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Your Health Matters – Is a Podiatrist Covered by Medicare?
Bill: In Australia, we have a public health system called Medicare. In the public hospital system, there are clinics that will cover podiatry. However, there’s

Your Health Matters – How Often Should You Do Pilates?
Bill: How often should you do Pilates? Steve: Well, how often should you eat well? Bill: Well, pretty much everyday. Steve: So you should do

Your Health Matters – Is Pilates Covered by Medicare? (powered by MHEALTH)
Bill: It can be complex. Question is, is Pilates covered by Medicare — no. However, Steve will elucidate. Steve: Well, if your GP thinks that

Your Health Matters – Does a Podiatrist Have an MD Degree?
Bill: Does a podiatrist have an MD? That’ll be a question from our friends in America. An MD is a qualification in Australia. An MD

Your Health Matters – What’s the difference between a Podiatrist and Chiropodist?
Bill: Chiropodist is an older term for a podiatrist. Chiropodist primarily, basically the general treatment side of things. Podiatrists do more than that these days.

Your Health Matters – Is a Physiotherapist covered by Medicare?
Bill: Is a physiotherapist covered by Medicare? In Australia, we have a public health system called Medicare and physiotherapy treatment is covered by Medicare in

Your Health Matters – What qualifications do you need to become a Physiotherapist?
Bill: Well, aside from a pulse, what do you need to be a physio, Steve? Steve: In Australia, you can have a Bachelor of Physiotherapy.

Your Health Matters – Can A Podiatrist write a prescription?
Bill: Can a podiatrist write a prescription? That’s an interesting conversation in Australia. Some podiatrists have prescribing rights which is an additional qualification to a

Your Health Matters – Can I do Pilates and be on a Keto diet?
Bill: The Keto diet Steve, you’ve heard much about the Keto diet? Steve: I’ve heard a little bit, but I know you’re all into it.

Your Health Matters – When should I see a Podiatrist?
Bill: When should I see a podiatrist? Podiatrists are lower limb experts. And anything to do with the alignment of the lower limb, any biomechanical

Your Health Matters – What are the benefits of Physiotherapy?
Steve: What are the benefits of physiotherapy. Again, where do we start? Bill: Well, I think rather than, I’d like to flip the question on

Your Health Matters – What do Podiatrists treat?
Steve: Podiatrists treat feet, ankle, shins, knees, legs, hips. They treat everything from the hip down. And that can be bio-mechanically, getting people walking better,

Your Health Matters – Is a Physiotherapist an MD?
Bill: Physiotherapist is not a medical doctor as you would think of an MD or a general practitioner or a surgeon. However, just to confuse

Your Health Matters – What is the difference between a Physical Therapist and Physiotherapist?
Steve: In America, it’s a physical therapist, known as a physical therapist. In Australia, England — Bill’s worked, I’ve worked — and also the rest

Your Health Matters – What does a Physiotherapist do?
Bill: What does a physiotherapist do? What skills set does physios have? Steve: As a general rule, I would say we’re neuro-musculoskeletal therapists. We deal
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