The superior doctor prevents sickness; The mediocre doctor attends to impending sickness; The inferior doctor treats actual sickness; -Chinese Proverb The above saying has been since hundreds of years, still its relevance in the present scenario cannot be undermined. Physiatrist (nounphys·iat·rist \ˌfi-zē-ˈa-trist\) is a physician who specializes in a branch of medicine known as Physiatry, or more commonly called as Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR), and so also called as a PMR specialist Skills: A Physiatrist deals with -Pain management/ palliative medicine -Musculo-skeletal injuries -Traumatic/ Non traumatic Spinal cord and Brain injuries -Rheumatology -Functional Rehabilitation -Neurological Rehabilitation -Sports injuries -Amputation -Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation -Cancer Rehabilitation -Pediatric Rehabilitation -Electrophysiological diagnosis -Obesity and…
Being a Physiatrist