Yes, a good physiatrist is like finding a gold mine. That's awesome.
Many smaller communities don't have a specialist like a physiatrist available.
In that case, you may need to see a physiatrist remotely or travel to see one.
I'm a c5 quad, 40 years post-injury, and I've never seen a physiatrist. I have
a general practitioner and a urologist, but no special SCI doctor. I equate
that to two things:1. I've been very lucky and blessed with good health; no
major issues with pain, decubitus or other injuries. I do know i could get a
referral if needed.2. Like all of us here, I've had to educate myself about SCI
so at least I have a general idea of what's going on with my body. Sometimes I
have had to educate doctors.
I hope you find a knowledgeable and compassionate doctor. And i wish you health
and happiness!
Don.
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 07:07:32 PM MST, Michelle Harkness
<[email protected]> wrote:
Oops! Sent to soon!
and I have a PMNR doc that sees nothing but quads - and knows everything we
need to know about how to navigate life to the fullest and how our bodies work!
She's a little further away, so I don't see her as often. It's especially
important to me right now, as I consider myself in an "aging quad" status. :)
On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 9:05 PM Michelle Harkness <[email protected]>
wrote:
I am 28 years post injury, c5 quad and have always seen a "quad doc" for
specialized things. To me they are a life saver for sure - they literally
speak quad! It has always been a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMNR)
doc - also called a phsyiatrist. I live in Texas and I actually have 2 right
now - 1 closer to me that is a standard PMNR doc (all of them know the basics
of quads but aren't necessarily specialized in quads) and
On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 2:37 PM Jeffrey Gaede <[email protected]> wrote:
And know that physiatrist and physical medicine and rehab doctors are, to my
experience, synonymous.
On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 11:58:36 AM PDT, Noel <[email protected]>
wrote:
I have the same problem. I think maybe a Physiatrist with some kind of spinal
cord injury specialty or experience.
On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 11:08 AM DAVID LEWIS <[email protected]> wrote:
At times being a Quad when i have something wrong wrong with me that my
regular Dr. doesnt know what to do he says about me looking into a Quad Dr.Who
exactly would that be? A Neurologist Dr maybe? What do you guys think?Thanks
