DOCTOR APOLINARY TARNAWSKI (1851-1943) – THE PIONEER OF NATURAL MEDICINE AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN GERIATRICS IN POLAND

Mariusz Migala; Sławomir  Jandziś

Mariusz Migala Department of Biomedical Basics of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology; Historical Section of the Polish Society of Physiotherapy
Sławomir Jandziś

Keywords: history of medicine, physiotherapy, therapeutic gymnastics, physical medicine

Abstract

https://doi.org/10.31952/amha.18.2.4

Doctor Apolinary Tarnawski (1851–1943) was undoubtedly the precursor of modern natural medicine, preventive medicine, and geriatric physiotherapy in Poland. Based on the experience gained from foreign scientific travel, own knowledge and experience, he developed an original method that he successfully used in his own clinic in Kosów. His assumptions proved to be timeless, and despite the passage of many years have not lost their relevance.