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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Toe-Walk Test

Orthopedic Test Toe-Walk Test
Method In this test the patient walks on the toes about seven steps forward, turns still on the toes, then walks back the seven steps. The patient's inability to do this easily could indicate a loss of integrity of fibers from the S1-2 nerve roots.
Diagnosis Indication No Definitive Diagnosis