| (2) | A chiropractic physician may:
| (a) | examine, diagnose, and treat only within the scope of chiropractic as described in this Subsection (2); |
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| (i) | use x-ray for diagnostic purposes only; and |
| (ii) | order, for diagnostic purposes only:
| (B) | magnetic resonance imaging; and |
| (C) | computerized tomography; |
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| (c) | administer:
| (i) | physical agents, including light, heat, cold, water, air, sound, compression, electricity, and electromagnetic radiation except gamma radiation; and |
| (ii) | physical activities and devices, including:
| (A) | exercise with and without devices; |
| (C) | mechanical stimulation; |
| (G) | wound debridement, cleansing, and dressing changes; |
| (I) | training in locomotion and other functional activities with and without assistance devices; and |
| (J) | correction of posture, body mechanics, and gait; |
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| (d) | administer the following topically applied medicinal agents, including steroids, anesthetics, coolants, and analgesics for wound care and for musculoskeletal treatment, including their use by iontophoresis or phonophoresis; |
| (e) | treat pain incident to major or minor surgery, cancer, obstetrics, or x-ray therapy; |
| (f) | utilize immobilizing appliances, casts, and supports for support purposes, but may not set displaced bone fractures; |
| (g) | inform the patient of possible side effects of medication and recommend referral to the prescribing practitioner; |
| (h) | provide instruction in the use of physical measures, activities, and devices for preventive and therapeutic purposes; |
| (i) | provide consulting, educational, and other advisory services for the purposes of reducing the incidence and severity of physical disability, movement dysfunctions, bodily malfunction, and pain; |
| (j) | treat a human being to assess, prevent, correct, alleviate, and limit physical disability, movement dysfunction, bodily malfunction, and pain resulting from disorders, congenital and aging conditions, injury, and disease; and |
| (k) | administer, interpret, and evaluate tests. |
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