Navigating the Scope of Practice: Personal Trainers, Physios, Dieticians, Doctors..What can a personal trainer do?

Send us Fan MailOne of the ongoing discussions people in the health space (I'll include everyone in that; Doctors, Physios, Dieticians, Nutritionists, Personal trainers etc) keep having is about "scope of practice".For instance; Someone who is not a registered dietician can not give out personalised meal plans, telling you exactly what to eat. It doesn't matter whether they're a personal trainer or a GP, they don't have the qualifications to do so.You will often hear physio therapists say the same thing; "If your client has an injury then you should refer out to a physio" and technically they are correct.However, there are some grey areas in this. What about a minor niggle? Can/should a personal trainer refer out? I mean, you don't go to A&E with a small cut on your finger, do you?And what happens when a qualified professional is seemingly incapable of helping you but someone in an adjacent profession does have the solution?I give the example of my knee pain which physiotherapists kept messing around with and nothing was resolved, then I saw my sports massage therapist and he diagnosed the cause in 2 minutes and fixed it within 3 sessions. Should I not have listened? Should he have sent me away, back to the physios that didn't have the solution the first time?All that, and more, in today's episode;As always; HPNB still only has 5 billing cycles. So this means that you not only get 3 months FREE access, no obligation! BUT, if you decide you want to do the rest of the program, after only 5 months of paying $10/£8 a month you now get FREE LIFE TIME ACCESS! That's $50 max spend, in case you were wondering. Though I'm not terribly active on  Instagram and Facebook you can follow us there. I am however active on Threads so find me there! And, of course, you can always find us on our YouTube channel if you like your podcast in video form :) Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access. No sales, no commitment, no BS. Email [email protected] if you have any questions, comments or want to suggest a guest/topic           If you could rate the podcast on your favourite platform that would be a big help. Playing us out this week; "Keys to the castle" by Salon Dijon