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Doctor Specialties could include:
- Neurologist
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Physical Therapist
- Pediatrician
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Ophthalmologist
- Internist
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Speech Therapist
- Family Practice Phy...
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Physical Medicine Specialist
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Massage therapist
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You have symptoms of muscular dystrophy. You have a personal or family history of muscular dystrophy and you are planning to have children.
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A doctor should be consulted whenever muscle development is thought to be abnormal or slow.
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A pediatrician or family physician often make an initial diagnosis of muscular dystrophy. Pathologists and geneticists evaluate materials collected for testing. Physical therapists may provide supportive services. Braces and other assistive device...
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A neurologist is a physician who has undergone additional training to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system.
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21....
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American pediatrician 1870–1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of "The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies," Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in ...
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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Physiatrist (fizz eye' uh tree).
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