Medical Specialties Related To The Skeletal System Flashcards
What is a chiropractor?
Has a Doctor of chiropractic (DC) degree and specializes in the manipulative treatment of disorders originating from misalignment of the spine.
What does manipulative treatment mean/involve?
Manipulative treatment involves manually adjusting the position of bones.
What is an orthopedic surgeon?
An orthopedic surgeon, also known as an orthopedist, is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders involving the bones, joints, and muscles.
What is an osteopath?
This type of practice is known as ________; however, the term is also used to mean any bone disease.
An osteopath holds a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree and uses traditional forms of medical treatment in addition to specializing in treating health problems by spinal manipulation. (Oste/o means bone, and -path means disease).
Known as osteopathy
What is a podiatrist?
A podiatrist hold a Doctor of Podiatry (DP) or Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree and specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the foot (pod mean foot, and -iatrist means specialist.
What is a rheumatologist?
A rheumatologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of arthritis and disorders such as osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and tendinitis that are characterized by inflammation in the joints and connective tissues.
