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History physical therapy

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  • The practice of physical therapy can be traced back to about 460 BC
  • when physicians Hippocrates and Hector used massage therapy and hydrotherapy (water therapy) to treat their patients. Massage therapy is a technique of physiotherapy, whereby basic hand movements are used to reduce stress, relieve pain and stimulate healing
  • However, it was during the World War I (1917-1918) that physiotherapy was performed widely as a rehabilitation therapy for people who were injured in the war. People employed for such rehabilitative work were known as reconstruction aides and they were trained nurses having background of physical education and massage therapy.
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  • The earliest documented record of the founding of a professional group for physical therapy, was the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, in England, in 1894
  • to provide physiotherapy services to the general public
  • in 1913, the University of Otago, New Zealand, established the School of Physiotherapy.
  • in 1921, Mary McMillan
  • founded the American Women's Physical Therapeutic Association, which was later changed to the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She contributed a lot to the reconstruction aide services and came to be known as "The Mother of Physical Therapy
  • Till the 1940s, common physiotherapy practices included massage, exercise and traction. It was only in the early 1950s that manipulative therapy for the spine and joint pain was introduced in the British Commonwealth countries
  • In 1924, the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation was established to fight the polio epidemic
  • physiotherapy was practiced only in hospitals.
  • In 1956, physical therapists, APTA and medical researchers jointly worked and cooperated on the Salk vaccine (first polio vaccine developed by Dr.Jonas Salk) trials, which led to the development of a polio vaccine
  • In 1974, clinical specializations in physical therapy was made possible, with the foundation of Orthopedic Section by APTA.
  • With the development of computer and technology in the 1980s, more advancement was observed in the field of physiotherapy techniques. For example, electrical stimulators and iontophoresis devices were introduced for practicing physiotherapy.
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    Nos muestra la historia de la terapia física
tomas garcia de la cruz

A History of Physiotherapy - 2 views

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history physioterapy

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  • date back to Per Henrik Ling, “Father of Swedish Gymnastics,” who founded the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (RCIG) in 1813 for massage, manipulation, and exercise
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  • The earliest documented origins of physiotherapy
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  • as a professional group
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  • is “sjukgymnast” = “sick-gymnast.” In 1887, physiotherapist’s
  • were given official registration by Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare
  • In 1894 four nurses in Great Britain formed the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. The School of Physiotherapy at the University of Otago in New Zealand in 1913, and the United States’ 1914
  • Modern physiotherapy
  • was established in Britain
  • end of the 19th
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  • Soon following American orthopedic surgeons began treating children with disabilities and began employing women trained in physical education, massage, and remedial exercise
  • These treatments were applied and promoted further during the Polio outbreak of 1916
  • The first physical therapy research was published in the United States in March 1921 in “The PT Review
  • In 1924, the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation promoted the field by touting physical therapy as a treatment for polio.
  • The American Physical Therapy Association defines physical therapy as: “clinical applications in the restoration, maintenance, and promotion of optimal physical function
  • In 1921 in the physiotherapist’s
  • within the United States formed the first professional association called the American Women’s Physical Therapeutic Association
  • This gave birth to what is known today as the American Physical Therapy Association
  • and currently represents approximately 76,000 members throughout the United States
  • Specialization for physiotherapy
  • specializing in orthopaedics
  • In the same year, the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists was formed, which has ever since played an important role in advancing manual therapy worldwide
  • in the U.S. occurred in 1974, with the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association being formed for those physiotherapist’s
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    página en inglés que nos cuenta la historia de la fisioterapia
tomas garcia de la cruz

history of physical therapy - 2 views

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history phyiotherapy

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  • If you travel far back in time you will find forms of physiotherapy used centuries ago. Hippocrates advocated massage and Hector used hydrotherapy (water therapy) in 460 B.C
  • The earliest documented origins of actual physical therapy as a professional group date back to 1894 when nurses in England formed the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.2  Other countries soon followed and started formal training programs, such the School of Physiotherapy at the University of Otago in New Zealand in 1913.7  In the United States, Physical Therapy began in 1914 in Portland, Oregon, with Reed College and Walter Reed Hospital graduating the first physical therapists, then called "reconstruction aides."  These were nurses with a background in physical education needed to help manage the devastating effects of the First World War
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  • The development of the first true hospitals occurred 1850 and 1900; these institutions were devoted to and organized for only the sick.  It was during this time of change that the scientific method was introduced into the field of medicine.8  The early 1900's brought formal rehabilitation to the hospital setting
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  • In the 1950's, Physical Therapists started to move beyond hospital based practice. The majority continued to practice in hospitals through the 1960's. Physical Therapists now practice in a wide variety of settings, including outpatient orthopedic clinics, public schools, college/universities, geriatric settings (skilled nursing facilities), rehabilitation centers, hospitals and medical centers
  • Specialization for Physical Therapy in the United States occurred in 1974, with the Orthopaedic Section of the APTA being formed for those Physical Therapists specializing in Orthopedics.  In the same year, the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy (IFOMT) was formed, which has heralded change and progress in manual therapy world wide ever since.  During this period, the eastern United States were greatly influenced by the training of Norway's Freddy Kaltenborn
  • In the 1980's, the explosion of technology and computers led to more technical advances in rehabilitation
  • The 1990's brought much attention to manual therapy
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    página que muestra la historia de la fisioterapia, en inglés.
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Origen de la fisioterapia - 2 views

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Origen Fisioterapia

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  • LA FISIOTERAPIA según la World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) es el "arte y la ciencia del tratamiento físico
  • conjunto de métodos, procedimientos y técnicas que mediante la aplicación de medios físicos, curan, previenen, recuperan y adaptan a personas afectas de disfunciones somáticas y psicosomáticas y/o a las que se desea mantener en un nivel adecuado de salud".
  • nivel adecuado de salud
  • andres garcia on 11 Oct 11
     
    Esta es una página que nos explica un poco como comienza la fisioterapia, desde la prehistoria para mejorar la caza y la lucha; se usaban distintas tecnicas a lo largo del tiempo, como masajes, calor agua, una de las tecnicas que sufre retraso es la hidroterapia que en el blog se explica en la pagina!
  • tomas garcia de la cruz on 14 Oct 11
     
    con la ayuda de esta página podréis conocer el origen del a fisioterapia según la World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)
tomas garcia de la cruz

History of Physiotherapy - 4 views

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historia Fisioterapia

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  • Hippocrates
  • massage was used and the history of physiotherapy was begun
  • The practice of physiotherapy has evolved through the centuries from the earliest forms to the complex system of treatment it is now
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  • In 460 B.C. Hector was using a type of physiotherapy called hydrotherapy, or water therapy
  • In 1894, there is the first evidence of a group of nurses in the history of physiotherapy with a Chartered Society
  • Within twenty years, physiotherapy programs
  • Also in 1921, the Physical Therapy Association was formed by Mary McMillan
  • The focus during the 1980s history of physiotherapy was on technology.  New procedures came about that used computers, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and other devices.  By the 1990s, interest had shifted to manual therapy, with Freddy Kaltenborn again leading the way
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    página en inglés, trata sobre la historia de la fisioterapia
Francisco Javier Linares

Ultrasound Therapy 2 - 0 views

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Ultrasound Therapy Ultrasonidos Fisioterapia

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    Página web inglesa algo escasa pero con información bastante aceptable y útil.
Francisco Javier Linares

Ultrasound Therapy - 3 views

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Ultrasound Physiotherapy Health Salud Fisioterapia Ultrasonido

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  • Francisco Javier Linares on 13 Oct 11
     
    Página Web Inglesa en la que podemos encontrar diferentes técnicas de fisioterapia, en concreto la de "ultrasonidos". Buenas imágenes e información.
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