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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
  • tomas garcia de la cruz on 19 Oct 11
     
    página que muestra la historia de la fisioterapia, en inglés.
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