Dr. Dimitrije Radulović, pioneer in the field of sports medicine - life, work, and achievements

• Main Authors: Vasojević Nena A., Kirin Snežana, Filipović Mirko, Marković Predrag J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Serbian Medical Society 2019-01-01
• Series: Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
• Subjects: medicine; sports medicine; scholarship; Tekelijanum; obstetrics
• Online Access: http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2019/0370-81791800061V.pdf

In the historiography of Serbian medicine, there is little data on the life and work of Dr. Dimitrije Radulović. He belonged to the first generation of Serbian doctors of the 19th century. He was born in 1814, in Bela Crkva, completed his studies of medicine in Pest, where he received his title Doctor of Medicine. After Pest, he went to Vienna, where he specialized in obstetrics. Among Serbs, he was the author of the first work in the field which we today call sports medicine. With this work, as well as with his later work, he established important foundations of sports medicine among the Serbian people. He was the first to write about the importance of physical exercise and the impact of different sports on the physical development of children, adolescents, and adults, thus contributing to the definition of optimal physical activity and hygienic-dietary regimes. His goal was to preserve and improve health, i.e. to improve the prevention and curative of various diseases and injuries, as well as the rehabilitation of patients.