Mónika Horváth

Biography

Underwater therapy was used in the Császár Baths as early as 1891. The first physiotherapy training in Hungary, which was more of an artistic movement therapy, was started by Alice Madzsar in 1912. The need for physiotherapy arose during the time of the poliomyelitis epidemic, resulting in the foundation of a proper physiotherapy school in Budapest in 1955. At this time, training was two years long; the duration of studies increased to four years in 2000. Education The Department’s aim is to train physiotherapists who can be valuable members of a health care team of prevention, care and rehabilitation. The physiotherapy undergraduate program consists of 240 credits, which corresponds to the requirements of a Bachelor’s degree. The Department also offers the 3-semesters Master’s level Physiotherapy training programme (90 ECTS). The physiotherapy BSc programme comprises eight, and the MSc programme comprises 3 semesters. Each term consists of courses corresponding to 30 credits. Courses are divided into theoretical and practical units, each unit covering a particular field of physiotherapy. At the BSc programme the supervised clinical practice takes place during the 7th semester (two to four weeks), and in the 8th semester (15 weeks) at a variety of medical centres. And the programme comprises an independent graduate project corresponding to 20 credits. The Master programme’s last semester can be divided into two halves. At the beginning the students have theoretical and practical courses and in the last 8 weeks they attend specialised clinical practice and scientific research. Successful completion of the program requires that students have: Acquired sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to work independently as physiotherapists; Acquired knowledge and skills of physiotherapeutic methods of assessment and treatment, as well as knowledge of the connection between science and long-established experience; Developed their self-recognition and capacity for empathy, thereby paying attention to ethical considerations; Familiarized themselves with conditions in society which affect people’s health, and gained an ability to initiate and take part in health promoting and preventive efforts.

Research Interest

physiotheraphy Underwater Theraphy