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 Manny, and Manny is treating a patient with a medial lumbar disc protrusion and severe

ridiculous lower extremity pain. During mechanical traction, the patient reports a complete

resolution of pain. Which of the following is the best course of action? So we have

A, continue with traction and monitor pain levels. B, terminate traction and refer back to the

physician. C, assess the patient's lower extremity sensation and reflexes. And D, increase

intensity of traction force. All right. So let's go up to the top of this

question. Now, I know before we jump into this one, this is super important that you understand

that I'm testing your non-systems, devices, your modalities right now, okay, mechanical traction. This is an area that a lot of us

don't have a lot of experience in, especially as like reading through the text about it. And so

there's some specific information that you have to know that maybe no one's ever like put out

there and showed you, but that's why I created this

question was to really pull out one of the major things that you really need to know about

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