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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Pinch Grip Test
| Orthopedic Test | Pinch Grip Test |
| Method | The subject is instructed to pinch the tips of the thumb and index finger together. The inability to touch the tips of the thumb and index finger together demonstrates a positive finding and suggests an anterior interosseous nerve pathology. The anterior interosseous nerve is a branch of the median nerve (C7, C8, T1) that innervates the pronator quadratus, flexor pollicis longus and the first and second components of the flexor digitorum profundus. |
| Diagnosis Indication | No Definitive Diagnosis |
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