The NPTE exam

by O’SULLIVAN & SIEGELMAN

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 and Raymond Siegelman are two of the most 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, 20th edition NPTE Review & Study Guide for 2017 is now available and contains comprehensive physical therapy content review, new clinical practice guidelines for evidence-based practice, and new photographs illustrating tests for UE, LE, Spine, Pelvis, and TMJ. 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.

TherapyEd’s exam software is the most advanced and easy to use in the profession. No user code, password or Wi-Fi needed. It provides students the unique ability to “create an exam”, drawing from the entire 600 question database. Students can test their knowledge in specific domains, content categories and critical reasoning skills. After diagnosing specific weaknesses, students can create a customized exam to target individual deficiencies and hone important test-taking skills. Students can also create a 250-question exam to test their physical and mental endurance prior to the NPTE. The software improves exam performance efficiently and effectively, and provides students the practice necessary to pass the NPTE the first time.

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 35 years.

• Fixed-Date Testing information
• Critical Reasoning Assessment
• Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Imaging Appendix
• Code of Ethics
• Academic Index
• PC- and Mac-compatible flash drive
• 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

"An excellent book, I used it to study for my comprehensive exams as well as the Licensure exam. Passed with flying colors"

"Without the book and the course, I doubt if I could have passed the exam. Thank you! Thank you!"

TherapyEd’s NPTE Review & Study Guide is included with the price of the Physical Therapist preparatory course, or can be purchased separately for $85.00 plus shipping and handling.