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Treatment plan

Meaning in physiotherapy, with examples

nounCore term

In physiotherapy, treatment plan means: The agreed set of treatments, goals and timescales for a patient, based on the findings of the assessment.

In Turkish: tedavi planı

How it is used

Written at the end of the assessment, usually as the P in SOAP notes. Physiotherapists draw up, agree, review and adjust a treatment plan, ideally together with the patient. A good plan lists the interventions, how often the patient will be seen and when progress will be reviewed.

Example sentences

  1. Let's agree on a treatment plan: two sessions a week for six weeks, plus daily exercises at home.

  2. I've updated the treatment plan because her pain has settled.

Common collocations

  • agree a treatment plan
  • draw up a treatment plan
  • review the treatment plan
  • individual treatment plan
  • assessmentThe process of collecting information about a patient's problem through questions, observation, measurement and tests, in order to understand it and plan treatment.
  • SMART goalsTreatment goals written to be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound, so that progress can be checked clearly.
  • SOAP notesA common way of organising clinical notes in four parts: Subjective, Objective, Assessment (or Analysis) and Plan.
  • rehabilitationThe process of helping a person recover strength, movement and independence after an injury, illness or operation, or adapt to a lasting disability.

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