Eversion stress test: How to perform and interpret findings
A positive eversion stress test means medial gutter pain or valgus laxity. Get the technique, Grade I-III findings, and what to document.
Hoover test: Free template
Download your free Hoover test template A printable assessment form with fields for patient details, voluntary hip flexion grading, and the involuntary hip extension you palpate. It also carries result checkboxes, interpretation prompts, and a section for classifying the weakness. Download template Telling functional lower limb weakness apart from a structural cause is one of […]
Yocum test: How to perform it and what a positive means
The Yocum test is one of the fastest ways to load the subacromial space and hear what the shoulder says. With a hand resting on the opposite shoulder, your patient lifts that elbow against steady downward pressure. Pain at the front or side of the shoulder counts as a positive result. All of it takes […]
Tight hip flexors test: How to do the Thomas Test
Front-of-hip tightness is easy to feel and hard to pin down. You stretch, it eases for an hour, then the pull creeps back by mid-afternoon. The tight hip flexors test, better known as the Thomas Test, settles the question in about two minutes. You lie back on a firm table, hug one knee to your […]
QuickDASH Outcome Measure
Download your free QuickDASH score record sheet A one-page charting form for filing each QuickDASH result, with fields for patient name, assessment date, the calculated score, and clinical notes. The questionnaire itself is published separately by the Institute for Work & Health, which owns the copyright. Download template The QuickDASH turns a vague complaint about […]
Belly press test: How to perform and interpret results
Belly press test technique, the positive signs to watch for, and what the accuracy numbers mean in practice. Read more before your next shoulder exam.
Motor Assessment Scale: Items, scoring, and how to administer it
The MAS scores eight motor tasks from 0 to 6 for a 48-point total. Get the scoring rules, administration steps, and a free PDF.
ICD-10 Code S96.922A: left foot tendon laceration, FY2026
ICD-10 Code S96.922A: definition, billable status, and effective date ICD-10 Code S96.922A describes laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, left foot, initial encounter. It sits in the S96 category under Chapter 19 of ICD-10-CM, which covers injury and poisoning. The code became effective October 1, 2025 under the FY2026 edition. […]
HCPCS code E0239: Hydrocollator unit, portable billing guide
E0239 covers a portable hydrocollator unit. Medicare pays it as DME with a dated order and a live ICD-10 code, not M54.5.
Hoffa’s fat pad test
Hoffa’s fat pad test reproduces anterior knee pain to spot fat pad impingement. Get the steps, interpretation and a free assessment form.