Movement Confidence Tracker

Because building trust in your body is healing in motion.

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🔹 Purpose: To help patients recognize and track progress in how confident they feel moving—regardless of pain levels—so they see wins that numbers alone miss.

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🔹 Why This Matters: Pain may still come and go, but confidence is a deeper marker of healing. This tool shifts the focus from pain reduction to movement resilience—one experience at a time.

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🌀 How to Use:

Once a week (or after a session), fill this out. Use it to guide treatment, build momentum, and reflect on growth.

💡 Section 1: Today I…

(Check all that apply)

☐ Moved in a way I was afraid to before

☐ Said yes to a task I usually avoid

☐ Trusted my body more than I doubted it

☐ Noticed I was less tense during movement

☐ Tried something new

☐ Adapted instead of giving up

☐ Recovered faster from discomfort

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💡 Section 2: My Confidence Level Today

(Use a 0–10 scale or circle one)

▫️ Cautious but trying

▫️ Some fear, but more trust

▫️ Neutral

▫️ I felt strong and capable

▫️ I surprised myself—in a good way

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💡 Section 3: What Helped Most?

(Pick or write in)

▫️ My mindset

▫️ My clinician’s words

▫️ Doing it slowly

▫️ Repeating a movement I’ve done before

▫️ Changing my environment

▫️ Breathing + calming down first

▫️ Other: __________________________

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💡 Section 4: My Next Step

(Build anticipation and agency)

▫️ “Next time, I want to try…”

▫️ “I’m beginning to believe…”

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✅ Affirmation:

“Confidence isn’t the absence of pain. It’s the return of trust.”

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🧠 Final Insight:

Confidence isn’t built in a single breakthrough—it’s layered through moments of trying, adapting, and daring again. When patients track their trust—not just their pain—they start to see what healing really looks like: not perfection, but possibility in motion. This tool is a mirror for their courage. Let it reflect just how far they’ve come.

This resource is part of The Wondering Clinician Toolkit. It’s not medical advice—just a tool to support learning, reflection, and healing. Always consult your clinician when needed.