Common Physical Therapy Abbreviations 1

Inv

• Inversion

• Inversional

• Inverted

• Involvement

What does PNS stand for?

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Primary Neural System

• Peripheral Nerve Synapse

• Postural Nervous System

DF

• Dorsiflexion

• Plantarflexion

• Abduction

• Adduction

MSK

• Musculoskeletal

• Muscle Skeletal

• Muscle System Knowledge

• Musculoskeletal Knowledge

Bil or B/L

• Bilateral

• Unilateral

• Multilateral

• Trilateral

AAROM

• Active Assisted Range of Motion

• Active Range of Motion

• Assisted Active Range of Motion

• Passive Range of Motion

Ext

• Extension

• External

• Extra

• Extrapolate

Flex

• Flexion

• Extension

• Rotation

• Abduction

BUE

• Bilateral Upper Extremity

• Biological Upper Extremity

• Bilateral Unilateral Extremity

• Basic Upper Extremity

ER

• External Rotation

• Elevated Response

• Emergency Room

• Endurance Running