Doctors

[Baddoger]

I was wondering if you need a physical to get registered.

 

[Ladydiver]

Hi Ryan,

That's a very good question. I know when I got certified a few years back, PADI didn't require me to have a physical, but it is always a good idea to check with your doctor before beginning any new, strenuous activity. Diving can be a physically intensive activity, so you want to make sure you are in good cardiovascular health and in good physical condition overall.

If anyone knows more about this, any information would be appreciated.

Cheers,

 

[King_Neptune]

LadyDiver is correct. In this case, Your Doctor knows best. Although usually a minor issue, if you have problems like Asthma or a history of Ear Infections as a child, etc, these are all good things to ask your doctor about especially if you feel any of these things causing trouble for you.

Now, some things are natural and are learned how to deal with over time like "Clearing your ears" and such. But I am refering to PAIN.

Never let someone else talk you into a dive you arent comfortable with, everyone has bad days and its better to sit out a session than to hurt yourself and miss out on a whole season of diving or worse!

=-)

 

[sky50960]

I am a medical doctor
I always request : *complete physical/patient history
*ear nose throate investigation by specialist
*ECG and EEG
*Effort test (ECG) if over 40
*Chest x-ray
*Bood examen looking for red blood cels, sugar, cholesterol...


that is a lot...But i sleep well whit that
Notice i never did those cheks for my self

Are there other doctors out there???


What do you think???

FA

 

[sky50960]

Recently a sudy showed ( i haven't the references, try to find them ) that some people who experienced unexplained pulmonary barothroma had in fact tine pulmonary enphysem bubbles probably already before strarting diving.
And rheir chest XRay was reported normal.
Of course this condition requires high resolution CT scanner.
Is it necessary to perform such ( easy to make but expensive) radiology test?????

 

[scuba_guy]

i know with PADI you get a medical form to look at, if you answer yes to any of the questions you must see a doctor to be cleared for diving. i feel its a very good idea to do get a complete check out anyways by a doctor who knows about dive medicine, just to be safe

 

[greg somers]

All the agencies require a mandatory medical.It varies from country to country,but I like that it's enforced here.
In fact my last medical was very thorough.ECG,Xrays,blood and urine tests,breathing tests etc.Cost me a bit,but it's better knowing before hand.You can recover from disappointment,but not death.
Cheers Ears,
The Gasman.

 

[scubadoc]

Here is a web page that discusses and gives more information about diving medical exams. http://www.scuba-doc.com/medexam.htm

1. Doubt the wisdom of a routine EEG or an ENT evaluation before diving unless the history dictates.(See above).

2. It is certainly possible for "pulmonary emphysema blebs" to be missed on a chest x-ray, but you're not going to get very many sport divers to agree to such an expensive examination as a spiral CT scan or even a chest x-ray.

All the things listed by sky50960 would be great to have in a perfect world - but this just is not feasible for the ordinary sport diver. Commercial diving is another thing entirely, and should require these parameters and possibly even more.

 

[sky50960]

I agree with scubadoc
Not everybobie agrees with all those test
So i focus on the patient history for more tests
The doctor i went to to get my predive check just gave me a medical check an medical anamnesis
Not even a urine test or chest Xray.
I also red the followibg page http://www.scuba-doc.com/medexam.htm
Quite interesting

Thank you fellows

Fa

 

[enjoydiving]

Some one told me diving is good for people who have aches and pains or back and neck pains and I do notice that I maybe hurting before diving but the whole time I am diving I do not feel pain and I really feel more relaxed then when I am on land. I was wondering why this works and how to make sure I always have pain free Diving. My Doctors actually say that all water activity is good for me.