NPTE Scorebuilders OA Practice Exam 1 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

NPTE Scorebuilders OA
Practice Exam 1
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ABphysicalBtherapistBexaminesBaBthree-year-
oldBpatientBdiagnosedBwithBaBgeneticBconditionBwhichBaffectsBcollagenBsynthesis.BThe
BpatientBbruisesBeasilyBandBhasBaBlifelongBhistoryBofBpathologicalBfractures.BWhatBisB
theBpatient'sBMOSTBlikelyBdiagnosis?



1.Osteomalacia

2.Osteopetrosis

3.PediatricBosteoporosis

4.OsteogenesisBimperfectaB-
BAnswerB4.BMilderBpresentationsBofBOIB(typesBIBandBIV)BareBinheritedBasBautosom
alBdominantBtraitsBwhileBmoreBsevereBformsB(typesBIIBandBIII)BareBinheritedBasBautos
omalBrecessiveBtraits.BTheBconditionBisBcharacterizedBbyBboneBfragilityBthatBisBlinkedB
toBanBabnormalityBinBtheBsynthesisBofBtypeBIBcollagen.B(CampbellBp.B333)



ABpatientBdiagnosedBwithBrheumatoidBarthritisBisBreferredBtoBphysicalBtherapy.BTheBp
hysicalBtherapistBobservesBbilateralBthumbBdeformitiesBcharacterizedBbyBmetacarpophal
angealBjointBflexionBwithBinterphalangealBhyperextension.BWhichBdeformityBisBMOSTBc
onsistentBwithBtheBdescribedBpresentation?



1.Boutonniere

2.SwanBneck

3.MalletBfinger

4.DupuytrenB-
BAnswerB1.BInBtheBthumb,BchronicBsynovitisBeventuallyBforcesBtheBmetacarpophalan
gealB(MCP)BjointBintoBaBflexedBposition.BTheBassociatedBpalmarBdisplacementBcausesB

,tensionBonBtheBextensorBmechanismBofBtheBinterphalangealB(IP)BjointBresultingBinBhy
perextension.BInBtheBfingers,BthisBdeformityBpresentsBwithBflexionBinBtheBproximalBint
erphalangealB(PIP)BjointBandBextensionBofBtheBdistalBinterphalangealB(DIP)Bjoint.



(GoodmanB-BPathologyBp.B1267)



ABphysicalBtherapistBworksBwithBaBpatientBrecoveringBfromBsurgeryBonBgaitBactivitiesB
onBaBlevelBsurface.BWhichBvalueBrepresentsBtheBMAXIMUMBamountBofBkneeBflexionB
requiredBtoBcompleteBtheBdescribedBactivity?



1.0-90Bdegrees

2.0-60Bdegrees

3.0-30Bdegrees

4.0-20BdegreesB-BAnswerB2.ABpatientBrequiresB0-
60BdegreesBofBkneeBflexionBwithBgaitBonBaBlevelBsurface.BTheBgreatestBamountBofBk
neeBflexionBisBrequiredBfromBtheBinitialBswingBtoBmidswing.



(O'SullivanBp.B257)



ABphysicalBtherapistBcompletesBanBinitialBexaminationBofBaBpatientBdiagnosedBwithBco
mpleteBC7Btetraplegia.BAsBpartBofBtheBclinicalBdocumentation,BtheBtherapistBclassifies
BtheBpatientBusingBtheBAmericanBSpinalBInjuryBAssociationBImpairmentBScale.BBasedB
onBthisBscale,BwhichBdegreeBofBimpairmentBwouldBbeBMOSTBconsistentBwithBthisBpat
ient'sBmedicalBdiagnosis?

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.DB-
BAnswerB1.TheBASIABdegreeBofBimpairmentB"A"BisBtypicalBofBaBcompleteBspinalBcor
dBinjury.BThisBdegreeBisBcharacterizedBbyBaBfullBlossBofBsensoryBandBmotorBfunctionB
belowBtheBneurologicalBlevelBofBinjury.

,(O'SullivanBp.B893)



ABpatientBdiagnosedBwithBrightBrotatorBcuffBtendonitisBisBreferredBtoBphysicalBtherapy
.BAsBpartBofBtheBexamination,BtheBphysicalBtherapistBperformsBtheBHawkins-
KennedyBimpingementBtest.BWhichBshoulderBpositionBwouldBbeBMOSTBappropriateBw
henBperformingBthisBspecialBtest?



1.90BdegreesBofBabductionBandB30BdegreesBofBhorizontalBadduction



2.90BdegreesBofBabduction,BandB90BdegreesBofBexternalBrotation



3.90BdegreesBofBflexionBwithB70BdegreesBofBmedialBrotation



4.NeutralBatBtheBpatient'sBsideB-BAnswerB3.ToBperformBtheBHawkins-
KennedyBimpingementBtest,BtheBpatientBisBpositionedBwithBtheBarmBinB90BdegreesBof
BflexionBbeforeBbeingBmediallyBrotated.BABpositiveBtestBmayBbeBindicativeBofBshoulde
rBimpingementBspecificallyBinvolvingBtheBsupraspinatusBtendon.



(MageeBp.B315)



ABpatientBdiagnosedBwithBcompleteBL3BparaplegiaBbeginsBgaitBtrainingBwithBcustomBo
rthoticsBinBanBacuteBrehabilitationBhospital.BWhichBmuscleBwouldBnotBcontributeBtoBt
heBfluidityBofBtheBpatient'sBgait?

1.RectusBfemoris

2.Semitendinosus

3.Iliopsoas

4.AdductorBmagnusB-
BAnswerB2.TheBsemitendinosus,BinBconjunctionBwithBtheBotherBhamstringsBmuscles,
BisBprimarilyBresponsibleBforBhipBextensionBandBkneeBflexion.BThisBmuscleBisBessential
BtoBtheBperformanceBofBfunctionalBactivitiesBsuchBasBrisingBfromBaBchairBandBstairBcl
imbingBandBderivesBitsBprimaryBinnervationBfromBtheBL5-
S1BnerveBrootsBandBtheBtibialBnerve.

, (KendallBp.B418)



ABpatientBhasBambulatedBwithBaBprosthesisBsinceBundergoingBaBtranstibialBamputatio
nBsixByearsBago.BDuringBanBexaminationBforBanBunrelatedBdiagnosis,BtheBphysicalBther
apistBobservesBtheBpatient'sBgaitBpattern.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBMOSTBlikelyBtoB
beBobservedBinBrelationBtoBtheBprostheticBlimb?

1.ExtendedBstanceBtime

2.ShortenedBswingBtime

3.LongerBstepBlength

4.IncreasedBsingleBlimbBsupportBtimeB-
BAnswerB3.ABlongerBswingBphaseBwillBtypicallyBcorrespondBwithBaBlongerBstepBleng
thBonBtheBprostheticBlimb.BThisBfurtherBincreasesBasymmetricalBloadingBforcesBonBthe
BintactBlimb.

(CameronB-BPhysicalBRehabilitationBp.B286)



ABpatientBexperiencesBleftBlowerBextremityBsciaticaBsecondaryBtoBposteriorBderangeme
ntBofBtheBL5Bdisk.BTheBpatientBtoleratedBaBproneBonBelbowsBpositionBwithoutBanBinc
reaseBinBsymptoms,Bhowever,BafterBperformingB10BproneBpress-
upsBtheBpatientBreportsBincreasedBradicularBpainBinBtheBleftBlowerBextremity.BWhatB
wouldBbeBtheBphysicalBtherapist'sBMOSTBappropriateBresponse?



1.InstructBtheBpatientBtoBassumeBaBproneBposition

2.InstructBtheBpatientBtoBassumeBaBproneBonBelbowsBposition

3.InstructBtheBpatientBtoBassumeBaBstandingBextensionBposition

4.DiscontinueBtheBextensionBprogressionB-BAnswerB2.BTheBproneBpress-
upBpositionBmayBhaveBbeenBinitiatedBprematurely.BReturningBtoBtheBnon-
exacerbatingBproneBonBelbowsBpositionBshouldBassistBtheBtherapistBtoBdetermineBhow
BtoBbestBproceedBwithBtheBpatient'sBcareB(e.g.,BmoreBtimeBaccommodatingBtoBprone
BonBelbowsBpositionBorBdiscontinuingBtheBextensionBprogression).

(BrodyBp.B402)