Communications - PT Terminology Flashcards
ADL’s
activities of daily living
AD’s
assistive devices
Deformity
When a structure has a different shape/condition than “normal”
Fine motor
small movements with small muscles
Gross motor
big movements
Manual therapy
therapy interventions where a therapist’s hands are used to administer treatment
PRN
as needed
MD
medical doctor
RN
registered nurse
NP
nurse practitioner
ANP
adult/advanced nurse practitioner
RT
respritory therapist
OT
occupational therapist
LMT
licensed massage therapist
RX
treatment or prescription
OOB
out of bed
HOB
head of bed
PMH
past medical history
Hx
history
CC
chief complaint(s)
POC
plan of care
Pt
patient
Q
every
QD
every day
BID
twice daily
eod
every other day
QID
four times a day
TID
three times a day
S with line over it
without
C with line over it
with
Gravida
pregnant
WB
weight bearing
FWB
full weight bearing
NWB
non-weight bearing
PWB
partial weight bearing
TTWB
toe touch weight bearing
TDWB
touch down weight bearing
WBAT
weight bearing as tolerated
FWW
front wheel walker
SW
standard walker
RW
rolling walker
WW
wheeled walker
4WW
four-wheeled walker
SPC
single point cane
QC
quad cane
LBQC
large base quad cane
NBQC
narrow based quad cane
WC
wheelchair
SB
slideboard
CG
contact guard
A
assist
CGA
contact guard assist
CGA
contact guard assist
SBA
stand by assist
Min-A
minimal assist
Mod-A
moderate assist
Max-A
maximum assist
TM
treadmill
RB
recumbent bike
Rec Bike
recumbent bike
SB
stationary bike
UBE
upper body ergometer (arm bike)
Ther-ex
evidence-based therapeutic exercise
HEP
home exercise program
Sets
of cycles (sets) of a repetition
Reps
of continuous repetitions
HT
hold time
BW
body weight
#
pounds (lbs) of weight
or
number of sets/reps
CW
clockwise
CCW
counter-clock wise
DL
double leg
SL
single leg
EO
eyes open
EC
eyes closed
SLS
single leg stance
UE
upper extremity
LE
lower extremity
TB
theraband
LP
leg press
QS
quad set
SAQ
short arc quad
LAQ
long arc quad
SLR
straight leg raise
SB
swiss ball
BAPS
balance board
US
ultrasound
Phono
phonophoresis
HP
hot pack
MHP
moist hot pack
Cryo
cold or cold compression
CP
cold pack
Pfin
paraffin bath
E-stim / stim
electrical stimulation
TENS
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
NMES
neuromuscular electrical stimulation
IFC
interferential current
MFR
myofascial release
Mobs
joint mobs
STM
soft tissue mobilization
BFR
blood flow restrictions
DN
dry needling
FDN
functional dry needling
RICE
rest, ice, compression, elevation
PRICE
protection, rest, ice, compression, elevation
MMT
manual muscle test
ROM
range of motion
I
independent
WNL
within normal limits
WFL
within functional limits
STG’s
short term goals
LTG’s
long term goals
R / Rt
right
L
left
B / BIL
bilateral
ITB
iliotibial band
PF
patella femoral
GH
glenohumeral
RC / RTC
rotator cuff
LB
low back
Pecs
pectoral muscles
Quads
quadriceps
Hams
hamstrings
Gluts / Glutes
gluteals
AAROM
active assistive range of motion
PROM
passive range of motion
AROM
active range of motion
ABD
abduction
ADD
adduction
Flex / Checkmark
flexion
Ext
extension
IR
internal rotation
ER
external rotation