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Massage Therapist

Category - Assessment

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When we refer to “signs and symptoms that are related and lead to a functional disorder,” the word signs means:
  1. Something the client complains about that the therapist can’t see such as client pain or fatigue
  2. Something the massage therapist can measure or see such as temperature, ROM or bruising
  3. Something that can be viral or bacterial that has not yet been diagnosed by an MD
  4. Both A and B
Explanation
Answer: B Signs and symptoms are assessment tools that are used by the therapist. Signs are objective and something that the therapist can see, such as bruising, sweating, and redness. Symptoms are subjective and something that the client complains about that the therapist cannot see, such as a headache, fatigue or pain.
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