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 Narek. And Norek reports progressive gait difficulties, including frequent

tripping and reduced foot clearance during the swing phase. Which examination is most appropriate

to evaluate the primary cause of his impairments.

So we have A, neurological assessment of the deep common peronial nerve.

B, assessment of proprioception in the lower extremities.

C, passive motion of the ankle into planar flexion.

And D is skin assessment on the bottom of the heel.

Alright, let's go up to the top of this question, baby.

First of all, the MPTE comes with these layered types of questions

where just knowing the gate deviation is not enough.

The challenge is going deeper and knowing why that gate deviation is present. This question test your clinical

reasoning skill. Let's get it. So we have Narek who reports progressive gate difficulties.

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