Physical Therapy Questions
By Laura Poikonen

1. Match the equipment with its use:
v Used to strengthen your arms and upper body ~Weights
v Used for support while stretching/exercising an injured leg ~Parallel Bars
v Used to listen to your heartbeat ~Stethoscope
v Used to add resistance to strengthening exercises ~Stretchy Bands
v Used by laying on to stretch out your back ~Exercise Ball

2. Match the vocabulary word with its definition:
v This is a single motion activity such as one push up ~Rep
v To examine by touch ~Palpate
v A form of EM radiation, capable of penetrating solids ~X ray
v The treatment of disabilities, malfunctions, or pain to the body by exercise, massage, etc ~Physical Therapy

3. Match the vocabulary word with its definition:
v The act of extending a limb that increases the angle between the bones at the joint ~Extension
v The act of bending a limb that decreases the angle between the bones at the joint ~Flexion
v The series of vertebrae that form the axis of the skeleton ~Spinal Column

4. Match the word with its associated body part:
v Arthritis ~Joints
v Back Pain ~Spine
v Fracture ~Bones
v “Pulled” Limb ~Tendons & Muscles

5. Multiple Choice: A Physical therapist’s average yearly salary is:
v $40,000-$60,000
v Around $90,000
v $115,000-$140,000
v Around $92

6. Multiple Choice: Which of the titles below can NOT be earned by a Physical therapist?
v PhD
v Specialist
v Doctor of Physical Therapy
v Master of Physical Therapy

7. Multiple Choice: What is the most common injury that requires physical therapy?
v Arthritis
v Knee Transplants
v Fractured Bones
v Lower Back Pain

8. Multiple Choice: According to NBC, being a physical therapist is the __ best ranked occupation.
v 4th
v 23rd
v 7th
v 12th

9. True or False? Physical therapists never work with infants.
v False

10. True or False? A physical therapist requires a Doctoral Degree in college.
v True


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