Department of Biomedical Foundations of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology.
College of Medical Sciences, University of Rzeszów; Historical Section of the Polish Society of Physiotherapy.
Przegl Epidemiol. 2020;74(3):550-560. doi: 10.32394/pe.74.47.
The work presents pioneering activities of Polish orthopedists in the interwar period who were the first to propose methods of surgical and physical treatment of the effects of poliomyelitis. It also discusses the activities undertaken by the Ministry of Health and the National Rehabilitation Specialist, prof Wiktor Dega, in the early 1950s in order to fight the effects of the Heine-Medin disease epidemic in Poland. They worked on the creation of a network of rehabilitation centres throughout the country, training of medical personnel, development of uniform procedures that would provide the patient with appropriate treatment in the acute state of the disease and during the following years of its consequences. In addition to treating, it was possible for the sick children to get a profession that would allow them to start working. The authors show that dealing with the effects of Heine-Medin disease had a significant impact on the development of rehabilitation in Poland.
本文介绍了波兰骨科医生在两次世界大战期间的开创性活动，他们率先提出了治疗脊髓灰质炎后遗症的手术和物理治疗方法。本文还讨论了波兰卫生部和国家康复专家维克托·德加教授在 20 世纪 50 年代初为应对波兰亨廷顿舞蹈病疫情所开展的活动。他们致力于在全国范围内建立康复中心网络，培训医务人员，制定统一的程序，为患者在疾病急性期和后续几年的后遗症期间提供适当的治疗。除了治疗，患病的孩子们还可以获得一份职业，使他们能够开始工作。作者指出，处理亨廷顿舞蹈病的影响对波兰康复事业的发展产生了重大影响。
