COMMON OSTEOPATHIC ABBREVIATIONS A AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurism A/A Atlantoaxial Joint A>B Air greater than bone conductance ab Abortion Abd Abdomen AbN Abnormal Acc Accessory Acu Acupuncture Add Adduction A&E Anything and everything AECC Anglo-European College of Chiropractic Aet Aetiology AFib Atrial fibrillation A< Aggravating Agg Aggravating Agg/WF Aggravated by, worse for Agg Aggravating factors Abd Abduction Abd Abdomen AInsuf Aortic Insufficiency AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome AJ Ankle jerk AK Above knee A/N As needed Analg Analgesic Anae Anaesthesia Ant Anterior AOA American Osteopathic Association A/P Anteroposterior A&P Auscultation and percussion AP&L Anterioposterior and lateral AP tilt Anterioposterior tilt Approx Approximately APPT Appointment Artic Articulation ASD Atrial septal defect AS Ankylosing spondylitis ASIS Anterior superior iliac spine Att Attempted (manipulative procedure) ATR Archilles tendon reflex

AV

Anterio-ventral B

B>A Bone greater than air conductance Bab R Babinski reflex BAPhysMed British Association of Physical Medicine BB Backward bending BCOM British College of Osteopathic Medicine BCA British Chiropractic Association BDA British Dental Association BJ Biceps jerk B&J Bone and joint BK Below knee BLT Balanced ligamentous tension BM Bachelor of medicine BMA British Medical Association BMJ British Medical Journal BNF British National Formulary BOJ British Osteopathic Journal BP Blood pressure BP^ Blood pressure raised BPv Blood pressure lowered BSO British School of Osteopathy BWt Birth weight C C Cervical C sp Cervical spine Ca Carcinoma Cancer Chiro Chiropractic/chiropractor CAB Coronary artery bypass CAT Computer axial tomography C/D Cervicodorsal CES Cervical erector spinae C of G Centre of gravity C/H Case history Circ Circumduction CLBP/A Central low back pain/ache C/O Complain of Comp Compression COET College of Osteopaths Cr Cranial C/S Cranio/sacral CSp Cervical spine

CS Counterstrain C/T Cervico-thoracic CTS Computerised topographic scanner CeVA Cerebro-vascular accident CVA Cardiovascular accident

CVS Cardiovascular system Cx Cancelled CXR Chest X-ray C1 C2 etc Levels of cervical spine CI CII etc Levels of cranial nerve

C C

With Without

D D Dorsal DA Degerative arthritis DBP Diastolic blood pressure D&C Dilation and curettage Deform Deformity Deg Degeneration Dent Dental Derm Dermatology (-ologist. -itis) DES Dorsal erector spinae Diab Diabetes Dias Diastolic DIB Distal interphalangeal joint D/L Dorsolumbar DNA Did not arrive DO Diploma Osteopathy DOB Date of birth D Sp Dorsal spine DTR Deep tendon reflex DVT Deep vein thrombosis D&V Diorrhoea and vomiting Dx Diagnosis DDx Differential diagnosis Dz Dizziness D1 D2 etc Level of dorsal spine E

EBM Evidence based medicine ECG Electrocardiogram (-ograph) EEG Electroencephalogram EJ Elbow jerk ENT Ear, nose and throat EP Extended pathway ERS Extended rotated sidebent ESO European School of Osteopathy ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate Ex Extension Exam Examination Exe Exercise Exx's Exercises Ext Rot External rotation Extn Extension Extra Outside (eg extra-uturine) Exx's Exercises Ez Eczema F Fac Seg Facilitated segment FB Forward bending FH Family history Fl Flexion Flex Flexion F-N Finger to nose FNST Femoral nerve stretch test FP Faber Patrick FP Family practitioner FRS Flexed rotated sidebent Funct Function Func Functional Fx (#) Fracture G Gastroc Gastrocneamius Gen'l General GH General health GHJ Gleno-humeral joint GIT Gastrointestinal tract GI Gastro-intestinal Glut Gluteus muscles GCC General Chiropractic Council

GMC General Medical Council GOK God only knows GOsC General Osteopathic Council GOT General osteopathic treatment GP General practitioner GU Gastric ulcer, genito-urinary GUT(S) Genitourinary tract (system) GYN Gynaecologist (-ology) H

H Hospital HA Haemalytic anaemia H/A Headache H&C Hot and cold Ham Hamstrings H/O History of HRT Hormonal replacement therapy HVD Herniated vertebral disc HVLA High velocity/low amplitude HVT High velocity thrust Hyper Above, eg, hypermobile, excessive mobility Hypo Below, eg, hypomobile restricted mobility I IBS Irritable bowel syndrome IMS Involuntary motion system ILA Inferior lateral angle Infra Below Inter Between in vitro Within a test tube in vivo within a living body Inf Inferior Int Internal Isom Isometric Isot Isotonic IV Intervertebral IVD Intervertebral disc IVJC Intervertebral joint complex IVM Involuntary mechanism J

JA Juxta-articular JACA Journal of the American Osteopathic Association JJ Jaw jerk JOD Juvenile onset diabetes JRA Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Jt Joint Juv Juvenile JVP Jugular venous pulse K KJ

Knee jerk L

L Left Lt Left L Lumbar Lat Lateral L&A Light and accommodation LBA(P) Low back ache (pain) LEx Lower extremity LES Lumbar erector spinae LIF Left iliac fossa Lig Ligament LLQ Left lower quadrant (abdomen) LMN Lower motor neurone LMP Last menstrual period LOM Limitation of movement L/S Lumbar-sacral LSO London School of Osteopathy LSp Lumbar spine L1 L2 etc Levels of lumbar spine M M Muscle Manip Manipulation Masc Masculine MB Much better MCP Metacarpo-phalangeal joint MCSP Member Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Med Medial

M/E ME MET Mech MFT MFP MI MID Misc MN Mo Mob MRI M/S MS MTP Mvts

Muscle energy Myalgia Encephalitis Muscle energy technique Mechanical Muscle function test Myofascial pain Myocardial infarction Middle Miscarriage Motor neurone Mother Mobility/mobilise Magnetic resonance imaging Musculoskeletal Multiple sclerosis Metatarso-phalangeal joint Movements N

N Normal NAC No apparent cause NACO Mothing abnormal complained of NAD Nothing abnormal detected NAR No apparent reason N/E No effect N/Ex Not examined NRI No bony injury NMS Neuromuscular systems NMSS Neuromuscular skeletal system NMT Neuro-muscular technique Norm(N) Normal NS Vervous system NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflam drugs NSR Neutral sidebent rotated NSU Non-specific urethritis N&V Nausea and vomiting NYD Not yet diagnosed O O/A Occipito-atlantol OA Osteoarthritis OAP Old age pensioner OB Obstetrics OB-GYN Obstetrics and gynaecology

OBS Obstetrics Obstetrician Obl Oblique Occ Occasional. Occ Occiput O&E Observation and examination O/E On examination OSO Oxford School of Osteopathy O/Wt Overweight P P PP P&A P/A Paed Palp Path Pass PDF PDQ

Prescription Pain. pressure Percussion and auscultation Posterior/anterior Paediatrics Palpation Pathology Passive Predisposing factors At once, immediately, (pretty damn quick) PDR Powder P&E Present and equal Physio Physiotherapist P/H Past history PIP Proximal inter-phalangeal PMH Previous medical history PMR Polymyalgia rheumatica PMS Postmenstrual syndrome PMT Premenstrual tension Pn Pnuemonia P&N Pins and needles Pop Popliteal Post Posterior PR Per rectum Prelim diag Preliminary diagnosis Prog Prognosis PSIS Posterior superior iliac spine PSLE Primary short lower extremity Pt Patient PU Peptic ulcer Pupil Rx Pupil feflex PV Per vagina PVM Paravertebral muscles PVM Paravertebral muscles

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Post Posterior P Pain PID Prolapsed inter-vertebral disc, PID Pelvic inflammatory disease Pg Pregnant Preg Pregnant Q Quad Quadraceps Qualt Quality Quant Quantity R R Right RA Rheumatoid arthritis Rad Radiating R>L Right more than left R