Abstract
This dissertation examines the role and impact of technological advances and refining techniques in the field of physical therapy. By examining the history behind diagnosing and treatment in physical therapy, the lack and need for technology is evident.
The progression of new technologically-improved treatment methods increases the quality and rate of patient recovery.
Keywords: Physical Therapy, Mechanotherapy, Acute Rehabilitation, Technological Advances, Physiotherapy,
The progression of new technologically-improved treatment methods amplifies the quality and rate of patient recovery.
Physical therapy is a dynamic health care profession that looks to assist individuals with the achievement, maintenance and respiration of maximal physical functioning and health throughout their life. (Ohtake, 2010) Although the role of a physical therapist is to restore the physical function of the individual. Nevertheless, many therapists do take the role of prevention and promotion of overall health. Physical medicine has been around for …show more content…
Hippocrates advocated massage and Hector used hydrotherapy (water therapy) in 460 B.C. (Pettman, 2007) Nevertheless, the documented origins of actual physical therapy was attributed to Per-Henrik Ling, who is known as the father of Swedish massage. He had strong desires to make the Swedish people healthy in both body and spirit, which was quite controversial at the time because Ling was not a doctor now did he have any science background. Although it seemed as though many were skeptical, he managed to conquer a couple physicians through his belief in exercise and in 1813 opened the Royal Gymnastic Central Institute in Stockholm. (Axelsons, 2015) Nonetheless, modern physical therapy was we know it didn’t start the 19th century. The first physiotherapy research was published in the United States in March 1921 in the PT review. (Physiopedia,
This dissertation examines the role and impact of technological advances and refining techniques in the field of physical therapy. By examining the history behind diagnosing and treatment in physical therapy, the lack and need for technology is evident.
The progression of new technologically-improved treatment methods increases the quality and rate of patient recovery.
Keywords: Physical Therapy, Mechanotherapy, Acute Rehabilitation, Technological Advances, Physiotherapy,
The progression of new technologically-improved treatment methods amplifies the quality and rate of patient recovery.
Physical therapy is a dynamic health care profession that looks to assist individuals with the achievement, maintenance and respiration of maximal physical functioning and health throughout their life. (Ohtake, 2010) Although the role of a physical therapist is to restore the physical function of the individual. Nevertheless, many therapists do take the role of prevention and promotion of overall health. Physical medicine has been around for …show more content…
Hippocrates advocated massage and Hector used hydrotherapy (water therapy) in 460 B.C. (Pettman, 2007) Nevertheless, the documented origins of actual physical therapy was attributed to Per-Henrik Ling, who is known as the father of Swedish massage. He had strong desires to make the Swedish people healthy in both body and spirit, which was quite controversial at the time because Ling was not a doctor now did he have any science background. Although it seemed as though many were skeptical, he managed to conquer a couple physicians through his belief in exercise and in 1813 opened the Royal Gymnastic Central Institute in Stockholm. (Axelsons, 2015) Nonetheless, modern physical therapy was we know it didn’t start the 19th century. The first physiotherapy research was published in the United States in March 1921 in the PT review. (Physiopedia,