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 Harper, and Harper presents with neck pain and tingling, radiating into the right

hand. Symptoms worsen with overhead activities and improve with the arm at rest. Examination

reveals weakness and elbow flexion, diminished biceps reflex, and reduce sensation

over the lateral forearm. Which of the following test is the most effective to assess this condition?

So we have A, Sperlinks test. B, cervical distraction test. C. Upper limb tension test, ULTT for the median nerve. And D is AdSense test. All right,

let's go to the top of this question. This is a really good one in that neuro department.

We got the symptoms rating down the arm, and now we need to pick out what special test we would

use to really figure out, hey, what is this condition?

So this is another one of these layered questions that could be used on the MPTE, and it's up to

us to break this down.

You ready?

All right, let's lock it in.

So we got Harper presents with neck pain and tingling radiating into the right hand.

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