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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
All this time I've been thinking that's a misspelling physiatrist, so I google: physiasist, and lo & behold, it pops up a few hundred too many times to be just misspellings, but I can't find a definition for it.
So is it a different specialty, or a different term for the same specialty (and if so, is it an Anglo/American or Euro/American thing or what?) or is it misspelled/misunderstood(?) that often?
I'm befused. 
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A physiatrist is a doctor who specializes in physical medicine, rehabilitation and pain management.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physica...rehabilitation
http://www.aapmr.org/patients/aboutp...ysiatrist.aspx
When I was recovering from a car accident nearly 10 years ago and had obvious signs of some sort of nerve problems, my primary doctor sent me to the physiatrist. He figured out the problem right away and handled my care by sending me to the appropriate specialists.