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Best reply in my opinion. houston13 is correct in name only. PTD does mean physical therapy doctor but they are not close to MD's in training. Any bachelors degree followed by as little as 2.3 years of physical therapy training will earn the title PTD.
I'm not taking anything away from Physical Therapists, most of them are well trained and can help rehabilitate one after a medical condition that requires further attention following surgery or other condition.
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My son is a 3rd year medical student, I don’t know if there’s a more grueling career to study, so I know they are not close, I just meant PTDs (at least the ones I have had contact with) are very knowledgeable and I have found them very effective. Their years of study are real and I respect their expertise and knowledge (I imagine there are some that are not that helpful but unfortunately that’s also true for some MDs/DOs)
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I live in Canada. My sister was a physiotherapist which is now a MSc program here. I don’t know of any cardiac physios in the area. The hospital ones seems to be more occupational focussed with stairs and walking tests before discharged. A physiatrist , an MD with physical rehab specialty, may be the approach or at least point me in the right direction.