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Sam Coppoletti

Sam Coppoletti

Physical therapist (PT, DPT) and veteran PTA educator; tutors/advises for Lake Superior College's PTA Military Bridge Program and serves as PTA Education Lead for PhysioU.

Sep 2, 2026

Board Certified - Medical licensing and career podcast

Board Certified - Medical licensing and career podcast

Retaking the NPTE: when, why, and how to improve your score

Sep 2 · 31m

CassandraHOST
5:56
What is the best way after you've taken the exam and you need to retake? How can you go about approaching it different? What should you be looking at in order to improve your score?
Sam Coppoletti
Sam CoppolettiGUEST
6:08
Well, I take all those students back to the foundations, nutrition, exercise, and specific study setup.
Sam Coppoletti
Sam CoppolettiGUEST
6:16
So they've found in two separate studies now that moderate exercise can be aerobic or like circuit training.
Sam Coppoletti
Sam CoppolettiGUEST
6:24
You get that moderate level for 20, 25 minutes per day, releases this chemical in the brain that's like a neurofertilizer.
Sam Coppoletti
Sam CoppolettiGUEST
6:32
It's really cool.
Sam Coppoletti
Sam CoppolettiGUEST
6:33
They've discovered my alma mater, University of Iowa, first discovered it.
Sam Coppoletti
Sam CoppolettiGUEST
6:37
A group on the East Coast verified that.

11 MINS LATER

CassandraHOST
17:37
How do you come back from that and just succeed the next time?

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