Physio Mnemonics
F.A.S.T
What is Face, Arm, Speech, Time.
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What is Wheelchair
Name or sing a song that has the word “NEVER” in it. Don’t forget to give credit to the artist!
What is We are Never Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift
Star Wars Day
May the 4th
This body part has a funny bone – but it’s not actually a bone
What is the elbow
S.I.T.S
What is rotator cuff muscles - Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, Subscapularis.
acnes portiere
What is Erector Spinae
Name or sing a song that has the word “HAPPY” in it. Don’t forget to give credit to the artist!
What is Happy by Pharrell Williams
Birthstone for May
Emerald
This organ is about the size of your fist and as heavy as a football
What is the Heart
Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel Very Good Velvet, Ah Heaven
What is The Cranial Nerves.
Cecilio drifts solidified
What is Clostridioides difficile
Name or sing a song that has the word “Paper” in it. Don’t forget to give credit to the artist!
What is Paper Planes by M.I.A
Every year on the first Saturday of May, the biggest horse race in the world is held
The Kentucky Derby
Despite being called a bone, this part of your body is mostly cartilage until your late teens
What is the growth plate
Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle
What is The Carpal Bones
contour wobbliest
What is Bowel obstruction
Name or sing a song that has the word “Cat” in it. Don’t forget to give credit to the artist!
What is Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin
In the Northern Hemisphere, May marks the peak of this vibrant natural event
What is spring bloom (pollen season)
These tiny bones in your ear help you hear – and they’re the smallest ones in your body
What are the ossicles? (stapes, malleus, or incus)
Peace and Love
What is Protect, Elevate, Avoid Anti-Inflammatory Modalities, Compress, Educate, Load, Optimism, Vascularization, Exercise
Green Mercy Moo
What is Emergency Room
Name or sing a song that has the word “Devil” in it. Don’t forget to give credit to the artist!
What is Sympathy For The Devil by The Rolling Stones
May is named after this Roman goddess of growth and fertility
Who is Maia?
This large muscle spans your lower back and connects the spine to the femur – often blamed for back pain
What is psoas major