Common OT abbreviations and Acronyms

(I) w/ circle

independent

(s) w/ circle

supervision

SBA

stand by Assistance

CGA

contract guard assistance

Min A

minimal assistance (25% or less)

Mod A

moderate assistnace (26-50 %)

Max A

maximal assistance (> 75%)

HHA

hand held assistance

vc's, v.cues

verbals cues

amb

ambulation, ambulated

AD

assistive device

RW

rolling walker

SW

standard walker

LBQC

large base quad cane

SBQC

small base quad cane

SC

straight cane

w/c

wheel chair

AE

adaptive equipment ( made not be approved abbreviation due to multiple meanings)

BSC

bedside commode

DME

Durable medical equipment (ex-bedside commode, walker, cane, wheelchair)

BR

bathroom

PWB

partial weight bearing (usually 50% or less)

TTWB

toe touch weight bearing (10% or less/just toes touching floor for balance)

NWB

non weight bearing

UE

upper extremity

LE

Lower exremity

ROM

range of motion

PROM

passive range of motion

AAROM

acctive range of motion

AROM

active range of motion

SROM

self range of motion

WNL

within normal limits

WFL

withn functional limits

(L)

Left

(R)

Right

� (line above)

above

p (line above)

after

s (line above)

without

c (line above)

with

hx

history

dx

diagnosis

rx,tx

treatment (depends on facility)

r/o

rule out

pt

patient

PT

pysical therapy/therapist

F/U

follow-up

D/C, DC

discharge