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Abbreviations SOAP
Abbreviates used for SOAP charting
Question | Answer |
---|---|
mild, light | L |
moderate | M |
sever, significant | S |
constant | cons. |
frequent | freq. |
intermittent | inter. |
seldom | seld. |
headache | HA |
inflammation, acute, subacute, chronic | I, I-A, I-S, I-C |
tender point | tp |
spasm | Sp |
tension | ten. |
after | p, post |
times | X |
cross fiber friction | XFF |
direct pressure | DP |
lymphatic drainage | LD |
linear friction | lin. F |
muscle energy technique | MET |
strain counter-strain | SCS |
polarity | Pol. |
proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation | PNF |
cranial-sacral therapy | C/S |
neuromuscular therapy | NMT |
myofascial release | MFR |
soft tissue manipulation | STM |
manual lymphatic drainage | MLD |
bilateral | BL |
superior | sup. |
inferior | inf. |
anterior | ant. |
posterior | post. |
medial | med. |
lateral | lat. |
caudal | caud. |
cephalic | ceph. |
proximal | prox. |
distal | dist. |
internal | int. |
external | ext. |
prone | prone |
supine | sup. |
side lying | SL |
range of motion | ROM |
active, passive, resistive | A, P, R-ROM |
adduction | add. |
abduction | abd. |
rotation | rot. |
flexion | flex. |
extension | ext. |
supination | sup. |
pronation | pron. |
side bending | SB |
inversion | inv. |
eversion | evr. |
ulnar/radial deviation | uln./rad. dev. |
protraction | protr. |
retraction | retr. |
within normal limits | WNL |
none, no | ∅ |
increase | ↑ |
decrease | ↓ |
due to, as a result of | 2° |
greater than | > |
less than | |
through, leads to, results in | → |
positive, negative; plus, minus | +,− |
cervical vertebrae 1 thru 7 | C-1→7 |
thoracic vertebrae 1 thru 12 | T-1→12 |
lumbar vertebrae 1 thru t | L1→5 |
around/attaching to the vertebrae | paravert, paracerv |
transverse process | TVP |
spinous process | SP |
illio-tibial band | ITB |
sacro-illiac | SI |
low back | LB |
quadratus lumborum | QL |
sternocleido-mastoid | SCM |
latissimus dorsi | lats |
trapezius | traps |
deltoid | delt |
pectorailis | pec |
major and minor | mj + m |
levator scapulaie | lev. scap. |
gastrocnemius | gastroc. |
treatment | Tx |
history | Hx |
prescription | Rx |
diagnosis | Dx |
prognosis | Px |
non-applicable | NA |
complains of | c/o |
muscle | mm |
patient | pt |
date of injury | DOI |
motor vehicle accident | MVA |
medication | meds |
over the counter | OTC |
as necessary/as needed | PRN |
every day | qd |
twice a day | bid |
three times a day | tid |
four times a day | qid |
every other day | qod |
before meals | ac |
after meals | pc |
at bedtime | qhs |
orally | po |
rectally | pr |
intravenous | iv |
subcutaneous | sc |
intramuscular | im |
independent medical exam | IME |
postural analysis | PA |
emergency room | ER |
licensed massage practitioner | LMP |
physical therapist | PT |
Doctor of Chiropractic | DC |
Doctor of osteopathy | DO |
Medical doctor | MD |
registered nurse | RN |
licensed nurse practitioner | LPN |
naturopathic doctor | ND |
masters in social work | MSW |
chemical dependency counselor | CDC |
occupational therapist | OT |
recreational therapist | RT |
health care assistant | HCA |
headache | HA |
hypertonicity | HT |
trigger point | TP |
adhesion | Adh. |
osteoarthritis | OA |
rheumatoid arthritis | RA |
strain | str. |
sprain | spr. |
fracture | Fx |
post-traumatic stress syndrome | PTS |
chronic fatigue syndrome | CFS |
multiple sclerosis | MS |
cerebral palsy | CP |
acromioclavicular separation | AC sep. |
scoliosis | scol. |
lordosis | lord. |
kyphosis | kyph. |
carpal tunnel syndrom | CTS |
thoracic outlet syndrome | TOS |