Description

According to certain records (pictorial and written) discovered by historians, physical therapy treatments such as hydrotherapy, therapeutic messages and exercises were used in countries like India, China and Greece thousands of years ago.Around 1000 B.C, Chinese people used to perform an exercise namely Cong Fu to correct the body positioning and improve the breathing. Indians were also known to perform certain form of exercises and messages to treat arthritis.Around 500 BC, in ancient Greece, Herodicus, a Greek physician, explained about exercises known as Ars Gymnastica or The Art of Gymnastics that includes wrestling, walking and weight lifting to improve certain