History of FTR

History of FTR (Physiotherapy Rehabilitation)The history of physiotherapy goes back to the time of Hippocrates. At that time, patients were tried to be treated with massage, manual therapy methods or hydrotherapy, that is, using the therapeutic properties of water.

However, the first professional physiotherapy studies took place in Europe at the beginning of the 17th century. Established in Sweden in 1813, the Royal Central Institute of Gymnastics (RCIG) is the first known institution where physiotherapy was also practiced. Massage, manipulation and exercise were performed in this center. Sweden began providing its physiotherapists with official registrations in 1887 through the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy by four nurses in England in 1894. Archived 2 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine. was established. In 1913, the School of Physiotherapy was opened at the University of Otago in New Zealand. In 1921, the first Physiotherapy Association was established in America by Mary McMillan. The current name of the American Physical Therapy Association was archived at the Wayback Machine on February 6, 2011. (APTA).

Prof. at Hacettepe University in 1961. Dr. With the opening of the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation by İhsan Doğramacı, the foundations of the physiotherapist profession in Turkey were laid. The School was structured as the first Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Faculty of the country with the Presidency's decision dated 09.01.2019 and numbered 576 published in the official gazette.

Physiotherapy techniques, which previously consisted of massage, traction and exercise, have increased day by day and have given physiotherapists the authority to work in hospitals, medical centers, rehabilitation centers, orthopedic clinics and many more.