Windlass test for plantar fasciitis: Steps and accuracy
A patient limps in and gives you a story you have heard a hundred times. The first few steps out of bed are agony. It eases after ten minutes, then comes back after a long shift on their feet. That history points to plantar fasciitis. It also fits a fat pad contusion, a calcaneal stress […]
Kemp’s test: Technique, accuracy & documentation guide
Download your free Kemp’s test template A print-ready sheet for recording the lumbar test in standing and seated positions. Fields cover patient positioning, movement findings, symptom pattern, and a SOAP-ready interpretation for lumbar spine assessment. Download template Two chiropractors can run the same Kemp’s test on the same patient and produce notes that look nothing […]
O’Brien’s test: How to perform and interpret the result
Shoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal presentations in practice. Two of its structural causes, SLAP lesions and acromioclavicular joint pathology, produce symptoms that overlap heavily. History alone rarely separates them. O’Brien’s test was described in 1998 to answer exactly that question. It takes under two minutes, needs no equipment, and separates intra-articular […]
ICD-10 Code M45.8: Ankylosing spondylitis of the sacral region
ICD-10 Code M45.8 is the billable diagnosis code for ankylosing spondylitis of the sacral and sacrococcygeal region. Assign it when a physician documents confirmed ankylosing spondylitis, known as AS, with the sacral or sacrococcygeal site named in the note. This reference covers the code’s definition, its place in the M45 family, and the documentation that […]
Lateral pivot shift test: How to perform, grade, and interpret
A positive lateral pivot shift test is 97-98% specific for ACL deficiency, but awake sensitivity is only 24-48%. Steps, grading, accuracy.
Drop jump test: Protocol, metrics, and results interpretation
Most practices running jump assessments collect the data, then lose it. Results get scrawled on a clipboard, typed into a spreadsheet nobody shares, and measured against population averages instead of the athlete’s own history. The drop jump test is worth more than that. Run properly, it gives sports medicine practitioners and physical therapists an objective […]
BBQ roll maneuver: Step-by-step guide for horizontal canal BPPV
The BBQ roll maneuver treats geotropic horizontal canal BPPV. Get the four rotations, hold times, and how to pick the affected ear.
Bicep tear test: Hook test, Yergason’s, and when to use each
A bicep tear test tells you whether the biceps tendon is still attached before you order imaging. Here is which test to use at the elbow, at the shoulder, and when a partial tear is in play.
ICD-10 code S52.131R: Displaced fracture of neck of right radius
ICD-10 code S52.131R is a billable diagnosis code for a displaced fracture of the neck of the right radius. Coders apply it at a follow-up visit, once an open Gustilo type III injury has healed in a poor position. The code is valid for fiscal year 2026 under CMS ICD-10-CM guidance. It took effect on […]
Drop arm test: Procedure, interpretation, and diagnostic accuracy
A positive drop arm test rules in a full-thickness cuff tear at 88-96% specificity. Low sensitivity means a negative rules nothing out.