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Printable Clinical Resources

Printable Clinical Resources

Professional-grade flowcharts, cheat sheets, and decision trees designed for clinical practice. Print and keep at your desk, or use on a tablet during patient sessions.

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Shoulder Subjective Assessment Flowchart

Screen โ†’ Narrow in 5 minutes

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.

ShoulderSubjectiveRed FlagsScreening
Shoulder1 pagePrintable
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Knee Subjective Assessment Flowchart

Rapid differential in clinical practice

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

KneeSubjectiveACLMeniscus
Knee1 pagePrintable
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Cervical Spine Objective Assessment Flowchart

Myelopathy โ†’ Radiculopathy โ†’ Facet

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.

CervicalObjectiveMyelopathyRadiculopathy
Cervical Spine1 pagePrintable
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Low Back Pain Subjective Flowchart

Cauda equina to mechanical LBP

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

Low BackSubjectiveCauda EquinaSciatica
Low Back1 pagePrintable
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Hip & Groin Objective Assessment Flowchart

FADIR โ†’ FABER โ†’ Trendelenburg

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

HipObjectiveFAILabrum
Hip1 pagePrintable
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Ankle & Foot Objective Assessment Flowchart

Ottawa Rules โ†’ Instability โ†’ Tendinopathy

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

AnkleObjectiveOttawa RulesAchilles
Ankle1 pagePrintable
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Wrist & Hand Subjective Assessment Flowchart

FOOSH โ†’ CTS โ†’ De Quervain's

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.

WristHandCTSDe Quervain's
Wrist / Hand1 pagePrintable