When were physical and occupational therapy introduced to the world?

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Physicians like Hippocrates and later Galenus are believed to have been the first practitioners of physical therapy, advocating massage, manual therapy techniques and hydrotherapy to treat people in 460 B.C. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_therapy The earliest evidence of using occupations as a therapeutic modality can be found in ancient times. In c. 100 BCE, Greek physician Asclepiades initiated humane treatment of patients with mental illness via the use of therapeutic baths, massage, exercise, and music. Later, the Roman Celsus prescribed music, travel, conversation and exercise to his patients. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupational_therapy Sep 25 10, 12:11 AM