Neurologic Gait Evaluation
NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Kyle Rice
4.9 • 631 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Harry presents with a right-sided posterolateral disc herniation at L5-S1 and demonstrates weakness associated with the involved nerve root. Which of the following gait deviations is MOST likely?
A) Diminished propulsion during terminal stance
B) Increased plantarflexion following initial contact
C) Contralateral pelvic drop during stance
D) Genu recurvatum during stance
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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. |
| 0:08.0 | It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE. |
| 0:15.0 | Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn. And you'll see the life |
| 0:22.2 | I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to |
| 0:27.6 | change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to give you simple, |
| 0:34.2 | actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions. |
| 0:40.3 | All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream. |
| 0:45.3 | So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life you love, |
| 0:51.4 | you're in the right place. |
| 0:53.0 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:56.8 | For this week's clinical file, |
| 1:01.7 | I'm going to do it a little bit different because I had one of my students reach out and ask me, |
| 1:07.8 | where did the MPTE clinical files come from? Like, how did this start? And before we go over our gate question, which I got to do with you today, I want to talk to you |
| 1:11.9 | about that quick story because some of you have started this podcast a little bit later. |
| 1:17.1 | You're listening to the 2020 episodes, the 2021 episodes, but maybe you didn't go all the way |
| 1:22.6 | back. And so if you don't know a bit of my story, I have struggled with standardized exams all my life. |
| 1:31.3 | I've been the type of person that tends to struggle with a bit of test performance anxiety. |
| 1:36.7 | I fear failure. |
| 1:38.5 | I fear not being able to make it to the next level. |
| 1:41.6 | And I get pretty embarrassed and disappointed when I'm not |
| 1:45.1 | hitting certain scores or definitely passing things like the MPTE, SATs, you know, that sort of thing. |
| 1:53.6 | So I've always struggled with that and been the type of person that works really hard, |
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