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Key Facts: MOH Physiotherapy Licensure Exam (Jordan) Exam

20 JOD

Exam Fee (Bylaw 65/2023, Art. 12)

Computerised

Delivery Mode

7 Axes

Published Official Scope

Not published

Item Count, Duration, Pass Mark

The Jordan MOH Physiotherapy Licensure Exam is the examination required by Article 3(d) of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 before the Ministry of Health licenses a holder of a bachelor's degree in المعالجة الحكمية, العلاج الطبيعي or العلاج الفيزيائي. It costs 20 JOD to sit (Article 12(e)), runs as a computerised paper in rounds, and covers seven published content axes: physiotherapy for neurological, paediatric, cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal conditions; treatment methods including therapeutic exercise and electrical and physical agents; burn and wound physiotherapy; and professional ethics with the practice bylaw. The Ministry publishes no item count, duration or pass mark. This OpenExamPrep resource is 100 independent English-language practice questions built on those published axes — a study aid, not an official-format simulation.

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1A 24-year-old female soccer player presents with acute right knee swelling and instability following a non-contact pivoting injury during a match. Which clinical special test has the highest diagnostic sensitivity for detecting an acute tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)?
A.McMurray test
B.Posterior drawer test
C.Lachman test
D.Apley compression test
Explanation: The Lachman test, performed with the knee in 20 to 30 degrees of flexion with anterior tibial translation against a stabilized distal femur, is the most sensitive physical examination manoeuvre for an acute ACL tear. Hamstring guarding and joint effusion limit the accuracy of the anterior drawer test at 90 degrees of flexion. (The pivot shift is the more specific test, but it is poorly tolerated in an acutely painful, guarded knee.)
2A 45-year-old painter presents with gradual anterolateral shoulder pain that worsens with overhead reaching. The physical therapist flexes the patient's shoulder to 90 degrees in the scapular plane with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees, then forcibly internally rotates the humerus, reproducing the familiar sharp subacromial pain. Which provocative shoulder test is being performed?
A.Neer impingement test
B.Hawkins-Kennedy impingement test
C.Speed test
D.Yergason test
Explanation: The Hawkins-Kennedy test involves flexing the shoulder to 90 degrees and forcibly internally rotating the humerus to compress the supraspinatus tendon and subacromial bursa against the coracoacromial ligament and coracoid process. A positive test indicates subacromial impingement syndrome.
3A 52-year-old office worker reports shooting pain, numbness, and tingling radiating from the right side of the neck down the lateral arm to the thumb and index finger. During physical examination, the therapist positions the patient's cervical spine in extension and right lateral flexion, then applies gentle axial downward compression on the crown of the head, reproducing radicular arm symptoms. What is this clinical maneuver?
A.Spurling test
B.Lhermitte sign
C.Distraction test
D.Adson test
Explanation: The Spurling test (cervical foraminal compression test) narrows the neural foramen on the side of lateral flexion and axial loading, reproducing radicular pain in patients with cervical nerve root compression (radiculopathy). Reproduction of radiating dermatomal pain confirms cervical nerve root impingement.
4A 58-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes mellitus is diagnosed with idiopathic adhesive capsulitis of the glenohumeral joint. Which characteristic sequence represents the true capsular pattern of passive range of motion restriction for the glenohumeral joint?
A.Internal rotation limited most, followed by abduction, then external rotation
B.Flexion limited most, followed by extension, then internal rotation
C.Abduction limited most, followed by internal rotation, then external rotation
D.External rotation limited most, followed by abduction, then internal rotation
Explanation: According to Cyriax's classification, the capsular pattern of the glenohumeral joint is characterized by limitation of external rotation greatest, followed by abduction, and then internal rotation (ER > ABD > IR). This proportional restriction occurs when the entire joint capsule is chronically inflamed or contracted.
5A 68-year-old male underwent an elective primary total hip arthroplasty via a conventional posterolateral surgical approach four days ago. Which combination of hip movements must the patient strictly avoid during the early postoperative rehabilitation phase to prevent prosthesis dislocation?
A.Hip extension past 10 degrees, external rotation, and abduction
B.Hip flexion beyond 90 degrees, adduction past midline, and internal rotation
C.Hip abduction beyond 45 degrees, external rotation, and neutral extension
D.Hip flexion to 60 degrees, neutral adduction, and external rotation
Explanation: The posterolateral approach disrupts the posterior joint capsule and short external rotators. To avoid posterior hip dislocation during healing, patients must observe standard posterior precautions: avoiding hip flexion past 90 degrees, avoiding hip adduction past midline, and avoiding internal rotation of the operative extremity.
6A 40-year-old construction worker presents with low back pain and left buttock pain radiating into the posterior thigh after lifting heavy bags of cement. Repeated active lumbar extension in standing centralizes his radiating leg pain, while active lumbar flexion peripheralizes the discomfort. According to the McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) classification, what is the clinical diagnosis and directional preference?
A.Posterior derangement syndrome with an extension directional preference
B.Anterior derangement syndrome with a flexion directional preference
C.Dysfunction syndrome requiring end-range sustained flexion stretching
D.Postural syndrome requiring static ergonomic adjustments without exercise
Explanation: Centralization of distal symptoms with repeated lumbar extension indicates a posterior disc derangement where extension forces displace the nuclear material anteriorly away from the sensitized spinal nerve root. An extension directional preference guides the initial exercise prescription.
7A 31-year-old recreational basketball player reports joint line clicking and knee locking during deep squatting. The therapist flexes the patient's knee fully, applies external tibial rotation with a valgus stress, and passively extends the knee, producing an audible pop and pain at the posteromedial joint line. What structure is most likely injured?
A.Lateral collateral ligament
B.Anterior cruciate ligament
C.Medial meniscus
D.Patellar retinaculum
Explanation: The McMurray test with external tibial rotation and valgus stress selectively traps the posterior horn of the medial meniscus against the medial femoral condyle. An audible click, palpable pop, or localized joint line pain confirms a medial meniscal tear.
8A 43-year-old tennis enthusiast reports severe tenderness over the lateral epicondyle of the humerus. On physical examination, pain is reproduced with resisted wrist extension while the elbow is fully extended and forearm pronated (Cozen test). Which tendon is most commonly involved in this condition?
A.Flexor carpi radialis
B.Pronator teres
C.Extensor carpi ulnaris
D.Extensor carpi radialis brevis
Explanation: Lateral epicondylalgia (tennis elbow) is primarily a tendinosis of the extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) origin at the common extensor tendon. Tensile overload and microtrauma during repetitive wrist extension and gripping activities lead to angiofibroblastic tendinosis.
9A 16-year-old gymnast is diagnosed with bilateral L5 spondylolysis and a Grade II isthmic spondylolisthesis. During rehabilitation, which exercise movement is strictly contraindicated due to the risk of accelerating anterior vertebral slippage?
A.Pelvic tilts in crook lying
B.Hyperextension of the lumbar spine
C.Gentle hamstring stretching
D.Isometric abdominal bracing
Explanation: Lumbar hyperextension increases shear stress on the pars interarticularis and forces the superior vertebra to slide anteriorly over the inferior sacral base. In spondylolisthesis, rehabilitation focuses on flexion-biased exercises, hamstring flexibility, and core stabilization while strictly avoiding hyperextension.
10A 22-year-old female runner complains of retro-patellar ache during stair descent and prolonged sitting. Physical examination reveals an increased quadriceps angle (Q-angle) of 22 degrees, lateral patellar tracking, and tightness of the iliotibial band. Which muscular impairment is most consistently associated with abnormal lateral patellar tracking in patellofemoral pain syndrome?
A.Weakness and delayed firing of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO)
B.Marked weakness of the rectus femoris with normal vastus lateralis
C.Hypertrophy of the semitendinosus and gracilis muscles
D.Inhibition of the gastrocnemius medial head
Explanation: Patellofemoral pain syndrome is frequently linked to an imbalance between the vastus lateralis and the vastus medialis oblique (VMO). Weakness or delayed motor unit recruitment of the VMO fails to counteract the lateral pull of the vastus lateralis and iliotibial band, resulting in lateral patellar subluxation and increased retro-patellar contact pressures.

About the MOH Physiotherapy Licensure Exam (Jordan) Exam

The MOH Physiotherapy Licensure Exam (امتحان مزاولة مهنة المعالجة الحكمية) is the examination the Jordan Ministry of Health requires under Article 3(d) of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 before it licenses a physiotherapy graduate in the معالج حكمي category. It is delivered as a computerised paper in rounds, and the Ministry publishes seven content axes covering neurological, paediatric, cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal physiotherapy, treatment methods and physical agents, burn and wound physiotherapy, and professional ethics with the practice bylaw. The official examination is administered in Jordan through Arabic-language announcements; OpenExamPrep's bank is an independent English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of that published scope, not a translation or a replica of the official paper.

Exam sponsor: Jordan Ministry of Health (MOH), Directorate of Licensing Health Professions and Institutions (مديرية ترخيص المهن والمؤسسات الصحية). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

A computerised examination (امتحان محوسب) run in rounds by the Ministry of Health under Bylaw No. 65 of 2023. The Ministry's announcement sets out seven content axes: physiotherapy for neurological conditions; for paediatric conditions; for cardiac and pulmonary conditions; for bone and muscle conditions; treatment methods (therapeutic exercise and electrical and physical therapy apparatus); burn and wound physiotherapy; and professional ethics with the practice bylaw and the instructions issued under it. The Ministry has not published how many items the paper carries, what item types it uses, or how the axes are weighted.

Time Limit

Not published. Each round's sitting time is announced separately — the first round of 2026 convened at 09:00 on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Passing Score

Not published. Article 18 of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 leaves the examination instructions to the Minister of Health, and no pass mark for this paper has been published.

Exam / Certification Fees

20 JOD to sit the examination, a statutory fee under Article 12(e) of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023, paid electronically via eFAWATEERcom after the application is accepted. Issuing the licence itself costs 75 JOD for the physiotherapist category and 50 JOD for the assistant category (Article 12(a)-(b)).

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45 of our 100 questions

Clinical Physiotherapy across Major Pathologies

Assessment and rehabilitation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal presentations, central and peripheral neurological disorders (stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinson's disease), paediatric developmental and neuromuscular conditions (cerebral palsy, spina bifida), and acute and chronic cardiopulmonary disease — the Ministry's first four content axes.

40 of our 100 questions

Treatment Methods and Physical Agents

Principles, physiological mechanisms, dosimetry, indications and contraindications of therapeutic exercise, electrotherapy currents (TENS, NMES, Russian current), biophysical agents (ultrasound, cryotherapy, thermotherapy, traction, hydrotherapy, laser), and burn contracture prevention and wound management — the Ministry's treatment-methods and burn-and-wound axes.

15 of our 100 questions

Professional Ethics and Jordanian Practice Regulation

Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 (نظام ممارسة مهنة المعالجة الحكمية): licensing conditions, the acts prohibited to a physiotherapist, centre licensing and record-keeping duties, and cancellation of licences — together with informed consent, confidentiality, mandatory reporting, infection control and incident reporting.

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What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Not published. Article 18 of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 leaves the examination instructions to the Minister of Health, and no pass mark for this paper has been published.
  • Assessment: A computerised examination (امتحان محوسب) run in rounds by the Ministry of Health under Bylaw No. 65 of 2023. The Ministry's announcement sets out seven content axes: physiotherapy for neurological conditions; for paediatric conditions; for cardiac and pulmonary conditions; for bone and muscle conditions; treatment methods (therapeutic exercise and electrical and physical therapy apparatus); burn and wound physiotherapy; and professional ethics with the practice bylaw and the instructions issued under it. The Ministry has not published how many items the paper carries, what item types it uses, or how the axes are weighted.
  • Time limit: Not published. Each round's sitting time is announced separately — the first round of 2026 convened at 09:00 on Thursday 7 May 2026.
  • Exam / certification fees: 20 JOD to sit the examination, a statutory fee under Article 12(e) of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023, paid electronically via eFAWATEERcom after the application is accepted. Issuing the licence itself costs 75 JOD for the physiotherapist category and 50 JOD for the assistant category (Article 12(a)-(b)). Official sources

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MOH Physiotherapy Licensure Exam (Jordan): Suggested Study Strategy

1Work through the Ministry's seven published axes one at a time rather than studying generic physiotherapy topics — neurology, paediatrics, cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal, treatment methods, burns and wounds, and ethics with the bylaw.
2Read Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 itself: Article 3 (licensing conditions), Article 9 (centre director duties and the five-year referral-form rule), Article 10 (acts prohibited to a physiotherapist) and Article 12 (fees) are short and directly examinable.
3Master differential special tests for the spine, shoulder, knee and ankle, paying attention to the structure stressed and the provocative position.
4Review neurological rehabilitation frameworks — upper motor neuron signs, spasticity grading on the Modified Ashworth Scale, and stroke recovery staging.
5Know biophysical modality parameters: 1 MHz versus 3 MHz ultrasound, duty cycle for thermal versus non-thermal effects, and absolute contraindications such as malignancy and the pregnant abdomen.
6Memorise burn anti-deformity positioning for the high-risk joints — neck extension, shoulder 90° abduction, and the intrinsic-plus hand position.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the MOH Physiotherapy Licensure Exam in Jordan?

It is the examination the Ministry of Health (Directorate of Licensing Health Professions and Institutions) requires under Article 3(d) of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 before licensing a physiotherapy graduate in the معالج حكمي category.

Under what regulation is the examination conducted?

Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 on the Practice of the Physiotherapy Profession (نظام ممارسة مهنة المعالجة الحكمية رقم 65 لسنة 2023), issued under Article 5 and Article 6(a) of Public Health Law No. 47 of 2008 and published in Official Gazette No. 5885 on 5 October 2023.

Where is the examination held and in what format?

It is a computerised examination (محوسب) held in rounds, with the venue named in each round's announcement. The first round of 2026 was held in the Jordan Medical Council building next to Queen Alia Military Hospital in Amman; the second round of 2025 was hosted in university computer laboratories.

What are the official content axes (محاور الامتحان) of the examination?

The Ministry's announcement lists seven: physiotherapy for neurological conditions; for paediatric conditions; for cardiac and pulmonary conditions; for bone and muscle conditions; treatment methods (therapeutic exercise and electrical and physical therapy apparatus); burn and wound physiotherapy; and professional ethics with Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 and the instructions issued under it.

What does it cost to sit the examination?

20 JOD, a statutory fee under Article 12(e) of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023, paid electronically through eFAWATEERcom after the application is accepted. Issuing the licence afterwards costs a further 75 JOD.

How many questions are on the paper, how long is it, and what is the pass mark?

The Ministry does not publish any of these. Article 18 of the bylaw leaves the examination instructions to the Minister of Health, and no item count, duration or pass mark for this paper has appeared on an official channel.

Is there a practical component?

The Ministry's round announcements describe a computerised sitting only and do not announce a separate practical or oral component. The Ministry has not published a statement either way, so treat this as what the announcements show rather than as a confirmed rule.

Can non-Jordanians be licensed after passing?

No. Article 3(a) of Bylaw No. 65 of 2023 makes Jordanian nationality a condition of the practice permit, and the Ministry's announcements state that non-Jordanians may sit the examination only, without obtaining a permit. Non-Jordanians and public security personnel also apply in person at the Directorate rather than through the online portal.

Are OpenExamPrep questions an official past paper?

No. The official examination is announced and administered in Jordan in Arabic, and its item format is not published. OpenExamPrep provides an independent English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the Ministry's published content axes — not an official translation, not a past paper, and not a simulation of the real paper's format.