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Originally Posted by cracher
You know what? My bad, I'll own this one. According to Alberta's Health Professions Act, PT can diagnose here. This is not the case across Canada. They are not listed in the CHA, but it seems to be administered on a province to province basis.
Edit: But to my understanding, not all PT can order imaging. So how does that work? An ankle is not easy to figure out clinically, rads is your best friend in this area.
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Whats you occupation or role? It seems like you have a little knowledge. Id guess you somehow work on the periphery.
I have a good family doc who treats and understands athletes. Im active and compete in sport so I have both chronic and acute injuries. My physio is almost always my first visit. If I think Ive busted some bones then I might seek some urgent care. Otherwise, a visit to the doctor as a first stop is really a waste of time. Usually I have a pretty good idea of whats injured. (I have decent knowledge of the body and have good body awareness of my own body.) The doc would do some basic tests and recommend to go see a physio. Or the doc might order imaging and then have you back to discuss and then recommend physio.
A physio will also take more time to diagnose your issue. Go to a doc and you're in and out in 5 minutes on your first appointment. A physio might do 20 or 30 minutes of assessment or longer.