Record touch and sensation

Choose a region in SomaTrace and record side, depth, texture, sensation and intensity. Check the entry, then save it with the session record.

Record what you felt during palpation and how the client described the experience, so you have a clear account to refer to later.

Entries are organised by region. Use notes to add detail and to keep your observations apart from the client’s own words. The steps below use the labels in the Traditional Chinese interface.

Part 1: Open the touch tab

In the session editor, open 「觸感」 (Sensation). Choose 「正面」 (Front), 「背面」 (Back) or 「內臟」 (Visceral) for the area you want to record.

The front, back and internal-organ tabs at the top of 「觸感」 (Sensation)

The internal-organ tab has a front chest, abdomen and pelvis diagram. Use 「女性」 (Female), 「男性」 (Male) or 「全部」 (All), then select an organ or fascial field to open an entry. The diagram helps you locate the area; record what you actually felt and saw.

The internal-organ diagram with the 「女性」 (Female), 「男性」 (Male) and 「全部」 (All) switch

For example, the liver entry form includes 「原動率（motility）」 (Motility), 「位移（mobility／被動位移）」 (Mobility (passive excursion)), 「實際觀察到的方向」 (Observed restriction direction) and 「組織質地」 (Tissue quality). Use these fields to keep a record of what you observed at the time.

The liver form: reduced motility and inhalation-limited mobility selected, with the observed-direction grid below

When finished with the internal-organ form, select 「完成」 (Done) at the top right, then save the session with 「儲存紀錄」 (Save record). After saving, check the visceral tab under Sensation; use 「編輯內臟筋膜」 (edit visceral fascia) to make changes.

The saved record’s internal-organ tab: the liver summary and the edit pencil next to 「內臟筋膜」 (Visceral fascia)

The region, side and depth steps below describe the separate ordinary touch-entry form.

Part 2: Add a touch entry

Select 「新增觸感」 (Add sensation), then choose 「部位」 (Region).

The 「新增觸感」 (Add sensation) button below the body figure

Select 「左」 (Left), 「右」 (Right) or both. If relevant, choose 「表層」 (Surface), 「中層」 (Mid) or 「深層」 (Deep).

The 「新增觸感」 sheet: right 肩胛 (scapula) selected, with 「中層」 (Mid) chosen for depth

Under 「質地」 (Texture), choose descriptions that fit what you felt, such as tight, hard, thick, sticky or reduced glide. Under 「感受」 (Sensation), options include heat, cold, numbness and prickling. Select 「更多」 (More) to see additional options.

Tight and ropey selected under texture, numb under sensation, with 「更多」 (More) options; intensity still reads 「未評」 (Not rated)

Add a 1–5 「強度」 (Intensity) rating if useful, or leave it as 「未評」 (Not rated). Use 「備註」 (Notes) for location details, the client’s own words or anything uncertain.

Intensity set to 2 (shown as 2 / 5) and a note with the location and the client’s words

Select 「完成」 (Done) to return to the session editor.

If your device displays 「此裝置無法顯示 3D，仍可搜尋結構名稱」 (3D is unavailable on this device. You can still search structure names.), search by structure name instead. You can also use 「新增觸感」 to choose a region and continue.

Part 3: Save and review

Select 「完成」 (Done) to return, then 「儲存紀錄」 (Save record) to save the whole session. Done only closes this entry, so finish with Save record.

Reopen the same session’s touch tab and check the region, side, depth, texture, sensation, intensity and notes. The viewing page has front and back sections, with 「編輯正面」 (edit front) and 「編輯背面」 (edit back) controls.

The saved record’s touch view with the body/internal-organ switch and front and back tabs

The same entry may appear in both the front and back views so you can review it from either side; it is still one entry.

Part 4: Edit an existing entry

Return to the session’s touch editor and choose the region from the existing-entry list.

The existing-entry list in the touch editor, with 「左肩前側 3/5」 (left front shoulder) highlighted

Check that 「編輯觸感」 (Edit sensation) opens, then adjust the side, depth, texture, sensation, intensity or notes.

The 「編輯觸感」 (Edit sensation) sheet opened from an existing entry

Select Done, then save the session. Reopen the saved touch tab and check the result. For example, after changing an intensity to 2, check that the matching item shows 2/5.

After saving, 「左肩前側」 shows 2/5 in the touch list

To correct an entry, open it from the existing-entry list and it updates in place; Add sensation always creates a new one.

Next steps

See Record a session for discomfort and observation notes. After the session, review the session to compare before and after and plan what to check next time.

Reading touch and sensation notes

These entries capture subjective impressions for later review and discussion. Note the location, conditions and who described the sensation so the entry has context. A selected description reflects how the tissue felt at the time; read it alongside your other observations, and never as a diagnosis.

References

Sensation entries are your subjective impressions to aid recall, not diagnostic findings. For background on palpation and fascial tissue, see:

Chaitow, L. Palpation and Assessment Skills (Churchill Livingstone). Schleip, R. (2003). Fascial plasticity – a new neurobiological explanation. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 7(1), 11–19 and 7(2), 104–116.