Acronyms for OT

4WW

Four-wheeled walker

A

Assistance

AAROM

Active assistive range of motion

ADL or ADLs

Activity of daily living or activities of daily living

AE or A/E

Adaptive equipment

AFO

Ankle foot orthosis

AKA

Above knee amputation

ALF

Assisted living facility

AROM

Active range of motion

B

Bilateral

BEA

Below elbow amputation

BKA

Below knee amputation

BOS

Base of support

BP

Blood pressure

BSC

Bedside commode

CGA

Contact guard assist

COG

Center of gravity

D or Dep

Dependent

D/C

Discharge

D/C’ed

Discontinued

DME

Durable medical equipment

DNT

Did not test

DOB

Date of birth

DX or Dx

Diagnosis

EOB

Edge of bed

EOM

Edge of mat

E-stim

Electrical stimulation

EXER or exer

Exercise

EXT or ext

Extension

FLEX or flex

Flexion

FWB

Full weight bearing

FWW

Front-wheeled walker

FX or Fx or fx

Fracture

HEP

Home exercise program

HH

Home health

H/O

History of

HOB

Head of bed

HOH

Hard of hearing

H&P

History and physical

HPI

History of present illness

HR

Heart rate

HX or Hx or hx

History

I or INDEP

Independent

ICU

Intensive care unit

INPT or Inpt or inpt

Inpatient

L

Left

LB

Lower body

LBQC

Large base quad cane

LE

Lower extremity

LOB

Loss of balance

LOS

Length of stay

LTC

Long term care

LTG

Long term goal

Max A or max A Maximum

maximal assistance

Mod I

Modified independent

Min A or min A Minimum

minimal assistance

Mod A or mod A

Moderate assistance

NBQC

Narrow base quad cane

NH

Nursing home

NT

Not tested

NWB

Non-weightbearing

O2

Oxygen

OOB

Out of bed

OP

Outpatient

PLOF

Prior level of function

PMH

Past medical history

POC

Plan of care

PRN

As necessary

PROM

Passive range of motion

PROX

Proximal

Pt or pt

Patient

PWB

Partial weightbearing

QC

Quad cane

R

Right

Rehab

Rehabilitation

Reps

REPS Repetitions

ROM

Range of motion

S

Supervision

SBA

Standby assistance

SBQC

Small base quad cane

SNF

Skilled nursing facility

SOB

Shortness of breath

S/P

Status post (after)

SPC

Single point cane

ST

Speech therapy

STG

Short term goal

S/U or s/u

Set up

SWD

Short wave diathermy

TOT A or tot A

Total assistance

TAM

Total active motion

TBI

Traumatic brain injury

TDWB

Touch-down weightbearing

TEX or Ther Ex or ther ex

Therapeutic exercise

TFA

Transfemoral amputation

THA

Total hip arthroplasty

TKA

Total knee arthroplasty

TPM

Total passive motion

TTA

Transtibial amputation

TTWB

Toe-touch weightbearing

TX or Tx or tx

Treatment