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 Helga, and Helga is two days post-total knee arthroplasty TCA and reports

moderate knee pain and stiffness. Her knee range of motion is zero to 45 degrees, and her

incision is well approximated with mild edema. Which intervention is most

appropriate to prioritize during this session? So we have A, full weight bearing on the surgical

leg. B, low intensity range of motion exercises to increase knee flexion. C, ambulation with a

relator walker for at least 200 feet. And D is manual lymphatic

drainage to reduce the swelling. All right. Let's go up to the top of this question. This is a good one.

You know, total knee arthroplasties are big surgical treatments, right? Big surgical protocols that we need to know for the MPTE. Now, here's the big

problem. When we go into ortho, we get protocols from the MD, from the CI, all these different

places, and then that confuses us as to what to know for the MPTE. Well, let me tell you, your Kishner

and Colby textbook does a really

great job laying out that protocol, what you should be focusing on in every single phase,

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