Clarify
Highlight the reason for consultation, context and relevant session information.
Practical guide · Osteopathy clinical reports
Osteopathy clinical reports: keep a clear record of the session
Prepare a summary that accurately reflects the consultation, without starting from a blank page. The template organises the document; your review preserves the precision and relevant nuances.
No card required · Solo at €39 incl. VAT/month after the trial · Practice & team by quotation
Updated on 21 October 2026 · Written by the Manu team
A useful document for the next consultation
The clinical report helps you retrieve the information retained and the agreed next steps.
Adapt
Choose the template and level of detail to suit the record or recipient.
Continue
Review the history and prepare follow-up before seeing the patient again.
An outline to maintain continuity
Personalise it to suit the consultation and available information.
Reason for consultation and context
The complaint, its progression and relevant background information.
Session summary
Observations, matters discussed and decisions actually made.
Advice and next steps
Instructions given to the patient and topics to revisit, without adding assumed facts.
From raw text to a readable summary
Fictional documentation example, without a proposed diagnosis.
Notes
Upper back pain in a sedentary patient. Increased workload and reduced physical activity reported.
Prepared clinical report
Reason for consultation: upper back pain.
Reported context: reduced physical activity and a period of increased workload.
To complete: impact, examination information and decisions made during the session.
Review
The osteopath checks the wording, adds actual observations and keeps the advice they have chosen.
From document to recipient
Maintain the same care and attention in the practice and remotely.
Start with the information collected
Use your notes. In the practice, you can also record the conversation after informing the patient and obtaining their agreement. For video consultations, use your notes or dictate a summary after the call.
Choose and adjust the template
Prepare the clinical report, assessment or summary needed for the record.
Adapt your communication
Write a message to the patient or a letter to the doctor and review it before sharing.
Prepare follow-up
Retrieve the document and history at the next appointment; offer instructions through Théra if they fit your follow-up.
Explore further
Choose the next useful step for your practice.
Try writing with your own terminology
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No bank card required. Solo: €39 incl. VAT per month after the trial. Practice & team: by quotation.
Your questions
A few points before you try it.
Does the template remove the nuances of the consultation?
No. The template organises the document. Adapt the wording and keep only useful, verified information.
Can I create documents other than a clinical report?
Yes. You can prepare an assessment or summary, as well as a message to the patient or a letter to the doctor.
How can I reuse the document during follow-up?
Review it in the record alongside the history and progress information before the next appointment.