Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
National Occupation Code (NOC): 31209
Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating, who are not elsewhere classified, diagnose and treat the diseases and injuries of patients. This unit group includes doctors of podiatric medicine, naturopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine, and also includes chiropodists and podiatrists. They work in private practices, clinics and hospitals.
Job Duties for Other professional occupations in health diagnosing and treating
- Diagnose diseases, deformities and injuries of the human foot and communicate diagnoses to patients
- Treat patients using braces, casts, shields, orthotic devices, physical therapy, or prescribed medications
- May also perform surgery on the bones of the forefoot and the subcutaneous soft tissues of the foot.
- Diagnose diseases, deformities and injuries of the human foot
- Treat patients using braces, casts, shields, orthotic devices, physical therapy and subcutaneous soft-tissue foot surgery.
- Diagnose patients’ diseases and disorders
- Employ natural methods of healing such as acupuncture and acupressure, spinal manipulation, reflexology, hydrotherapy, herbal medicines, biochemical therapy, clinical nutrition, homeopathy and counselling in their treatment.
- Diagnose disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal, circulatory and nervous systems
- Treat patients with manipulative therapy, medications or surgery.
Doctors of podiatric medicine
Chiropodists and diploma or first-degree trained podiatrists
Doctors of naturopathic medicine
Doctors of osteopathic medicine
Alternate Job Titles
- Chiropodist
- Doctor Of Naturopathic Medicine
- Doctor Of Naturopathy
- Doctor Of Osteopathic Medicine
- Doctor Of Osteopathy
- Doctor Of Podiatric Medicine (D.P.M.)
- Doctor Of Podiatry
- Foot Specialist
- Naturopath – Physician
- Naturopathic Doctor (ND)
- Naturopathic Physician
- Osteopath – Physician
- Osteopathic Physician
- Podiatrist
- Podiatric Physician