MSK Podiatry Limits

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Hi

I have recently been shadowing a podiatrist who was carrying out some msk treatment on a p/t, the p/t complained about having some back pain and the podiatrist said it was a muscular issue. He then proceeded to do some mobilisations on the p/t's back.

Are we allowed to carry out treatments on the back? Are we covered by this with socap?

Thanks

 

I'd suggest anyone (no matter their profession) who dives into manual therapy on the spine with what sounds like a far too brief (absent?) history taking is potentially on thin ice

 

He didn't actually do any work on the spine (he said he never would do any spinal work as it's out of his remit) but he was doing myofascial releases and mobilisations on the deltoids and QL respectively.

He clearly knew what he was doing but I just wondered what the limitations were on this kind of thing...

 

Did he take a full history and exclude all other potential causes of back pain, including red flags?

 

Yes he did, sorry i was a bit vague in my original post. He knew the patient well and had a full up to date history, he had ruled out other causes before treating the patient.