The date of birth of physiotherapy

I was reading a little bit about the origins of physiotherapy to have more knowledge of it. Did you know that the first clinic recognized as a physical therapy center was founded in 1813? I had always thought that the beginning of this career was much earlier. This clinic took place in Sweden thanks to a group of professionals directed by some man called Per Henrik Ling. We should thank this man because may be he is the reason why exist this beautiful career.

"Royal Institute of Gymnastics" was the name of Ling's clinic. He founded it with the purpose of provide massage and exercise to swedish gymnasts. Something curious is that they did not know anything about the concepts of physiotherapy because there not existed such profession. If we compare Ling's "physical therapy" versus which we see today's day, we notice that these have few things in common, like the massages and exercises. This profession was developed during the first and second World War. During 1950 the physiotherapy was recognized as a profession and from this date was when it began to expand around the whole world.

To conclude, I wrote all this because it is important to know how was that the professions we study began. We need to start developing our knowledge. Physiotherapy still remains a growing profession today and is becoming a more integral part of maintaining community health and well-being.