I left a comment yesterday but don’t see it posted so forgive me if you get this twice. I agree with your comments on keeping notes for each client. Another reason I keep notes is to show a clients progress over time. They often remember when the pain started but not when there was improvement or when it went away. Also, I find charting helps to find pain patterns; which then helps prevent pain and illness.

Just my two cents, take care,
Robin

I will be following you from now on. One of the additional reasons I find SOAP charting important is to show a client their progress over time. It often becomes meaningful to a chronic pain patient when they hear the notes I’ve kept on their improvement. People tend to remember when pain began better than they remember when it went away.

Also, I keep track of injury and illness patterns, which helps them prevent pain and illness and allows them some control.

Take care,

Robin Byler Thomas
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