Clinic Abbreviations

L (left)
R (right)
L+R (left and right)
R+L (right and left)
L=R (left and right are equal)
L>R (left more than right)
R>L (right more than left)
EOR (end of range)
NAD (nothing abnormal detected)
ROM (range of motion)
Cxsp (cervical spine)
Txsp (thoracic spine)
Lxsp (lumbar spine)
// (led to/leads to)
Hx (history)
Sx (symptoms)
Ax (assess/assessment)
P (pain)
△ (diagnosis/diagnosed)
mvt (movement)

MT (manual therapy)
PA (posterior-anterior)
AP (anterior-posterior)
STM (soft tissue massage)
Mob (mobilise)

↑ (increase/increased/increasing)
↓ (decrease/decreased/decreasing)
+++ (excessively)
pt (patient)

•• (new exercise)

CLA (central longitudinal axis)

DDx (differential diagnosis)

∴ (therefore)
≈ (approximately)

LL (lower limb)
UL (upper limb)
ULTT (upper limb tension test)

PRN (as needed)

TFL (tensor fasciae latae)
PIP (proximal interphalangeal)

DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
Ca (cancer)
Hx (history)
# (fracture)
THREADS (thyroid, heart [including blood pressure], rheumatoid arthritis, epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, steroids)
CAD (cervical arterial dysfunction)

P+N (pins and needles)
CES (cauda equina syndrome)
DVT (deep vein thrombosis)

RA (rheumatoid arthritis)
TB (tuberculosis)