The Importance of Subjective & Objective Assessment for a effective Plan
To safe guard a fitness professional and the client, records must be maintained for each client. these should contain the following details-
*clients medical history
*details of present physical conditions, if any
*any earlier assessment records
*any treatment taken
*any other details which you may find while consulting
The clients signature is required to-confirm accuracy of personal and medical information
consent to assessment / training & treatment agree to communication of information to third party
The S.O.A.P. procedure
S - Subjective - information gathered from the client in response to questioning.
O - Objective - information gathered from physical examination.
A - Assessment - interpretation of the information gathered during the subjective and objective phases.
P - Plan - of training with a set of exersises specifically designed around the needs of the client, also anykind of treatment and referrals if required.
The clients record must contain the details of any present conditions like e.g. pain, any restrictions or limitation they face during normal daily activity, if the condition has been asssessed, and if under treatment, any referral notes by a doctor or a therapist. Appropriate questions need to be asked such as, " what happened" "what was the experience" and, "what was the effect". from the response the relevant information should be recorded.
Finding during the objective assessment regarding observations made, testing to identify the degree of function, palpation, pain responses and the results from any spacial test must be documented.
A summary of the findings and the actions to be taken, set of exercises, treatment techniques, and any referral should be noted, followed by the plan of treatment and post-care advice.
All the records of Exercises and any kind of treatment or referrals should be maintained.
