Printable Clinical Resources

A step-by-step decision flowchart guiding you from the first patient question to a working differential diagnosis. Covers red flags, pain location, behaviour, and key screening questions.

A systematic objective assessment flowchart for the cervical spine. Starts with myelopathy screening (UMN signs), progresses through radiculopathy (Spurling's, ULTT), and ends at non-specific neck pain.

One-page reference for all key shoulder special tests: Hawkins-Kennedy, Neer, Empty Can, Apprehension, O'Brien's, Speed's, and more — with sensitivity, specificity, and positive findings.

Complete knee special tests reference: Lachman, Anterior Drawer, McMurray, Thessaly, Valgus/Varus stress, Patella Grind, Ober's — with sensitivity, specificity, and clinical interpretation.

Full dermatome and myotome reference for C1–S5. Includes key reflex testing, muscle testing grades, and clinical interpretation for cervical and lumbar radiculopathy assessment.

Comprehensive red flag screening cheat sheet covering all body regions. Includes cauda equina criteria, myelopathy signs, fracture indicators, inflammatory markers, and malignancy flags.

Full differential diagnosis decision tree for shoulder pain. Branches from painful arc through rotator cuff tests, instability tests, and capsular pattern — reaching a clinical diagnosis at each terminal node.

Comprehensive knee differential diagnosis tree. Guides from mechanism of injury through swelling, instability, locking, and special test findings — reaching ACL, PCL, meniscus, PFP, OA, or IT band diagnosis.

Complete low back pain decision tree from red flag screening through radiculopathy, disc herniation, facet joint, SIJ, and non-specific LBP — with treatment pathway at each diagnosis.

Guides the clinician through knee pain history-taking: mechanism, location, swelling, instability, and locking — narrowing to ACL, meniscus, patellofemoral, or OA.

Systematic history-taking flowchart for low back pain. Screens for cauda equina emergency, identifies radiculopathy vs. facet vs. disc, and flags inflammatory spondyloarthropathy.

Step-by-step objective flowchart for hip and groin pain. Guides through ROM testing, FADIR/FABER, impingement tests, and Trendelenburg — differentiating FAI, labral tear, gluteal tendinopathy, and OA.

Objective assessment flowchart for ankle/foot pain. Starts with Ottawa Rules fracture screening, progresses through ATFL/PTFL testing, Achilles assessment, and plantar fascia evaluation.

Clinical flowchart for wrist and hand pain history. Screens for scaphoid fracture (FOOSH), carpal tunnel syndrome (nocturnal tingling), De Quervain's, TFCC, and trigger finger.

Evidence-based exercise prescription reference for all MSK conditions. Covers isometrics, heavy slow resistance, eccentric loading, proprioception, and return-to-sport progressions with dosage tables.

All cervical spine special tests in one page: Spurling's, ULTT 1/2a/2b/3, Hoffmann's, Sharp-Purser, Cervical Distraction — with sensitivity, specificity, and clinical interpretation.

Combined elbow and wrist special tests reference: Cozen's, Mill's, Hook test, Tinel's (cubital + carpal), Phalen's, Finkelstein's, Piano Key sign — with sensitivity, specificity, and how-to.

Quick reference for classifying pain type in the first 10 seconds of assessment. Covers mechanical, inflammatory, neural, and serious/pathological pain patterns with key differentiating features.

Cervical spine differential diagnosis tree starting with myelopathy screening, branching through radiculopathy levels (C5–C8), cervicogenic headache, WAD grading, and non-specific neck pain.

Hip differential diagnosis decision tree from pain location and behaviour through FADIR, FABER, Trendelenburg, and HAGOS — reaching FAI, labral tear, gluteal tendinopathy, OA, or referred pain.

Ankle and foot differential diagnosis tree starting with Ottawa Rules, branching through ligament testing, Achilles assessment, and plantar fascia evaluation — reaching a clinical diagnosis.

Combined elbow and wrist differential diagnosis tree. Branches by pain location (lateral/medial/anterior/ulnar/radial) through special tests to Tennis Elbow, Golfer's Elbow, CTS, De Quervain's, TFCC, and Scaphoid fracture.