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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Pos Impingement Sign
| Orthopedic Test | Pos Impingement Sign |
| Method | The subject lies supine on a table with the test shoulder placed in 90â??110 degrees of abduction and 10-15 degrees of extension. The test elbow is flexed to 90 degrees. The examiner slowly rotates the subject's shoulder into maximal external rotation. Reproduction of the subject's pain in the posterior aspect of the shoulder is indicative of rotator cuff and/or posterior labral pathology |
| Diagnosis Indication | No Definitive Diagnosis |
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