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 Kaden. And Caden is a physical therapist who notes that a patient with a recent

ACL reconstruction is reluctant to perform weight-bearing exercises. The patient expresses fear

of re-injury. The most appropriate response to facilitate rehabilitation progress would

involve. So we have A, encouraging the patient to ignore the fear and push through the discomfort.

B, implementing graded exposure therapy and psychological support to address fear avoidance

behaviors. C, focusing exclusively on non-weight-bearing exercises until the fear

subsides. And D is increasing the intensity of weight-bearing exercises to quickly regain strength.

All right, y'all, let's go up to the top of this question already to knock this one out.

These are types of questions that get a little dicey on the MPTE, especially when

you're running out of time. If you are somebody who struggles with that sort of thing,

like timing on the MPTE, whether you rush, you go a little bit too fast sometimes,

or you find yourself falling behind on time and getting a little distracted,

these are all solvable problems, all right?

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