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 Ryan, and Ryan presents with antelateral leg pain and reports progressive

worsening since an increase in his training regimen over the past two weeks. Symptoms appear

in later stages of running and last two to three hours after the run.

The anterior tibialis muscle is tender and taught on palpation. Resisted dorsiflection is strong,

but reproduces the patient's pain. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

So we have A, medial tibial stress syndrome,

B, stress fracture, C, acute compartment syndrome, and D is chronic exertional compartment syndrome.

All right. Let's go up to the top of this question. This is a good one. I always like these types

of questions where you really

have to figure out what is the pathology that is really being presented to you based upon

the signs and symptoms in the question. Definitely be expecting this type of question to show up on

the MPTE. I'm going to teach you how we go through this and arrive at the answer with confidence.

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