2. History of Physical Therapy
⢠Has been a form of treatment of pain, physical
impairments and disabilities for thousands of
years.
⢠Physiotherapy originated from massage,
manual therapy and hydrotherapy techniques to
treat people earlier as in 460 BC.
3. History of Physical Therapy
⢠Greek physicians like
Hippocrates are believed
to have been the first
practitioners of physical
therapy.
⢠Hippocrates introduced
the idea of manual
manipulation for pain
relief.
4. History of Physical Therapy
⢠Per Henrik Ling, known as
"Father of Swedish
Gymnastics," founded the
Royal Central Institute of
Gymnastics (RCIG) in 1813 for
manipulation, and exercise
⢠Johann Georg Mezger was the
Father of Swedish massage.
5. Importance of Massage Therapy
⢠Massage therapy is one of the oldest
health care practices known to
history.
⢠References to massage are found in
Chinese medical texts more than
4,000 years old.
⢠Massage has been advocated in
Western health care practices at least
since the time of Hippocrates, the
"Father of Medicine."
6. Physiotherapy VS Pharmacy
⢠Pharmacy Deals with :
Chemistry, biochemical mechanisms,
technique of preparing and dispensing drugs
and actions of drugs, use of medication for the
benefit of the patients.
⢠Physiotherapy Deals with :
Human body biology, mechanics of movement
and directly interacting with patients in health-
care setting.
8. Reasons to choose Pharmacy
ďźGood in chemistry.
ďźGood in biology.
ďźInterest in biochemistry i.e. bio-
molecules, therapeutic treatments.
ďźInterest in knowledge of medicine.
ďźLove dealing with chemicals and drugs.
9. Reasons to choose Physiotherapy
ďź Good in physics !!
ďź Outgoing and social.
ďź Interest in human body physiology, normal and
abnormal functioning.
ďź Interest in mechanical functioning of human
neuromuscular-skeletal system.
ďź Eager to get a job with social interaction with patients.
ďź Care giving type nature.