I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.

It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE.

Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn. And you'll see the life I

have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to

change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple,

actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.

All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.

So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life you

love, you're in the right place.

Enjoy the show.

For this week's clinical file, we have Elena and Aletta presents with a significant muscle atrophy in the lower extremities,

fasciculation of the gastrochemiaeus, and a one plus Achilles tendon reflex. During gait, the patient

demonstrates a slapping footstrike. These signs are most indicative of.

So we have A, a lesion in the cortical spinal track, B, an injury to the cerebellum, C, compression of the posterior columns, and D is a lesion in the anterior horn cells. All right, let's go to the top of this

question. I'm super excited to knock this one out because this is a must-know neurologic concept for the

NPTE. It's a hot target, my friends. And so what I want you to do with this one, if you have

an opportunity, take notes, make sure you're retaining this stuff.

Because like I said, it comes up a lot.

Now, before we jump into this question, I think it's important to know that my wife and I have did a thing.

Yeah, we did a thing this past week where we created something for our PTA.

So if you have been listening to this podcast, you're a PTA, my wife and I

created now the PTA clinical files where we're going to be going over practice questions just

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