Goniometer: An Instrumental Revolution in the Transition from Profession to Physiotherapy Science
The goniometer, as a fundamental measurement tools in physiotherapy, has played a pivotal role in transforming the field from a manual profession into a scientifically grounded discipline. Its application has enabled the objectification of therapeutic procedures through quantitative assessment of the range of motion, thereby opening the door to systematic …
History of Physiotherapy in Croatia
The Balkan region, where Yugoslavia partly extended (Socialist Federal Republic from 1942 to 1992), comprised the republics at that time, which are now independent states: Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo. In this territory, the Association of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists of Yugoslavia was established on …
