Chiropractic business plan template: What to include
Download your free chiropractic business plan A free, fillable business plan template covering executive summary, company and industry analysis, customer and competitive analysis, marketing plan, operations plan, management team, and the core financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow), plus an appendix. It’s a generic format, so use the section-by-section guide below to adapt […]
Noble compression test: How to perform and interpret results
Most lateral knee pain in runners gets blamed on the IT band. The Noble compression test helps confirm whether iliotibial band syndrome is the real cause. The challenge is proving it. The noble compression test, also known as Noble’s test, is a quick, hands-on tool clinicians use during a physical exam. It provokes the characteristic […]
Bocouture consent form template: Free download
Download your free bocouture consent form template Grab a starting template you can adapt with your practice’s branding, prescriber details, and Bocouture-specific risk disclosures. Use the guidance below to build out the full consent record, from contraindication screening to the sign-off itself. Download template A Bocouture consent form only works if it matches what the […]
CPT Code 97039: Unlisted modality, constant attendance billing guide
CPT Code 97039 is an unlisted physical medicine modality code, billed when a therapeutic modality requires constant provider attendance but has no dedicated CPT code of its own. The official descriptor requires specifying the modality type and the time in attendance, and most claim denials trace back to one of those two elements missing from […]
CPT Code 98943: Chiropractic manipulative treatment, extraspinal
CPT Code 98943 covers chiropractic manipulative treatment (CMT) applied to one or more extraspinal regions: any area outside the spine, including the head/neck (non-spinal), rib cage, abdomen, upper extremities, and lower extremities. CPT 98940 through 98942 count spinal regions instead. By contrast, CPT Code 98943 applies once per encounter whenever at least one extraspinal region […]
Gaenslen’s test: how to perform and interpret it
Most guides to Gaenslen’s test stop at the description: flex one hip, extend the other, and watch for pain. That leaves the harder questions unanswered. So what actually counts as a positive result? Why does the test throw so many false positives, and where does it belong in a sacroiliac joint (SIJ) workup? This guide […]
Phalen’s test: How to perform, interpret, and apply it clinically
How to perform Phalen’s test, interpret positive and negative results, and confirm carpal tunnel with nerve conduction studies.
Anterior pelvic tilt: causes, symptoms, and how to fix it
Anterior pelvic tilt is often harmless. Learn the real causes, symptoms, and the stretch-and-strengthen routine that actually corrects it.
HCPCS Code A4580: Cast supplies (plaster) billing guide
HCPCS Code A4580 covers cast supplies made of plaster, but it is not payable under Medicare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) invalidated A4580 for Medicare use in 2001, yet it still turns up in billing references and software dropdowns as though it belongs on a Medicare DME claim. Practice management software like […]
HCPCS Code L2820: Soft interface for lower extremity orthosis
L2820 is one of the most-searched orthotic “CPT codes” that isn’t a CPT code at all. It’s an HCPCS Level II add-on code, and that single distinction shapes how you bill it. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, HCPCS Level II L-codes govern every orthotic addition billed to Medicare. As […]