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 Martin, and Martin is treating a 45-year-old male

with recurrent neck pain and joint hypomobility.

Before initiating end-range cervical mobilizations, the therapist would like to assess for vertebral basler insufficiency.

To check the left vertebral artery, the most effective position to place the patient's head and

neck is. So we have a flexion. We have B extension. We have C right rotation and we have D,

which is left rotation. Let's make this happen. So we go up to the top. We have Martin. And Martin

is treating this 45 year old male with recurrent neck pain

and joint hypomobility, right? So that's a pretty straightforward statement. Makes sense, right?

We got somebody with recurrent neck pain, joint hypomobility, most likely we're talking about the cervical

spine. Cool, pretty straightforward.

Let's go over to the next sentence. It says before initiating end range cervical mobilizations

to address that hypomobility, the therapist would like to assess for vertebro-basilar insufficiency.

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