The NPTE exam

by O’SULLIVAN, SIEGELMAN, SHAFFER, & SUTLIVE

TherapyEd’s NPTE Review & Study Guide: The #1 best-selling guide for the NPTE and the ONLY guide updated every year to make sure it is up-to-date for the exam. Drs. Susan O’Sullivan, Raymond Siegelman, Scott Shaffer, and Thomas Sutlive are distinguished educators in the profession and our exceptional contributors and item writers include program directors, senior faculty members, board certified specialists and experienced clinicians. 

The Guide prepares students for all aspects of the NPTE. It is the only Guide updated every year to stay current with the exam. The new, 24th edition NPTE Review & Study Guide for 2021 is now available and contains comprehensive physical therapy content review, enhanced design for better comprehension and improved studying, and three complete online practice exams. The current Content Outline focuses on the major systems and our authors, instructors, and items writers have created new questions, content, and teaching strategies to help candidates pass the exam.

For all 600 questions, the authors have created Teaching Tools that are unmatched for their level of knowledge, detail, and instruction. This highlighted section teaches students how to review and analyze challenging NPTE-like items and includes complete explanations of correct and incorrect choices and critical reasoning rationales.

Susan O'Sullivan, PT, EdD is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and co-author of the widely known text, Physical Rehabilitation 6th edition.

Raymond Siegelman, PT, DPT, MS is the President Emeritus of TherapyEd. He has been a physical therapist and physical therapy educator for over 40 years.

Scott Shaffer, PT, PhD, ECS is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Texas State University and the former Chief of Army Physical Therapy and Dean of the Graduate Programs at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School.

Thomas Sutlive, PT, PhD is a Professor for the U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy and an adjunct professor for the U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy.

• Fixed-Date Testing information
• Critical Reasoning Assessment
• Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Imaging Appendix
• Code of Ethics
• Academic Index
• Online access to the TherapyEd learning portal with 3 complete practice exams
• Obesity/Bariatrics
• Rehabilitation for lymphatic disease
• Table of motor learning and training strategies
• Extensive guidelines on standard/universal precautions
• Locomotor training/body weight support systems
• Osteoporosis update including World Health Organization criteria, bone mineral density and intervention
• Musculoskeletal differential diagnosis; kinematic chain tables
• Updates on basic life support and CPR
• Additional information and detail regarding Evidence-based Practice
• Disaster response and planning including PT role

• Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy
• Neuromuscular Physical Therapy
• Cardiovascular Physical Therapy
• Pulmonary Physical Therapy
• Integumentary Physical Therapy
• Other Systems including GI, GU and Metabolic/Endocrine and Psychological Conditions
• Pediatric Physical Therapy
• Geriatric Physical Therapy
• Therapeutic Exercise Foundations
• Physical Agents and Modalities
• Functional Training and Orthotic, Prosthetic and Supportive Devices
• Professional Roles and Management
• Education & Consultation
• Research and Evidence-based Practice

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TherapyEd’s NPTE Review & Study Guide is included with the price of the Physical Therapist preparatory course, or can be purchased separately for $90.00 plus shipping and handling.