Assessment and Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Shoulder Disorders over the Internet

Table 1

Example of physical examination recording and coding.

Test	Rating	Data coding
Postural deviation	Normal/mild/moderate/; severe	0/1/2/3/4
ROM (e.g., (L) shoulder flexion)	Full/restricted	0/1
Limiting factor (to ROM)	Nothing/pain/stiffness/; pain and stiffness	0/1/2/3
Pain on active ROM	Scale from 0–10	0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/; 8/9/10
Strength (e.g., (L) middle deltoid)	Full/reduced	0/1
Pain on SMT (e.g., middle deltoid)	Pain ISQ/pain Increase	0/1
Special orthopaedic test (e.g., O’Briens)	Negative/positive	0/1

(L): Left; ROM: range of motion; ISQ: in status quo.