regions of the body, such as the anterior shoulder or lower leg.
• Name the origin, insertion, innervation, and action of major muscles.
• Explain how to use massage when treating various areas throughout the body and specify which massage techniques to use during treatment.
• Evaluate self-care treatments such as massage canes and massage guns.

Audience

Certified strength and conditioning professionals, personal trainers, athletic trainers, and manual and massage therapists looking to learn more about sports massage and its role in recovery.