CHAT Tool - Offender Health Research Network

Tick No or Yes as appropriate for each question and include additional notes No Yes
MUSCULO-SKELETAL SYSTEM
Do you regularly EXERCISE – sport; swimming; walking etc.
Do you have any pain when you walk or run
Do you have any stiffness or swelling in your joints
Is there anything unusual about the young person’s frame, POSTURE or GAIT
- observe them sitting and walking; range of movements; alignment and symmetry; length
of limbs (remember proportions are age related); deformities or swellings; involuntary
movements.
Is there any evidence of recent TRAUMA e.g. bruising/dressings sutures, absence of
fingers/toes/limbs.
Have you ever BROKEN and/or FRACTURED a bone before
– it is not uncommon for adolescents to have old bone injuries that were not treated or set
properly – particularly observe the knuckles for signs of this
ACTION FOR CARE PLAN
Surname:
DOB:
Forenames:
NHS Number:
CHAT Tool Secure Estate (Version 3 - June 2013)
40 | P age