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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Yeoman's Test

Orthopedic Test Yeoman's Test
Method With the subject lying prone on a table, the examiner passively flexes the subject's knee to 90 degrees while simultaneously extending the ipsilateral hip. A reporting of pain during the test is a positive finding. Pain in the sacroiliac joint may be related to anterior sacroiliac ligament pathology. Pain in the anterior thigh region may be related to hip flexor muscular tightness or femoral nerve tension.
Diagnosis Indication No Definitive Diagnosis