intro to pt - 1st shifting Flashcards
Chinese (3000 BC)
employed rubbing as therapeutic measure
thales of Miletus (641 BC)
discovered the magnetic properties of amber
Hector (460 BC)
hydrotherapy was practiced through baths and river worships in Greece
Hippocrates (460 BC)
wrote about therapeutic efforts of rubbing
Dr Gilbert Cholchester (1600)
Laid down the foundation of modern scientific electrotherapy
Luigi Galvani (1791_)
discovered DC (galvanic current)
Michael faraday (1831)
discovered AC (faradic current)
D’Arsonval (1890)
high frequency currents
Dr. Kellog
used incandescent lights for radiant heating
Finsen
demonstrated the value of UV
Swedish founder of curative gymnastics described the scientific basis of rubbing (1812)
Peter Henry Ling
what happened in 1887?
PTs were given official registration by Sweden’s National Board of Health and Welfare
what happened in 1894?
Charted society of Physiotherapy
In 1913..?
University of Otago, New Zealand
In 1914..?
Reed College Portland, Oregon