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 Brad, and Brad is a 65-year-old patient who presents the physical therapy

after falling three feet from a stepstool at home. The patient denies any pain initially,

however, has developed neck pain and stiffness.

Which of the following is the best course of action?

So we have A, initiate cryotherapy and education to avoid movement.

B, provide gentle mobilizations to the cervical spine.

C, refer the patient for diagnostic imaging,

and D is exercise, the upper extremities, and trunk. All right, let's go up to the top of this question. This one is a bit about, you know, falling from a step stool at home, some type of injury here. And we're looking for

what is going to be our best course of action. All right. And so we're going to need to pay

attention to this specific case if we really want to understand what is going to be the best

option for this patient. Cool. So let's break it down piece by piece.

We have Brad is a 65-year-old patient who presents the physical therapy after falling three feet

from a step stool at home. All right. So let's stop there after that first sentence.

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