There is an opinion that therapists are doctors without specialization, general profile, who can only identify the problem and send the patient for further treatment to a narrower specialist. This is not so: therapists know how to treat many internal diseases, they just focus on non-surgical methods of treatment. Therapists should be well versed in diagnosis, disease prevention and rehabilitation after illness.
Therapists
The field of medical science called therapy studies diseases of the internal organs, focusing mainly on the causes of their development, diagnosis, prevention and non-surgical treatment. It can be diseases of different body systems: respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular, urinary and others. Therapists can be called multidisciplinary doctors, as they have to deal with various diseases, but this does not mean that they are poorly versed in certain areas.
Therapists are excellent diagnosticians, they are the first to identify the causes of ailments. They study the patient's complaints, check his general condition, follow the medical history, collect all the necessary information to make the correct diagnosis and start treatment. Depending on complaints and observations, they decide on further actions: whether it is necessary to pass tests, do an examination, visit a highly specialized doctor who will already work with a certain problem.
The wide field of activity of the therapist explains the demand for this profession. Narrow specialists do not have time to consider every small problem, and then decide whether it belongs to his field or not. Therefore, you should not consider visiting a therapist an unnecessary formality before going to a more "serious" doctor. In many cases, special methods of treatment or surgical intervention are not required, and one or two consultations of a competent therapist are enough for the patient.
Visit to a therapist
It is necessary to see a therapist in many situations. Firstly, if you are tormented by any health problems, the causes of which you cannot determine, and also do not know with which internal system they are associated. For example, severe weight loss, headaches, low-grade body temperature, constant fatigue and others. In this case, the therapist will study all the symptoms, make an initial examination, review the test results and decide on the necessary treatment. It can include both medicinal and non-medicinal methods - for example, adherence to the daily regimen, exercise, diet.
Secondly, a visit to a therapist is desirable in cases where there is a predisposition to any diseases, when you need to carefully monitor your health, or during rehabilitation after a serious illness. Your doctor will advise on preventive measures or methods to help you recover.
