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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