10 free NPTE-PTA practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.
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Neuromuscular & Nervous Systems
Scenario
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Information
Setting
Outpatient clinic
Sex
Female
Age
67 years
Presenting Problem/Current Condition
Parkinson disease diagnosed 6 years ago; 2 falls in the past 3 months, both while turning in her kitchen
Medical History
Osteoporosis, hypertension
Other Information
Takes carbidopa-levodopa 4 times daily. Lives alone in a second-floor apartment with an elevator.
Physical Therapy Examination(s)
Festinating gait with freezing at doorways and on turns; trunk rigidity; Timed Up and Go 16 seconds with no assistive device
Physical Therapy Plan of Care
Gait training with external cues, turning strategies, balance training, trunk rotation and flexibility exercises, home exercise program, fall-prevention education
The patient freezes when approaching the doorway between the clinic gym and the hallway. Which strategy is MOST appropriate to train?