Origin and evolution of physioterapy: historical and legal aspects

Authors

  • Amélia Pasqual Marques
  • Eugênio Lopes Sanches

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/fpusp.v1i1.75027

Keywords:

Physical therapy, history, trends, legislation & jurisprudence. Physical therapy, education

Abstract

The paper presents a brief historical account on physical therapy in Brazil, since the first one-year course set in 1951 through the present, showing laws and regulations both on teaching and professional activity, as well as physical therapists, associations and unions.

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Author Biographies

  • Amélia Pasqual Marques
    Professora Assistente do Curso de Fisioterapia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo.
  • Eugênio Lopes Sanches
    Fisioterapeuta e Professor aposentado do Curso de Fisioterapia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, de 1958 a 1991.

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Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (1994)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Origin and evolution of physioterapy: historical and legal aspects. (1994). Fisioterapia E Pesquisa, 1(1), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.1590/fpusp.v1i1.75027