Glossary of abbreviations used on forum

[Retro]

A quick guide to abbreviations that are often used on the forum

OT = Occupational Therapist
DDA = Disability Discrimination Act
DWP = Department of Work and Pensions
IB = Incapacity Benefit
IS = Income Support
HB = Housing Benefit
CTB = Council Tax benefit
DLA = Disability Living Allowance
LRC = Low Rate Care component of DLA
MRC = Middle Rate Care component of DLA
HRC = High Rate Care component of DLA
LRM = Low Rate Mobility component of DLA
HRM = High Rate Mobility component of DLA

HMS = Hypermobility Syndrome
EDS3 = Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome type 3 (aka HEDS)
HEDS = Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome hypermobility type (aka EDS3)
TMJ = Tempero Mandibular Joint (lower jaw)
SI or SIJ = Sacro-iliac Joint
POTS = Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Sydrome (or Postural Tachycardia Syndrome when written as PoTS)
FM or FMS = Fibromyalgia
CFS/ME or PVFS = Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome
RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis
MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Manchester Royal Infirmary
UCHL = University College Hospitals London

Will add more as I think of them.

[sarahh]

Hi Lindsey Thanks for that its definatly a good idea and will help

[Clarabel]

Great idea. What's POTS - that's the only one I don't know!

[Eloise]

Can you do a list of the medical abbreviations we use, such as SI, FM etc?

[Loured26]

Hi there,
Must be my age , but I'm having difficulty navigating my way through the site. Can someone tell me what the symbols to the left of topic posts, shown inside a circle mean? Some have black, others red horizontal lines, some moving some not etc

Many thanks

Having a bit of a dozy decade

Loulou

[loosebones]

Hi Loulou - if you're on a computer, hover the mouse over the circle and it should come up with something like 'no new posts' or 'new posts'. I can#t answer the moving one though I'm afraid