History of Physiotherapy

 

History of Physiotherapy

 

The chartered society of physiotherapy was founded in 1894 by 4 young nurses:

1.Lucy marianne robinson,

2.Rosalind paget,

3.Elizabeth anne manley,

4.Margaret dora palmer in an attempt to protect their profession from falling into disrepute as a result of media stories warning the young nurses & the public of the unscrupulous people offering massage as an euphemism to other services.



What is Physiotherapy?

"Physiotherapy is a health care profession concerned with human function and movement and maximising potential:

it uses physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social well-being, taking account of variations in health status it is science-based, committed to extending, applying, evaluating and reviewing the evidence that underpins and informs its practice and delivery the exercise of clinical judgement and informed interpretation is at its core."

Physiotherapists work in a wide variety of health settings such as intensive care, mental illness, stroke recovery, occupational health, and care of the elderly.



What do physiotherapists do?

Chartered Physiotherapists combine their specific knowledge, skills and approach to improve a broad range of physical problems associated with different 'systems' of the body, in particular the neuromusculor (brain and nervous system), musculoskeletal (soft tissues, joints and bones), cardiovascular and respiratory systems (heart and lungs and associated physiology). People are often referred for physiotherapy by doctors or other health and social care professionals. Increasingly, as a result of changes in health care, people are referring themselves directly to physiotherapists without previously seeing any other health care profressional.



Physiotherapists work autonomously, most often as a member of a team with other health or social care professionals. They may be employed or self-employed and can work alone. Physiotherapy practice is characterised by reflective behaviour and systematic clinical reasoning, both contributing to and underpinning a problem-solving approach to patient-centred care.