NPTE-PTA equipment and devices practice questions

10 questions · Untimed · Explanation after each question

Walkers, canes and crutches, wheelchair fit and seating, mechanical lifts, prostheses, orthoses, braces and compression garments. FSBPT’s outline gives equipment, devices and technologies 8–10 of the 140 scored questions.

Line drawing of a front-wheeled walker, a pair of axillary crutches, a single-point cane and a manual wheelchair

Before you start

Every question has four options and one correct answer. Each explanation says why the answer is right and why the most tempting wrong answer is wrong.
Check each answer to see the explanation before moving on. Checked answers cannot be changed.

Original practice questions written to the NPTE-PTA Test Content Outline (effective January 2024); they are not NPTE questions or recalled questions. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or Prometric. NPTE is a registered trademark of FSBPT.