Below you will find terms and abbreviations specific to the soft tissue therapy industry.

Active Tissue Tension: ATT (Active tissue tension)

Anterior to Posterior: AP (View of investigation or direction of pressure of treatment)

Approximately: ~ ()

Assessment: Ax (Assessment of a client to ascertain information regarding their pain/ache/injury)

Cervical Spine: Cx (Seven Vertebra of the cervical spine)

Complains of: c/o (The initial statement of the client referring to their pain/ache/injury)

Connective Tissue: CT (Connective Tissue)

Digital Ischaemic Pressure: DIP (Using digits to apply constant pressure to a focal tissue)

End of Range: EOR (A joint at the end of its anaomical cpabilities to move)

Especially: Esp ()

Extension: Ex (Extension of any joint)

External Rotation : ER (External Rotation of any joint)

Flexion: Fx (Flexion of any joint)

Fracture: # (Fracture of bone)

Friction: Fn (A technique applied in a rythmical back and forwards motion to decrease hypersensitivity or mobilise CT)

Hip Extension: HE (Hip Extension)

Hip Flexion: HF (Hip Flexion)

History: Hx (To take a verbal subjective assessment of client)

Internal Rotation: IR (Intarnal Rotation of any joint)

Joint: Jt (Joint)

Knee Extension: KE  (Knee Extension)

Knee Flexion: KF (Knee Flexion)

Less Than: < (Less than another factor)

Long Sitting: LS (Sitting with legs extended straight out in front of self and hip width apart.)

Longitudinal Glides: LG (Digital gliding techniques used with lubricant)

Lumbar Spine: Lx (Five vertebra of the Lumbar spine)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging: MRI ()

Massage: Mx (The laying on of hands)

More than: > (More than another factor)

Motor Vehicle Accident: MVA (Abbreviation used by insurance companies and health practitioners)

Muscle: Ms (Muscle)

Myofascial Release: MFR (One of many connective tissue, myofascial philosophies and techniques)

None Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug: NSAID (Anti-inflammatory medication)

Osteoarthritis: OA (Inflammatory condition of the bones)

Pain: Px (Pain)

Passive Neck Flexion: PaNF (To flex the neck - as in attempting to look at one's sternum )

Passive Tissue Tension: PTT (Passive Tissue Tension)

Plus, or additional to.: + (An increase in, or in addition to, a specific parameter or measurement eg., + pain or, + increase in ROM)

Posterior to Anterior: PA (View of an investigation or direction of pressure of treatment)

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Fascilitation: PNF (A technique of seven derviatives that manipulates the neuromuscular activity of a single muscle or that of its antagonist)

Range of Motion: ROM (Movement capabilities of joint)

Soft Tissue Therapy: STT (The assessment, treatment and management of soft tissue aches, pains and injuries)

Symptoms: Sx (Portion of subjective assessment that client complains of)

Thoracic Spine: Tx (12 vertebra attaching to the ribs)

Transversus Abdominus: TA (Muscle of the abdomen)

Treatment: Rx (Application of techniques/modalities to alleviate clients pain/ache/injury)

Trigger Point: TrP (Focal lesion of contracture within a taught band)

Unsure: ? (Not sure of result/pathology/etc)

Upper Limb Tension Test 1: ULTT 1 (Placing the nervous system under load with a non-specific, plexus bias.)

Upper Limb Tension Test 2a: ULTT 2a (Placing the nervous system under load with a median nerve bias.)

Upper Limb Tension Test 2b: ULTT 2b (Placing the nervous system under load with a radial nerve bias.)

Upper Limb Tension Test 3: ULTT 3 (Placing the nervous system under load with an ulnar nerve bias.)