2. Equipment presumptively nonmedical. Equipment which is primarily and customarily used for a nonmedical purpose may not be considered âmedicalâ equipment for program payment even though the item has some remote medically related use.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
Sports doctors -- also known as sports medicine physicians -- work with athletes, athletic trainers, coaches, and various types of sports teams to help prevent and treat athletic injuries. These professionals are licensed medical doctors who have graduated from medical school with a Doctor of Medicine degree. Over the course of their high school, undergraduate and medical school preparation, sports doctors take multiple science classes to prepare them for their career.