Orthotic Fitter Exam Study Guide 2026/2027 Questions & Answers

Orthotic Fitter Exam Study Guide 2026/2027 Questions & Answers
What muscles make up the hamstrings - ✔✔semimembranosus, semitendinosis, bicep femoris
Chondromalasis patella may be caused by - ✔✔over pronated foot, weak vastus medialis obliquis, weak
gluestus medius
What is Bursistis - ✔✔Inflammation of the bursa, causing swelling and pain
What are bursa - ✔✔fluid filled sacs between tissues
What is eccentric - ✔✔controlled movement in which you move toward an opposing force, rather than
away. Lengthening of the muscle
Example of eccentric muscle contraction - ✔✔lowering a weight, walking down stairs
What is apropulsive gait - ✔✔foot drop, partial foot amputation or soft tissue dysfunction
Proprioception rehabilitation can on occur - ✔✔during controlled motion when weight bearing
Normally____, when torn loose by a sudden ____, seldom break in the middle rather, they _____ away
from the _____ at the _____ - ✔✔Normally tendons, when torn loose by a sudden force, seldom break
in the middle rather, they pull away from the bone at the end
What is antalgic gait - ✔✔a gait in which the stance phase is shorter than the swing phase. It is a good
indicator of weight bearing pain