kfeusse Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ok, thanks to all of you here, I have decided to get my daughter into a orthopedic doctor. We don't live anywhere close to a pediatric one. What I was wondering is how important would it be for us to make a 3 hour drive (one way) to find one?? We have "regular" orthopedic doctors as close as 45 minutes away. My daughter is 11 if you haven't been following the other thread I started. Thanks. If you want to glance at the other thread explaining our situation better (I say glance because it is like 8 pages long)....here is the link: I am not sure what to think about this....please help me sort this out. - The Well-Trained Mind Forums (aka Hive Mind) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in WA Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hmm. When my son had hip pain that was trickier to identify, he was referred by a regular orthopedist to a pediatric orthopedist. For his more straightforward issues, a broken ankle and a broken thumb, he has seen a regular orthopedist who had no issue dealing with straightforward pediatric issues like open growth plates. I think you might need to all around and see the comfort level of dealing with an issue that may be specifically related to age/growth in your local orthopedists if traveling to a pediatric orthopedist is very burdensome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I would visit the orthopedic doctor at least once and see what they have to say. My daughter had knee issues and our pediatrician sent us to a pediatric orthopedist. There is definitely IMO a difference between one who treats adults (who I see) and one who treats children. We saw our orthopedist once and then spent 2 months in physical therapy before checking back in with the orthopedist again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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