Presented By:

Tahira Shoukat
Dpt 4th year
Presented by:
Tahira Shoukat
Dpt 4th year
 FATHER OF
PHYSIOTHERAPY

PER HENRIK LING

 HISTORY
The earliest documented
origins of actual physical
therapy as a professional
group date back to Per
Henrik Ling, "Father of
Swedish Gymnastics,"
who founded the Royal
Central Institute of
Gymnastics (RCIG) in
1813 for manipulation,
and exercise
 WHO IS A PHYSIOTHERAPIST?
Physiotherapists hel
p people affected by
injury, illness or
disability through
movement and
exercise, manual
therapy, education
and advice. They
maintain health for
people of all ages,
helping patients to
manage pain and
prevent disease.
 EDUCATIONAL CRITERIA

In Pakistan, a person a person holding F.Sc (pre-

medical) with minimum unadjusted 50% marks from
Pakistan or an equivalent qualification from any other
university/school is eligible for admission.
Many institutes offer Dpt in Pakistan, some of the
renowned institutes are:-

• DOW university of health sciences Karachi

• University of health sciences Lahore
• King Edward medical university Lahore
• School of allied health sciences Lahore
• Allama Iqbal medical college Lahore
• Rawalpindi medical university
• Sheikh Zayed medical college Rahim Yar Khan
 SPECIALITY AREAS
• The body of
knowledge of
physical
therapy is
large, and
therefore
physical
therapists may
specialize in a
specific clinical
area.
‘’WE ADD YEARS TO LIFE
BY PREVENTION
WE ADD LIFE TO YEARS
BY REHABILITATION’’
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