Headaches
NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Kyle Rice
4.9 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Ryllis is a 21-year-old male who presents to physical therapy complaining of severe headaches that typically occur only on the left side. The patient describes the pain as “throbbing or pulsating” and concentrated around and behind the left eye. Which of the following types of headache is the patient most likely experiencing?
A. Acute whiplash injury
B. Migraine headaches
C. Tension headaches
D. Cervicogenic headaches
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide. |
| 0:09.0 | It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE. |
| 0:16.0 | Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn, and you'll see the life |
| 0:22.4 | I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to |
| 0:27.8 | change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple, |
| 0:34.3 | actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions. |
| 0:40.5 | All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream. |
| 0:45.5 | So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life |
| 0:50.8 | you love, you're in the right place. |
| 0:53.1 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:56.1 | For this week's clinical file, we have Rillis, and Rillis is a 21-year-old male who presents to physical therapy |
| 1:02.2 | complaining of severe headaches that typically occur only on the left side. The patient |
| 1:08.5 | describes the pain as throbbing or pulsating and concentrated around |
| 1:14.3 | and behind the left eye. Which are the following types of headache is the patient most likely |
| 1:21.3 | experiencing? So we have A, acute whiplash injury, B, migraine, C, tension, headache, and D is cervical genic headache. |
| 1:31.6 | All right, so let's go up to the top of this question, y'all. |
| 1:34.5 | If you are a PT student or grad and you're taking the MPTE, listen, if you are wanting to go |
| 1:42.3 | into the MPTE feeling confident that you're going to absolutely smash it. |
| 1:47.0 | You need to do one thing first. |
| 1:49.1 | And that is to get into my private Facebook group. |
| 1:51.5 | Y'all, every single Monday night, I jump in there at 6 p.m. |
| 1:54.5 | Eastern to drop absolute fire. |
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