{"id":11728,"date":"2026-08-27T07:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/news\/world-physical-therapy-day\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:03:52","slug":"world-physical-therapy-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/news\/world-physical-therapy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Physical Therapy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>World Physical Therapy Day <\/strong>is observed every year on September 8. It provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the contribution of physiotherapists to maintaining health, mobility, and, ultimately, quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/news\/physical-therapy-and-postoperative-rehabilitation-at-imc-priora\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Fizikalna-terapija-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11726\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/news\/new-physical-therapy-clinic-at-imc-priora-comprehensive-orthopedic-care\/\">Physiotherapists<\/a><\/strong> play an important role <strong>in recovery following serious conditions and illnesses, as well as surgical procedures<\/strong>, helping patients regain mobility and strength and return to their daily activities as quickly as possible. Physiotherapy also plays an important role in disease<strong> prevention and maintaining health and physical function<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Physiotherapy in the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Diseases<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The central theme of this year\u2019s World Physical Therapy Day is the role of physiotherapy and physical activity in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of <strong>cardiovascular diseases and stroke<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/about-us\/our-team\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fizikalna-terapija-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11007\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World Physical Therapy Day has been observed since 1996 to commemorate September 8, 1951, when the organization World Physiotherapy was founded. By marking this day, World Physiotherapy seeks to support its member organizations in promoting physiotherapy and advancing professional expertise in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>New Physiotherapy Clinic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A<strong> new physiotherapy clini<\/strong>c has opened at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/priora.eu\/en\">International Medical Center Priora<\/a><\/strong> in \u010cepin. With this addition, the hospital has further enhanced care for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/treatments\/orthopaedics\/\">orthopedic patients<\/a><\/strong>, now providing a comprehensive service \u2013 from diagnosis and surgical treatment to postoperative rehabilitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/treatments\/orthopaedics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Fizikalna-terapija-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11006\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The clinic is equipped with modern devices that enable rehabilitation in accordance with the highest international standards. Patients have access to <strong>ultrasound therapy, laser therapy, TECAR therapy, shockwave therapy, magnetotherapy<\/strong>, and various forms of <strong>electrotherapy<\/strong>. The clinic also features a modern kinesitherapy room, where rehabilitation is carried out under the professional supervision of orthopedists and physiotherapists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn why physiotherapy is important for health, recovery and rehabilitation, and discover the modern physiotherapy methods available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11727,"template":"","news-category":[24],"class_list":["post-11728","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-priora-press"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/11728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.priora.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=11728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}