NPTE Practice Questions: Gait Dysfunction Part 1

[@freefrida1]

I am a retired physical therapist age 69. I enjoy watching these videos. I wish we had this resource when I was in school way back when.

[@catr14]

Hiii! I am a physical therapist and recently took the NPTE here in the US, and Thank God I passed!!! I really would like to thank you for sharing these easy-to-learn videos to all of us. You have been such a blessing. Thank you!!❤

[@ThePTHustle]

catr14 you got it!!! Ahhhhh so freaking happy for you!!!! Yess!!!! Congratulations to you and I hope that you have an amazing career! Thank you for the support!

[@catr14]

@@ThePTHustle Aww thank you, I appreciate it a lot!!! I watched all of your videos, cause that's just how amazing you are!🙈😍 Have a fantastic day!❤

[@roxanna2750]

Your explanations are amazing, thank you! It would be immensely helpful if you could do a video about the normal gait, since it's a topic I've been having some difficulty with for a while now.

[@el-adcohen8201]

Absolutely flawless explanation.

[@ThePTHustle]

Glad to help El-Ad! Welcome to the PT Hustle!!!

[@bethaniehead4710]

Loving all your videos! I leave on autoplay and use intermittently when I'm having trouble concentrating on the book. Thanks for keeping me motivated kyle!

[@MrGoziesmile]

i like your method of teaching

[@jambasjoe6045]

AWESOME thank you for this great great analysis

[@ThePTHustle]

My pleasure! That is what I am here for brother

[@fatimaaah936]

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[@ThePTHustle]

It's my pleasure! I'll keep them coming!

[@kathiresankumar9081]

Nice explanation on the gait topic. Thanks a lot!!

[@ThePTHustle]

KATHIRESAN KUMAR Appreciate it!!!!!! Much love

[@kkaran37]

Great job

[@michelleweber7034]

So helpful! Thank you!!

[@ThePTHustle]

Glad it was helpful!

[@catr14]

Amazing! Thank you!❤

[@ThePTHustle]

You are welcome!!!

[@elysekite9535]

Hi Coach! First of all, thank you so much for these videos they have been extremely helpful!!! I had a question about step length, when talking about a step length being longer or shorter do you always compare it to a norm; do you compare it to the patient's opposite leg or does the question have to specify "when compared to the opposite leg" for us to know. For example, in this question we would expect the left step length to be shorter, does that mean if answer C said "lengthened step length on the right" that could be a potential correct answer?

[@ThePTHustle]

Elyse! Thank you so so much for the question! This is a good one. I would always compare the length to the other leg unless in the question it says "compared to norms". I highly doubt you would get a question that said that though. To answer your question yes C, if it had said "lengthened step length on the right" that could have been the answer as well.

[@nikitasingh-gn7um]

Amazing!!!

[@ericsteadman1073]

I am confused about the trunk rotation part of this question. If the right leg is in terminal stance and the Left leg is in terminal swing wouldn't the Right arm be swinging forward as it is contralateral to the advancing left leg? We walk reciprocally with a right forward arm swing with accompanied right trunk rotation. So I feel like if the left step length is decreased because right terminal stance is limited than right trunk rotation would be decreased, not left trunk rotation.

[@youngsoo49]

R forward arm swing w/ accompanied L trunk rotation.

[@ankurdesaibrampton]

Coach, shouldn't there be forward rotation of lt side pelvis when there is Terminal stance on Rt side?🤔🤔🤔😷😷😷

[@ThePTHustle]

Ankur! There is a forward rotation of the left pelvis when the right side is in terminal stance. That is correct.

[@ericmagpantay7693]

@@ThePTHustle so the stance leg would always be in forward rotation, while the swing leg would always be in posterior rotation, given that. Would the sacrum then be rotated towards the stance leg? Ex. (R) LE in terminal stance = R-R sacral rotation, lumbar rotation to the (L) and Thoracic rotation to the (R)? been having some problems with gait analysis.

[@el-adcohen8201]

I'm studying up for my Israeli government test, then the NPTE in the states.

[@ThePTHustle]

Lets get this!!!

[@joshuagenis1714]

Anyone else get a little confused on his right/left step drawings?

[@ThePTHustle]

My Pablo Picasso isn't always showroom ready Josh! But, I definitely do what I can. Let me know if there is anything I can help you better understand.