Chronic Compartment Syndrome Screening Form

Streamline Chronic Compartment Syndrome Assessment for Athletes

Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is a challenging condition to diagnose in athletes, often presenting with exercise-induced pain that resolves with rest. This Chronic Compartment Syndrome Screening Form helps sports medicine clinics, orthopedic practices, and athletic training facilities systematically evaluate athletes experiencing exertional lower leg pain and determine candidacy for compartment pressure testing.

Built for Sports Medicine Workflows

Whether you're a sports medicine physician, athletic trainer, or orthopedic specialist, this form captures the detailed symptom patterns, training history, and clinical criteria needed to differentiate CECS from other common athletic injuries like shin splints or stress fractures. The form walks athletes through their pain characteristics, location, timing, and associated symptoms—providing you with structured data that informs your clinical decision-making.

From Screening to Consultation

Paperform's conditional logic guides athletes through relevant questions based on their symptoms, while built-in appointment scheduling lets you book follow-up consultations or compartment pressure testing directly from the submission. You can integrate responses with your practice management system via Stepper (stepper.io) to automatically trigger appointment reminders, create patient charts, or flag urgent cases for immediate review.

Professional, HIPAA-Aware Documentation

While Paperform is not HIPAA compliant, this template provides a professional starting point for pre-screening and general health assessments that can be adapted to your clinic's compliance needs. The form's clean, branded design works seamlessly as an embedded widget on your practice website or as a standalone intake form sent to athletes before their first visit.

With Paperform's calculation engine and conditional logic, you can create decision trees that help athletes understand whether their symptoms warrant further evaluation, while AI Insights can help you identify patterns across multiple athletes—useful for research or adjusting training protocols for teams you work with.

Trusted by healthcare providers worldwide, this template helps you deliver efficient, patient-centered care while maintaining the professional standards your athletes expect.