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[Sunarrow685]

On 10/6/2014 sunala said:

On 10/6/2014 RibbonsRosesRainbows said:

On 10/6/2014 Buck-i-Nana said:

Well, you have a choice, neurologist, neurosurgeon or physiatrist.

that is it physiatrist.........but when I posted one time people kept trying to say I meant a therapist so I just started saying brain doctor and I can't get this spelling down in my head for physiatrist. Mark my word someone will think it is a therapist of the mind..........I have already been there with this board and bought the t shirt.

Do you mean psychiatrist?

My head is in a whirl at some of your posts

no need for head to spin....the term was discussed earlier in thread...

Physiatrists, or rehabilitation physicians, are nerve, muscle, and bone experts who treat injuries or illnesses that affect how you move. Rehabilitation physicians are medical doctors who have completed training in the medical specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R).

aapmr.org/patients/aboutpmr/Pages/physiatrist.aspx

[Preds]

Find a good group of doctors that will and can work together. And Trust them.

[magicmoodz]

OK everybody, follow along. RRR said according to her neurosurgeon she has met her maximum medical improvement. Therefore, she now sees a physiatrist and posters who obviously didn't know what a physiatrist does would accuse her of seeing a psychiatrist. And brain doctor is just easier to spell.

Did I get it right RRR?

[Sushismom]

That's my take on this, too. Except that a physiatrist isn't a brain doctor.

[lulu2]

On 10/6/2014 magicmoodz said:

OK everybody, follow along. RRR said according to her neurosurgeon she has met her maximum medical improvement. Therefore, she now sees a physiatrist and posters who obviously didn't know what a physiatrist does would accuse her of seeing a psychiatrist. And brain doctor is just easier to spell.

Did I get it right RRR?

Not quite.

Mark my word someone will think it is a therapist of the mind..........I have already been there with this board and bought the t shirt.

[magicmoodz]

On 10/6/2014 lulu2 said:

On 10/6/2014 magicmoodz said:

OK everybody, follow along. RRR said according to her neurosurgeon she has met her maximum medical improvement. Therefore, she now sees a physiatrist and posters who obviously didn't know what a physiatrist does would accuse her of seeing a psychiatrist. And brain doctor is just easier to spell.

Did I get it right RRR?

Not quite.

Mark my word someone will think it is a therapist of the mind..........I have already been there with this board and bought the t shirt.

I suspect when RRR said therapist of the mind and physiatrist and psychiatrist look alike, she didn't want people to confuse the two.

[Buck-i-Nana]

On 10/6/2014 ROMARY said:

Thanks, complicated................I've made a note of this type of therapist: 'physiatrist'. I know several folks who can probably benefit by seeing physiatrists. Sometimes we have to know who exactly we should request (referral) from our docs.

A Physiatrist is an MD who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation of brain and spinal cord injuries, not a therapist.

[Buck-i-Nana]

On 10/6/2014 Sushismom said:

That's my take on this, too. Except that a physiatrist isn't a brain doctor.

They are MDs who specialize in physical medicine and rehab, most specialize in brain and spinal cord injured patients, so essentially, they can be viewed as a brain Dr.

[ROMARY]

Buck I nana: Oh, I shouldn't have written therapist. I believe someone mentioned nerve, muscle, and bone specialist/doctor. Which is what a couple of folks I know have been dealing with, with not many results/suggestions/referrals. ............ Post #30

[sylviahomeatlast]

whatever......