Parkinson's Disease Treatment
NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy
Kyle Rice
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🗓️ 14 June 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Madison is treating a patient with Parkinson's disease who is experiencing gait dysfunction. The therapist decides to incorporate rhythmical auditory stimulation (RAS) into the treatment plan. Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the use of RAS in treating gait dysfunction in a patient with Parkinson's disease?
A. RAS is contraindicated in patients with Parkinson's disease
B. RAS has been shown to be effective in improving gait in a patient with Parkinson's disease
C. RAS is only effective in patients with advanced stages of Parkinson's disease
D. RAS has no effect on gait dysfunction in a patient with Parkinson's disease
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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 I |
| 0:22.5 | have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that allows me to change |
| 0:28.2 | 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. |
| 0:55.9 | For this week's clinical file, we have Madison, and Madison is treating a patient with Parkinson's disease who is |
| 1:01.0 | experiencing gait dysfunction. The therapist decides to incorporate rhythmical auditory |
| 1:07.3 | stimulation, also known as RAS, into the treatment plan, which of the following is an |
| 1:12.7 | accurate statement regarding the use of RAS in treating gait dysfunction in a patient with |
| 1:19.6 | Parkinson's disease. So we have A, RAS is contraindicated in patients with Parkinson's disease. B, RAS has been shown to be effective |
| 1:32.5 | in improving gait in Parkinson's disease. C, RAS is only effective in patients with advanced stages |
| 1:42.5 | of Parkinson's disease. |
| 1:45.0 | And D is RAS has no effect on gait dysfunction in a patient with Parkinson's disease. |
| 1:53.5 | All right, let's go up to the top of this question. |
| 1:55.4 | This one's a little bit on the longer side, especially the answer choices. |
| 1:58.9 | If I was on the NPTE, this is one I would slow up on. |
| 2:02.6 | It may take you a little bit longer than some of the other questions, but that's okay, |
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