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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 |