Spine Injury

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Before a health care professional can diagnose your condition and design a treatment plan, a complete history and physical examination of the spine are necessary. There are so many possible internal causes of pain; it is important to determine what is and is not causing the problem. After the physician has a better idea of what is causing your discomfort, diagnostic tests of may be recommended.

After taking your history, the physician will give you a physical examination. This allows the doctor to rule out possible causes of pain and try to determine the source of your problem. The areas of your body that will be examined depend upon where you are experiencing pain - neck, lower back, arms, legs, etc. The following are some of the things that are checked in a typical exam:

Motion of Spine and Neck - Is there pain when you twist, bend, or move? If so, where? Have you lost some flexibility?
Weakness - Your muscles will be tested for strength. You might be asked to try to push or lift your arm, hand, or leg when light resistance is put against them.
Pain - The doctor may try to determine if you have tenderness of certain areas.

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[Physio Dude]

although docters diagnose a patient first.. i think a physiotherapist do a better job with the physical assessment of a patient. i have often seen docters coming to a conclusion too soon or dont know what's going on. (not to bad mouth docters of course) im just saying that the physiotherapist does a better job with the orthopedic side of medicine