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Posted on 6/5/16 at 2:31 am to LATigerdoc
I'm on your side, but if I pretend I'm not, is the free pizza still an option?
This post was edited on 6/5/16 at 2:32 am
Posted on 6/7/16 at 6:14 pm to LATigerdoc
PT bill signed by governor today
Posted on 6/7/16 at 6:25 pm to The Eric
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PT bill signed by governor today
Great. Don't frick up.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 6:29 pm to The Eric
What's the PT bill allow?
Posted on 6/9/16 at 12:52 am to Jake88
Allows the practice of medicine/ medical decision making by physical therapists in place of a primary doctor
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 12:53 am
Posted on 6/9/16 at 1:10 am to LATigerdoc
This sets a scary prescedent...
Posted on 6/9/16 at 5:05 am to Marco Esquandolas
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This sets a scary prescedent...
It would be if it were actually true...
The bill allows a patient access to physical therapy without needing a physician referral.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 4:48 pm to Restomod
Call it whatever you wanna call it. We, in Louisiana, have transitioned from your doctor deciding when you need to see a therapist to now your therapist will decide when you need to see a doctor. That seems less likely to succeed if your primary objective is safety and you cut the most well-educated person out of the loop
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 6/9/16 at 5:14 pm to LATigerdoc
No, the patient gets to decide, no one is telling them that they have to see a PT first, and at anytime the patient can see a doctor if they choose to. Now, if you strain a muscle in your back playing baseball with the kids you have the choice of going to a PT before seeing a doctor, prior or to this, you could go to a chiropractor, an athletic trainer, an acupuncturist or even a massage therapist without going to a doctor, but not a PT, who has arguably more education than all of the above.
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 5:22 pm
Posted on 6/9/16 at 5:27 pm to Tigerpaw123
How would a layperson know if the injury requires PT? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? Does a PT have the ability to diagnose then treat? I've never been to one.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 5:39 pm to Jake88
Great questions, let me see if I can answer them
How would a layperson know if the injury requires PT?
Maybe they have a recurring issue and have been helped with PT before, maybe they have a family member, friend , neighbor who is a PT, maybe they are just aware of what a PT can treat?
Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?
No, it is helping get the cart and the horse across the finish line faster
Does a PT have the ability to diagnose then treat?
Yes, doctorate level education, they are trained to evaluate, make a PT diagnosis and treat, more importantly they are trained to know when it is something outside of their scope of practice and needs to be referred. 43 states have been doing this for years successfully
I've never been to one.
Hope you never need one, but glad you have the choice to see one
How would a layperson know if the injury requires PT?
Maybe they have a recurring issue and have been helped with PT before, maybe they have a family member, friend , neighbor who is a PT, maybe they are just aware of what a PT can treat?
Isn't that putting the cart before the horse?
No, it is helping get the cart and the horse across the finish line faster
Does a PT have the ability to diagnose then treat?
Yes, doctorate level education, they are trained to evaluate, make a PT diagnosis and treat, more importantly they are trained to know when it is something outside of their scope of practice and needs to be referred. 43 states have been doing this for years successfully
I've never been to one.
Hope you never need one, but glad you have the choice to see one
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 6/9/16 at 5:40 pm to Restomod
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bill allows a patient access to physical therapy without needing a physician referral.
Common sense prevails.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 6:22 pm to Tigerpaw123
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PT diagnosis
I always see terms like this thrown around. Practice of nursing, scope of nursing, PT diagnoses...
What does that even mean?
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:04 pm to Tigerpaw123
Doctoral level education with responsibility of diagnosis is a four year medical degree - plus 3-7 years of post-doctoral supervised graduated incremental responsibility.
PT was very recently a masters and they do not have the ability to fully diagnose disease. They did not study all the same lectures, come on
PT was very recently a masters and they do not have the ability to fully diagnose disease. They did not study all the same lectures, come on
This post was edited on 6/9/16 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:05 pm to MrSpock
Diagnosis is the turf of a physician. Please respect education
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:06 pm to LATigerdoc
God you suck. I cannot wait until you're replaced by an algorithm.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:09 pm to LucasP
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God you suck. I cannot wait until you're replaced by an algorithm.
Pfft...as if I couldn't take your job.
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:09 pm to LucasP
Looking out for patients. If you don't like that I'm sorry
Posted on 6/9/16 at 7:13 pm to LucasP
quote:
I cannot wait until you're replaced by an algorithm.
I'd bet some algorithms are already more accurate than him. And I'd guarantee all have more people skills than him.
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