Physical Therapy History and Introduction Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards based on the history, definitions, scope of practice, and rehabilitation team roles in physical therapy.

Thales of Miletus (641 B.C.)

Discovered the magnetic properties of amber.

Hector (460 B.C.)

Practiced hydrotherapy through baths and river worships in Greece.

Hippocrates (460 B.C.)

Wrote about the therapeutic effects of rubbing.

Dr. Gilbert Cholchester (1600)

Laid down the foundation of modern scientific electrotherapy.

Luigi Galvani (1791)

Discovered direct current (DC / galvanic current).

Michael Faraday (1831)

Discovered alternating current (AC / faradic current).

Peter Henry Ling (1812)

Swedish founder of curative gymnastics who first described the scientific basis of rubbing.

Guy's Hospital (London)

Location of the 1st hospital physical therapy department (electrotherapy) established under Dr. Golding Bird.

Marguerite Sanderson

Director of the Reconstruction Aide Program in 1917 who established a training program at Walter Reed General Hospital.

Mary McMillan

First President of the AWPTA (1921) who published 'Massage and Therapeutic Exercise', the first textbook written by a physiotherapist.

Physiatrists

Designation achieved in 1937 by rehabilitation physicians formerly known as physical therapy physicians.

Sister Elizabeth Kenny

Pioneer in paralytic poliomyelitis treatment who used hot moist compresses, limb exercises, and 'muscle reeducation' techniques.

Hill Burton Act (1946)

A nation-wide hospital-building program leading to an increase in hospital-based practice for physical therapists.

Margaret Rood

Developed techniques of icing and brushing and the use of patterns of stability and mobility.

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)

A physical therapy treatment approach developed by Margaret Knott and Dorothy Voss.

Signe Brunnstrom

Physical therapist who charted avenues for stroke assessment/treatment and was first to delineate the stages of stroke recovery.

Berta Bobath and Dr. Karl Bobath

Developed reflex inhibiting postures for the management of children with cerebral palsy.

San Juan de Dios Hospital

The hospital where the 1st hospital Physical Therapy Department in the Philippines was established.

National Orthopedic Hospital (NOH)

Pioneer institution in establishing physical therapy education in the Philippines, formerly Mandaluyong General Hospital.

Dr. Henry Kessler

Consultant in Rehabilitation to the US Armed Forces and leader of the 1956 UN team that recommended establishing a school for physical and occupational therapists in the Philippines.

Philippine Physical Therapy Association (PPTA)

Organization founded on Dec 8, 1964, with Jose Inoturan as its founder and 1st president.

RA 5680

The Philippine Physical and Occupational Therapy Law enacted on June 21, 1969, which created a Board of Examiners for PTs and OTs.

APPTOTS

Association of Philippine Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Schools, established in 1986 with Dr. Ofelia Reyes as 1st president.

Physical Therapy (Pagliarulo Definition)

A health care profession whose primary purpose is the promotion of optimal health and functional ability through examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention.

Physical Therapy (RA 5680 Definition)

The art and science of treatment by means of therapeutic exercise, heat, cold, light, water, manual manipulation, electricity, and other physical agents.

Patients

Individuals who are sick or injured and are the recipients of physical therapy care and direct intervention.

Clients

Individuals who are not necessarily sick or injured but benefit from a physical therapist's consultation, professional advice, or prevention services.

Primary Care Role

Practice setting role where physical therapists act as immediate care-givers and provide the initial examination for acute conditions.

Primary Prevention

Preventing disease in a susceptible or potentially susceptible population through general health promotion.

Secondary Prevention

Decreasing the duration of illness, severity of disease, and sequelae through early diagnosis and prompt intervention.

Tertiary Prevention

Limiting the degree of disability and promoting rehabilitation and restoration of function in patients with chronic and irreversible diseases.

Rehabilitation

The development of a person to the fullest physical, psychological, social, vocational, and educational potential consistent with their impairment and environmental limitations.

Physiatrist

The head of the rehabilitation team and pilot of the combined medical and rehabilitation program.

Child Life Specialist

Rehabilitation team member who helps to minimize the interruption or disruption of normal life experiences caused by hospitalization or illness in children.

Kinesiotherapist

Rehabilitation team member who helps the patient reach the goal of becoming an independent, self-sustaining person, overlapping with PT, OT, and recreation therapists.

Horticultural Therapist

Rehabilitation team member who advocates raising flowers, vegetables, and other plants as having therapeutic value in building confidence and self-esteem.