CORE -Clinical Orthopedic Exam app for iPhone and iPad
CORE is your portable, expert reference tool for diagnosing musculoskeletal and orthopedic disorders. The Clinical Orthopedic Exam offers you a robust database of over 400 clinical tests with descriptions on how to perform them, video demonstrations, diagnostic properties and links to supporting medical references. Click “…More” to learn why you should download this powerful resource App today!
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“CORE has set the standard for a clinical exam app. The most striking feature of this app, in addition to the vast collection of tests and videos, is actually the “properties” tab. For every test, data is presented regarding the sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratio, accuracy and other relevant statistical tests based on primary literature references. These lists are incredibly complete. This is a feature that I have not seen replicated by any other orthopaedic reference."
- TopOrthoApps.com (Mobile App Reviews for Orthopaedic Surgeons - Featured by AAOS)
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“CORE app for the iPhone is a wonderful reference for many clinicians, including, but not limited to, physical therapists, athletic trainers, orthopaedic surgeons, nurses, primary care physicians, and emergency room physicians. The app is user friendly and easy to navigate. The authors have undoubtedly put many hours of work into this application and it shows. I would recommend this to all clinicians who perform orthopedic examinations."
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT), April 2011 (Book Reviews)
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“CORE is a great addition to the burgeoning collection of medical applications on the iPhone...If their first application is any indication, it seems we will have more to celebrate in the future. ...excellent application for doing the musculoskeletal portion of the physical exam. ....stress how this is a great medical application for primary care physicians. All primary care physicians know how important a strong musculoskeletal physical exam can be, as they are often the first line for presenting symptoms.”
- iMedicalApps
The physical exam is an important part of the overall evaluation, and maneuvers/special tests are often used to evaluate and diagnose the patient.
For almost every musculoskeletal ailment, there is a specific physical maneuver to perform. The results of that test indicate a positive or negative finding, providing a further clue to the diagnosis.
Often, there are several tests for each issue. Some are better for diagnosis than others. That’s where CORE comes to the rescue.
This useful little app contains over 400 medically referenced physical exam maneuvers. All the extremities are covered, as well as the spine. You get step-by-step text and video on how to perform the examination and a quick summary of references for each exam.
CORE is the app you need for making your evidence-based, clinical diagnosis. Check out the CORE features:
* Powerful pocket reference with periodic updates of emerging research
* Almost 250 clinical tests to aid in diagnosis for musculoskeletal and orthopedic disorders
* Covers tendinous, neuropathic, ligamentous problems for each body part
* Descriptions on how to perform each test
* Video demonstrations (streaming and with audio)
* Diagnostic properties (reliability and validity)
* Links to supporting medical references
* Reference reviews via abstracts in PUBMed
* Free updates when new tests are available in the literature, or new studies with diagnostic properties for old tests are published (No need to “buy a newer edition”)
* Now optimized for iPad!
* Please note that STREAMING VIDEOS AND PUBMED REFERENCE REVIEW REQUIRE AN ACTIVE NETWORK CONNECTION. You can download all the videos on your device to use independent of network connection.
Download CORE now, the ultimate pocket reference for musculoskeletal diagnosis.
*The information in this app should not be taken as medical advice. Contact a medical provider before making any medical decisions.
Pros and cons of CORE -Clinical Orthopedic Exam app for iPhone and iPad
CORE -Clinical Orthopedic Exam app good for
Awesome App!!! There is a ton of information here and the videos are great. I would highly recommend this App to everyone. The App is very intuitive and easy to navigate. I also found the videos quickly load and are easy to follow. This App is not only great for students and professionals alike but anyone interested in the human body. A+++++
Great application for the Sports medicine oriented Physician or P.A. Clear, concise instructions on performing the tests, and linked video demonstrations. Fabulous. Great reference tool to make sure you are performing the test as originally described. Only medical application that I have purchased, that is actually worth it. You will not be disappointed.
I recently purchased Clinical Orthopeadic Exam and found it incredibly useful. For the time sensitive evidence based world we practice in it helps keep me on track when faced with challenging patient evaluations. It gives me the most clinically relevant information up front, citing examination test techniques with known sensitivity and specificity values, clear and concise instructions, references and even a video. Navigating through the APP is very intuitive as well. Over all a must have for every clinician and student.
This application is a superb resource for health care workers who are interested in performing pertinent physical exam tests properly, and understanding their validity based on the current medical literature. It is a tool that allows the user to quickly review how to carry out the various described tests on any joint or the spine with written instructions and video links. Each test has a properties page with a statistical summary of its sensitivity, specificity and likelihood ratios, as well as links to the source abstract via PubMed. This compendium is appropriate for therapists, primary care providers as well as orthopaedic surgeons, and especially valuable for students and residents eager to acquire these critical skills.
Great app. Evidenced based information provided on each test is especially helpful.
Absolutely Great App! I purchased 1 month ago and reference it several times a week. Excellent organization, this app will benefit anyone who performs muskuloskeletal exams.
Some bad moments
Got it when it was free. Extensive documentation but not a lot of substance or videos.
Ive never spent this much money on an app before, but after reading the great reviews decided to go for it.
All of the maneuvers are on You Tube. So just search for CRTechnologies and save yourself $40.
As a primary care provider, I personally think there are way too many maneuvers to sort through. There are so many tests to sort through without much direction to quickly decide which are best for your patient.
If there were some sort of algorithm for quickly figuring out which special tests to perform if a patient has say neck pain radiating down the arm with numbness, that would be more relevant to me.
If you are an orthopedic specialist and have extra cash to spend for a slightly more organized version of what you can find for free on You Tube, then go for it. Otherwise, save your money.
I was a licensed PT for 2 years and I am currently a medical student. I bought this app today because of a patient presenting with vague new onset ankle sxs without instability. Thinking of the posterior tibialis tendon I looked it up on CORE which had a special test for the PTT. The purpose section states that the PTT runs posteriorally to the lateral malleolous... As my first encounter with this app yielded false information regarding ANATOMY, I am pursuing a full refund ASAP. I am not saying there is no value to the information provided in this app, but I cannot trust an app that cannot get the fundamentals correct and I dont think any clinician should. Besides all "clinically relevant technology" videos are on you tube.
I have a big problem, every time i update my app, my videos will be deleted, and i have to download them again and again this time after last version i cant download anything
Dr. Saghandian
Bought this app today for $40. I have used it before through another clinician and I loved the app; however, I am extremely disappointed right now. The entire app in empty. There is absolutely no content within the app, and despite removing and reinstalling the app, there is still no content. Please fix ASAP.
Got this app on ipad,works great,iphone 5,complet opposite,cant open videos i bought can t rotate the screen,all videos just disapear from menu every time i turn it on so i have to download them again and again. Cant watch videos without wifi,even after paying extra money for that.
