Orthopedic Tests

Chiropractors and health practitioners use a variety of diagnostic tests to help identify the specific nature of musculoskeletal injury or condition. Orthopedic tests aid to identify specific conditions and diagnosis.

This section has a variety of common orthopedic tests, how they are performed, what they indicate when positive and the potential diagnosis as a result. Corresponding codes for ICD9 and ICD10 are displayed for each test.

They are listed by body region as well as alphabetic list below.

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Head Shoulder Sacroiliac Hip and Thigh Knee Ankle Foot Cervical Spine Thoracic Spine Lumbosacral Spine Elbow and Forearm Wrist Hand
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Thoracic

Orthopedic Test Adam's Sign
Method A patient with scoliosis when bending over will have no straightening of the curve and give a ??positive? result. A straightening of the curve would indicate a ??negative? result.
Diagnosis Indication Thoracogenic scoliosis, unspecified
ICD9 737.34
ICD10 M41.30
Orthopedic Test Adam's Sign
Method A patient with scoliosis when bending over will have no straightening of the curve and give a ??positive? result. A straightening of the curve would indicate a ??negative? result.
Diagnosis Indication Thoracogenic scoliosis, thoracic region
ICD9 737.34
ICD10 M41.34
Orthopedic Test Adam's Sign
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Orthopedic Test Chest Expansion Test
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Orthopedic Test Chest Expansion Test
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Orthopedic Test Chest Expansion Test
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Orthopedic Test Chest Expansion Test
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Orthopedic Test Forestiers Bowstring Sign
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Orthopedic Test Forestiers Bowstring Sign
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Orthopedic Test Forestiers Bowstring Sign
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Orthopedic Test Forestiers Bowstring Sign
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Orthopedic Test Schepplemann's Sign
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Orthopedic Test Sternal Compression Test
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Orthopedic Test Spinal Percussion
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Orthopedic Test Rib Compression Test
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Orthopedic Test The Lewin Supine Test
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Orthopedic Test Breathing Test
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