Orthopedic Tests

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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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Shoulder Depression Test

Orthopedic Test Shoulder Depression Test
Method With the subject seated in an upright position, the examiner laterally flexes the subjectâ??s head away from the side being tested while applying traction to the shoulder. Pain is indicative of muscular or ligamentous injury, or dural sleeve adhesions.
Diagnosis Indication Brachial plexus disorder (lesions) Cervical rib syndrome. Costoclavicular syndrome. Scalenus Anticus syndrome
ICD9 353.0
ICD10 G54.0
Orthopedic Test Shoulder Depression Test
Method With the subject seated in an upright position, the examiner laterally flexes the subjectâ??s head away from the side being tested while applying traction to the shoulder. Pain is indicative of muscular or ligamentous injury, or dural sleeve adhesions.
Diagnosis Indication Cervical nerve root lesion
ICD9 353.2
ICD10 G54.2
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