NPTE MSK Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
AAPTAexaminesAaApatientAwhoAcomplainsAofAfootApainAwhileArunning.ATheAexaminationAsho
wsAthatAtheApatientAhasAexcessiveAfootApronation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAtheAM
OSTAappropriateAorthoticAinsert?
A.AAAlateralAforefootApostAunderAtheAfifthAmetatarsalAhead
B.AAAlateralArearfootApostAunderAtheAcalcaneusAplacingAitAinAanAevertedAposition
C.AAAwedgeAplacedAunderAtheAinstepAofAtheAmedialAfootAjustAbeneathAtheAheadAofAtheAtal
us
D.AAAmedialApostAjustAproximalAtoAtheAfirstAmetatarsalAheadA-
AAnswerAD.AAAmedialApostAjustAproximalAtoAtheAfirstAmetatarsalAhead
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAaAcompensatoryAmotionAinAresponseAtoAexcessiveAfemoralAr
etroversion?
A.ALateralAtibialAtorsion
B.ALateralApatellarAsubluxation
C.AMedialAtibialAtorsion
D.AIpsilateralAsubtalarApronationA-
AAnswerAD.AAAmedialApostAjustAproximalAtoAtheAfirstAmetatarsalAhead
AAphysicalAtherapistAobservesAaAlegAlengthAdiscrepancy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAgaitAdeviat
ionsAisAMOSTAlikelyAseenAbyAtheAtherapist?
A.AIncreasedAdorsiflexionAofAtheAshortAlimbAduringAswingAandAincreasedAplantarAflexionAof
AtheAlongAlimbAduringAstance
B.ADecreasedAkneeAflexionAandAincreasedAdorsiflexionAofAtheAlongAlimbAduringAstanceAandA
increasedAdorsiflexionAofAtheAshortAlimbAduringAswing
C.AIncreasedAdorsiflexionAwithAearlyAheelAriseAofAtheAlongAlimbAatAheelAoffAandAincreasedA
plantarAflexionAofAtheAshortAlimbAduringAstance
D.AIncreasedAplantarAflexionAofAtheAlongAlimbAatAheelAstrikeAandAdecreasedAkneeAflexionAo
fAtheAshortAlimbAduringAheelAoffA-
AAnswerAC.AIncreasedAdorsiflexionAwithAearlyAheelAriseAofAtheAlongAlimbAatAheelAoffAandAi
ncreasedAplantarAflexionAofAtheAshortAlimbAduringAstance
, PTAfindsAthatArightAASISAisAhigherAthanAtheAleftAASIS,Aand
rightAPSISAisAlowerAthanAtheAleftAPSIS.AWhileAperforming
theAlongAsittingAspecialAtest,AtheArightAlimbAisAshorterAin
supineAandAappearsAtoAgetAlongerAinAsitting.ABasedAonAtheAexamination,AwhatAisAtheAMOS
TAappropriateAtreatment:
A.AStretchAtheARightAHipAExtensors
B.AStretchAtheARightAHipAFlexors
C.AStrengthenAtheARightAHipAFlexors
D.AStrengthenAtheARightAHipAExtensorsA-AAnswerAA.AStretchAtheARightAHipAExtensors
TheAphysicalAtherapistAnotesAaApatientAhasAaAforwardAhead,AroundedAshouldersAposture.AW
hichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAisAMOSTAappropriateAtoAhelpAtheApatient?
A.AInitiateAcervicalAflexorAandAextensorAstrengthening
B.APerformAgradeAfiveAmanipulationsAtoAtheAupperAthoracicAspine
C.AInitiateApectoralisAminorAstretchingAandAscapularAretractorAstrengthening
D.AInitiateAcervicalAtractionAusingA15%AbodyAweightA-
AAnswerAC.AInitiateApectoralisAminorAstretchingAandAscapularAretractorAstrengthening
AAPTAstudentAisAconstantlyAonAtheAnewAphoneAandAis
havingAdifficultyAswipingAupwardsAwithAtheirAthumbAasAshownAinAtheApictureAbelow.AWhatA
isAtheABESTAmobilizationAtoAimproveAtheAthumbArangeAofAmotionAsoAthatAtheAstudentAcanA
swipeAhappilyAthereafter!
A.AInferiorAglideAatAtheACMCAjoint
B.ASuperiorAglideAatAtheACMCAjoint
C.AUlnarAglideAatAtheACMCAjoint
D.ARadialAglideAatAtheACMCAjointA-AAnswerAD.ARadialAglideAatAtheACMCAjoint
InAorderAtoAunlockAtheAkneeAfromAterminalAextensionAinAa
closedAkineticAchain,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmustAoccur?
Updated 2026
AAPTAexaminesAaApatientAwhoAcomplainsAofAfootApainAwhileArunning.ATheAexaminationAsho
wsAthatAtheApatientAhasAexcessiveAfootApronation.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAtheAM
OSTAappropriateAorthoticAinsert?
A.AAAlateralAforefootApostAunderAtheAfifthAmetatarsalAhead
B.AAAlateralArearfootApostAunderAtheAcalcaneusAplacingAitAinAanAevertedAposition
C.AAAwedgeAplacedAunderAtheAinstepAofAtheAmedialAfootAjustAbeneathAtheAheadAofAtheAtal
us
D.AAAmedialApostAjustAproximalAtoAtheAfirstAmetatarsalAheadA-
AAnswerAD.AAAmedialApostAjustAproximalAtoAtheAfirstAmetatarsalAhead
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisANOTAaAcompensatoryAmotionAinAresponseAtoAexcessiveAfemoralAr
etroversion?
A.ALateralAtibialAtorsion
B.ALateralApatellarAsubluxation
C.AMedialAtibialAtorsion
D.AIpsilateralAsubtalarApronationA-
AAnswerAD.AAAmedialApostAjustAproximalAtoAtheAfirstAmetatarsalAhead
AAphysicalAtherapistAobservesAaAlegAlengthAdiscrepancy.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAgaitAdeviat
ionsAisAMOSTAlikelyAseenAbyAtheAtherapist?
A.AIncreasedAdorsiflexionAofAtheAshortAlimbAduringAswingAandAincreasedAplantarAflexionAof
AtheAlongAlimbAduringAstance
B.ADecreasedAkneeAflexionAandAincreasedAdorsiflexionAofAtheAlongAlimbAduringAstanceAandA
increasedAdorsiflexionAofAtheAshortAlimbAduringAswing
C.AIncreasedAdorsiflexionAwithAearlyAheelAriseAofAtheAlongAlimbAatAheelAoffAandAincreasedA
plantarAflexionAofAtheAshortAlimbAduringAstance
D.AIncreasedAplantarAflexionAofAtheAlongAlimbAatAheelAstrikeAandAdecreasedAkneeAflexionAo
fAtheAshortAlimbAduringAheelAoffA-
AAnswerAC.AIncreasedAdorsiflexionAwithAearlyAheelAriseAofAtheAlongAlimbAatAheelAoffAandAi
ncreasedAplantarAflexionAofAtheAshortAlimbAduringAstance
, PTAfindsAthatArightAASISAisAhigherAthanAtheAleftAASIS,Aand
rightAPSISAisAlowerAthanAtheAleftAPSIS.AWhileAperforming
theAlongAsittingAspecialAtest,AtheArightAlimbAisAshorterAin
supineAandAappearsAtoAgetAlongerAinAsitting.ABasedAonAtheAexamination,AwhatAisAtheAMOS
TAappropriateAtreatment:
A.AStretchAtheARightAHipAExtensors
B.AStretchAtheARightAHipAFlexors
C.AStrengthenAtheARightAHipAFlexors
D.AStrengthenAtheARightAHipAExtensorsA-AAnswerAA.AStretchAtheARightAHipAExtensors
TheAphysicalAtherapistAnotesAaApatientAhasAaAforwardAhead,AroundedAshouldersAposture.AW
hichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAisAMOSTAappropriateAtoAhelpAtheApatient?
A.AInitiateAcervicalAflexorAandAextensorAstrengthening
B.APerformAgradeAfiveAmanipulationsAtoAtheAupperAthoracicAspine
C.AInitiateApectoralisAminorAstretchingAandAscapularAretractorAstrengthening
D.AInitiateAcervicalAtractionAusingA15%AbodyAweightA-
AAnswerAC.AInitiateApectoralisAminorAstretchingAandAscapularAretractorAstrengthening
AAPTAstudentAisAconstantlyAonAtheAnewAphoneAandAis
havingAdifficultyAswipingAupwardsAwithAtheirAthumbAasAshownAinAtheApictureAbelow.AWhatA
isAtheABESTAmobilizationAtoAimproveAtheAthumbArangeAofAmotionAsoAthatAtheAstudentAcanA
swipeAhappilyAthereafter!
A.AInferiorAglideAatAtheACMCAjoint
B.ASuperiorAglideAatAtheACMCAjoint
C.AUlnarAglideAatAtheACMCAjoint
D.ARadialAglideAatAtheACMCAjointA-AAnswerAD.ARadialAglideAatAtheACMCAjoint
InAorderAtoAunlockAtheAkneeAfromAterminalAextensionAinAa
closedAkineticAchain,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmustAoccur?