MBLEx Client Assessment Practice Questions
Content area 5 of the MBLEx · about 17 of the 100 questions (17%)
100 questions across all seven content areas in 110 minutes, with a score for client assessment so you know where you stand.
Free client assessment drillWhy do many massage intake and SOAP note forms include an outline drawing of the body?
Client Assessment, Reassessment & Treatment Planning on the MBLEx
Client Assessment, Reassessment and Treatment Planning is the largest MBLEx content area, about 17 of the 100 questions. It follows a session from the first conversation to the plan for the next visit: organizing the session, intake and the health history, written records, visual, palpation and range-of-motion assessment, and the clinical reasoning that turns findings into a safe plan.
- Share of the exam
- 17% of the content outline, about 17 of the 100 questions
- Outline subtopics
- 7 (parts A, B, C, D, E, F, G)
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 78 client assessment questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What client assessment questions test
- Organization of a massage or bodywork session (5A)
- Client consultation and evaluation: the verbal intake and the health history form (5B)
- Written data collection, including SOAP notes (5C)
- Visual assessment: general observation, posture and gait (5D)
- Palpation assessment: temperature, texture, tone and tenderness (5E)
- Range-of-motion assessment: active, passive and resisted testing and what each finding suggests (5F)
- Clinical reasoning: ruling out contraindications, setting goals with the client, evaluating the response to the last treatment and planning the next one (5G)
Sit the full exam under the real clock
100 questions across all seven content areas in 110 minutes, with a score for client assessment so you know where you stand.
Free client assessment drillHow to study it
- Give this area the most study time. At 17% it is worth more points than any other content area.
- Learn what goes in each part of a SOAP note; questions often ask where a finding belongs.
- For each common postural pattern (forward head, rounded shoulders, increased lumbar curve), learn which muscles are usually short and which are long.
- Practice clinical reasoning out loud: what does the intake rule out, what is the client’s goal, and how will you know the plan worked?
Common questions
Why is client assessment the biggest MBLEx area?
FSMTB builds the outline from a job task analysis of what entry-level practitioners do. Assessing clients and planning treatment happens in every session, and the area has seven subtopics, from session organization to clinical reasoning.
Does the MBLEx test SOAP notes?
Yes. Written data collection is part C of this area, and documentation and records also appear in Guidelines for Professional Practice. Know what belongs in the subjective, objective, assessment (or application) and plan sections.
100 questions across all seven content areas in 110 minutes, with a score for client assessment so you know where you stand.
Free client assessment drillThe other MBLEx content areas
Sources
Original practice questions for exam preparation, written to the FSMTB MBLEx content outline. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards (FSMTB). MBLEx is a registered trademark of FSMTB.