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The Importance of Trusting Your Orthopedic Doctor or Medical Team

In this Facebook Live: All Things Orthopedic , Annette de Lancey (Founder and Owner of CastCoverz!) discusses the importance of trusting your orthopedic doctor or medical team (nurse practitioners, physician’s associates, etc.) with guest Dr. Scott Hoffinger, Medical Director of OrthoPediatrics, and Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. 

Research has proven the importance of a physician-patient relationship rooted in faith and trust. If you, as the orthopedic patient, don’t feel a sense of confidence or comfort in your doctor, it may be best to seek other options.

Sometimes, like in the case of an emergency accident, you don’t have the choice to pick your doctor. On the occasion you’re getting elective surgery, selelct a doctor that you feel comfortable with and trust will meet your needs. 

Your doctors want you to TRUST them! In doing so, your healing and recovery will only benefit; being able to trust that your doctor or surgeon has your BEST interest through this journey together will create a true sense of relief as your body heals.

Having faith in your doctors and medical team has been proven to enhance healing and recovery. Both you and your doctor need to have faith in each other, and you need to know that your medical team cares! If something is telling you to find a different doctor, do so. 

You should never feel like you are a burden on your doctor or medical staff, but that they are there to help you.