Therapy Acronyms

[Yadda Me HappyToday]

I was thinking how confusing it is with all these acronyms flying about, many are related to what we do, some are used at the ends of our names for professional reasons. So I thought maybe we can help one another out on this thread and name a few and compile a nice list to share.

AOR - Association of Reflexologists
EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique (A meridian therapy)
Freeway CER - Fast Release Entrapped Emotions With a Yawn (A meridian therapy)
ITEC - International Therapy Examination Council
MAR - Member of the Association of Reflexologists
NLP- Neurolinguistic Programming
OT Occupational Therapy/ist
RDA - Reccommended Daily Allowance#
ROM - Range of movement (used in remedial / sports and other similar therapies)
TAT - Tapas Acupressure Technique (A meridian Therapy)
TATh - Thermo-auricular Therapy (aka Hopi Ear Candling)
Vertical Reflex Therapy - A form of therapy performed on the tops of the feet, drawing on the principles of reflexology
VTCT - Vocational Training Charitable Trust

I'll edit this as I think of more..

 

[lztvzqhn]

And a Few More

NFSH - National Federation of Spiritual Healers
AHBA - Aromatherapy Health and Beauty Association.
ICM - Institute of Complementary Medicine.
CTA - Complementary Therapy Association.
UKH - UK Healers.
C.H.A. - Complementary Healing Association.
ICRT - International Centre for Reiki Training.
EURCP - European Union Register of Complementary Practitioners, Therapists, Schools and Training Centres,
AC Register - Register of Alternative and Complementary Practitioners.
BRCP - British Register of Complementary Practitioners.
CHA - College of Holistic Advancement.
CCHA - The Corinthian Church and Healing Association
SNU - Spiritualists' National Union

 

[John Treason]

A slight correction (or expansion) of one of Justines...

FREEWAY-CER : Fast Release Entrapped Emotions With A Yawn - Change Energy Routine

 

[Dan the Man]

A list of acronyms from a thread on the 'sports therapies' forum:

AHCP = Association of Holistic & Complementary Practitioners
AHG = Active Health Group
AIS = active isolated stretching
APNT = Association of Physical & Natural Therapists
ASET = Accreditation Syndicate for Education and Training
BASRAT = British Association of Sports Rehabilitators and Trainers
BOA = British Olympic Association
BRCP = British Register of Complementary Practitioners
BSY = British School of Yoga
BTEC = Business & Technology Education Council
CIBTAC = Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology
CPD = continuous professional development
CSP = Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
CTM = connective tissue manipulation
EIS = English Institute of Sport
FHT = Federation of Holistic Therapists
FSMT = Federation of Sports Masseurs & Therapists
GCMT = General Council for Massage Therapy
GCP = Guild of Complementary Practitioners
HP = HealthyPages
HPC = Health Professions Council
HPO = Health Professions Order
IGPP = International Guild of Professional Practitioners
ISRM = Institute of Sport & Remedial Massage
ITEC = International Therapy Examination Council
LCM = London College of Massage
LCSP = London & Counties Society of Physiologists
LEA = local education authority
LSSM = London School of Sports Massage
MET = muscle energy techniques
MFR = myofascial release
NIM = Northern Institute of Massage
NLSSM = North London School of Sports Massage
NMT = neuromuscular technique
NQF = National Qualifications Framework
PIR = post-isometric relaxation
PM = ‘private message’
PNF = proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
PTS = Pulse Training Solutions Ltd
QCA = Qualifications & Curriculum Authority
REPS = Register of Exercise Professionals
RI = reciprocal inhibition
SCS = ‘strain counter-strain’
SMA = Sports Massage Association
SMP = sports massage practitioner
SMS = Scottish Massage Schools
SMTO = Scottish Massage Therapists Organisation
SPS = Sports Performance Services Ltd
SST = Society of Sports Therapists
STO = Sports Therapy Organisation
STR = soft tissue release
UKA = United Kingdom Athletics
VTCT = Vocational Training Charitable Trust[/siz

 

[Koopa Troopa]

I've found that some people refer to Energy Field Therapy as EFT, which slightly confuses me when I see EFT as Emotional Freedom Technique, which came from TFT which was Thought field therapy.

Energy Work
EFT - Energy Field Therapy
SKHM (aka. Sekhem, Secheim) - Egyptian based style of energy healing introduced by Patrick Zeigler (derived from egyptian Sekhemet)
SEKHEM(tm) - Egyptian based style of healing created by Helen Belot

Meridian Work
EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique
TFT - Thought Field Therapy
BSFF - Be Set Free Fast
TAT - Tapas Accupressure Technique
FREEWAY-CER - Fast Release Entrapped Emotions With A Yawn - Change Energy Routine

I'll edit and add to the list as I think of more in these fields.

 

[Wakteathe]

Just the one from me.

SIR (Scottish Institute of Reflexology)

 

[mermaid]

After reading all of that, I think I need to..... GOM.




Get out more!!

 

[oqpaobmp]

A couple of more obvious ones

IHM - Indian Head Massage
NHM - No Hands Massage