Academician Bogdan Brecelj and his contribution to the development of medical rehabilitation in Slovenia
The modern concept of rehabilitation, which deals with the patient as a whole, was developed after the Second World War. A key role was played by Bogdan Brecelj, who established a rehabilitation service and trained professional staff – physiotherapists and physiatrists. The first part of the art...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Slovenian Medical Association
2012-03-01
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| Series: | Zdravniški Vestnik |
| Online Access: | http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/816 |
| Summary: | The modern concept of rehabilitation, which
deals with the patient as a whole, was developed
after the Second World War. A key role
was played by Bogdan Brecelj, who established
a rehabilitation service and trained professional
staff – physiotherapists and physiatrists. The
first part of the article deals with the main factors
behind the development of rehabilitation
medicine, which was not influenced solely by
developments in medicine but also by global
circumstances – first the war and later on the
consequences of industrialization. The combination
of developments in industrial pathology
(treatment of occupational injuries) and a more
philanthropically minded society after the Second
World War created demands for fair and
equitable care for the disabled and an organised
and specialized rehabilitation service as established
in Slovenia by Brecelj. His all-embracing
approach, which provided rehabilitation for all
disabled persons (children, soldiers and workers),
created conditions, which enabled rehabilitation
medicine to become the third integral part
of the healthcare system, alongside the curative
and preventive healthcare. |
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| ISSN: | 1318-0347 1581-0224 |