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Possibilities of physiotherapy in patients with complications after total hip endoprosthesis in
FEREBAUEROVÁ, Martina
There is an increase of number of the total hip joint prosthesis arthroplasties in last years and also the patient age limit is falling down. This leads (for prosthesis determined lifetime) also to the increasing of the number of re-surgeries because of aseptic release. This kind of surgery is for patient more strenuous than primary surgery and so brings higher risks of the possible complications. Complications are not rare even after the primary surgery of the total hip joint prosthesis arthroplasy. Most frequented complication is higher mentioned aseptic release, which results from the organism reaction to the abrasive PE particles, which fall off the worn joint. Next highly frequented complication is the infection in the total prosthesis area, where the cause could be local or global. The next feared complication is the luxation of the prosthesis after total hip arthtroplasty. This luxation is very soring and the nerve damages are possible. The nerve damage is potential also due the surgery. Next complications: thrombosis embolism, different length of the limbs, active scar tissues, lymphedema, heterotopic ossification, periprosthetic fractures, mechanical damage of the artificial hip components. According to the time of complication occurrence may be complications sorted as: pre-surgery, early, late. Target of this work is mapping of the physiotherapeutic procedures used at the patients with the complications after the total hip joint prosthesis arthroplasty. Next target is the processing of casuistries and physiotherapeutic plan forming by chosen complications. As research array were chosen three probands with different complications. The first proband is patient after re-implatation of total hip joint arthroplasty because of infection, second proband is diagnosed different limb length, third is patient with the active scar tissue. Therapy has been treated by every single proband individually and was fitted individually according to patients diagnosis. Due whole therapy was the unit for comprehensive physical training and physiotherapeutic procedures set to contemporary probands condition. This consists of theoretic part and practical part. Theoretic part deals with topics as hip joint anatomy, hip joint aloplastic and complications, which could because of aloplastic occurred, re-implantation of total prosthesis athroplatsty and in meant problematic used physiotherapeutic procedures. The qualitative research was chosen for the practical part of work. Results are worked out as casuistries using the methods of interview, spectating, secondary data analysis and kinesiological testing. The physiotherapeutic plan design is based to initial kinesiological test. Therapy was treated according to this plan. The output kinesiological test was worked out in the end of therapy and after results evaluation was designed long-term physiotherapeutic plan. The therapy was treated 4-5 weeks to every patient. The results say that by all patients came improvement of the movement extent in the operated hip joint, also to the pain reduce or pain elimination, increasing of the muscle power and the walking stereotype. However, some of the pathological movement stereotypes and muscle shorting still remain or were just partially reduced. Altogether, with the total hip joint prosthesis arthroplasty patients with different complications are connected strong muscular dysbalances and disrupted stereotypes of movement and walking. These changes are caused by antalgic position in the joint. Shortly, if the hip joint is long-term affected, then will be the affect evinced on the global deportment.
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Physiotherapy Achilles tendo rupture incurred during sport
BERNÁ, Kateřina
The Bachelor thesis deals with the theme of "Physiotherapy of rupture of the Achilles tendon due to sport". The rupture of the Achilles tendon is most common by young men who are dedicated to professional or solely amateur sporting activity. Pathologies of the Achilles tendon are becoming more common due to an increase in sports facilities and better access to leisure sports. In the case of a tendon injury, the patient is forced to undergo treatment. Currently there are three ways of treatment: conservative, optative, and miniinvasive treatments by percutaneous technique. The latter two techniques are a popular choice among active people and athletes. The theoretical part summarizes the knowledge of the Achilles tendon, the anatomy, physiology and biomechanics. This part also deals with the emergence of rupture (its causes), clinical contexts and tests. Finally, there is a description of the various types of therapy of rupture, physiotherapy and possible contraindications during treatment. In the theoretical part, I also included a set of preventive measures which make it possible to prevent injuries. The importance of these principles is in the fact that their compliance is disappearing in the field of professional sports. The practical part was processed by qualitative research and includes targets and research questions, methods of work, the course of therapy and a description of the processed results in the form of case reports of patients. The task of set target is suggestion and realization of individual physiotherapy in patients with rupture of Achilles tendon. The research question focuses on monitoring changes in the investigated parameters after physiotherapy. The methodology section includes a characteristic of the study sample which consists of two patients diagnosed with total rupture of the Achilles tendon, both were treated at the Department of Rehabilitation of the Hospital in České Budějovice, JSC. Patients suffered an injury during sport activities (basketball, football) and subsequently they underwent operations in the form of an open operation. In this part of thesis a description of the input and output tests will be found. First, data was collected from anamnestic of patiens. Each examination of kinesiology analysis were then evaluated. The techniques of data collection were interviews and observations. The process of physiotherapy treatments recorded several local problems, which were necessary to focus while therapy was in occuring: swelling of the surrounding tissues, limitation of movement, change of soft tissue in the ankle and instep, weakened musculature leg and thigh, and rigidity of Achilles tendon. It was also necessary to conduct reeducation of walk and proprioception training with patients. After application provided physiotherapy treatment was observed in two patients improvement of values of somatometric measurements (circumference thigh, calf muscle, ankle, head of metatarsals), momentum in the ankle joint in dorsiflexion and plantarflexion and improve of muscle strength especially in the m. quadriceps femoris and m. triceps surae. Tasks of the thesis were fulfilles and the research question is answered. Results will be made public for professional physiotherapy public and the results should be useful for clinical practice of physiotherapists and for students in modern physiotherapy techniques in the diagnosis.
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Stress incontinence and the possibilities of targeted rehabilitation
VYHLÍDALOVÁ, Denisa
The topic of my bachelor thesis is stress incontinence and options of targeted physiotherapy. The first section contains theoretical background concerning mentioned problems. The theoretical section summarizes anatomical and physiological facts about urinary system and pelvic floor, and the theory of incontinence. There are described types of urinary incontinence and their causes. As next, there are mentioned the options of diagnostics and treatment especially of stress incontinence. Incontinence, i.e. involuntary leakage of urine, is one of the most widespread female inconveniences of recent years. It brings many problems, not only physical ones but also mental, and so that it has negative impact on quality of the life. This involuntary leakage of urine is not an illness to all intents and purposes but symptom with various causes. The most common cause are weakened muscles of pelvic floor, which belong to the deep stability system. They significantly support the whole stability system of the trunk. These muscles and fasciae of pelvic floor provide proper stabilization of urinary bladder, urethral closure, and urethra in proper position and by this they assure continence, especially when intra abdominal pressure increases. The muscles of pelvic floor and diaphragm participate together in breathing. The frequency of incidence of urinary incontinence increases depending upon the age. One of the incontinence types is stress incontinence. Urine leakage is always related to physical activity. Urine leakage happens when intra abdominal pressure increases and happens without contraction of detrusor. Unlike against other disorders, it is possible to fight successfully against incontinence not using only drugs and operative surgery. The treatment of incontinence is in recent years relatively successful and with the help of proper and regular exercise it is possible to prevent it. According to some recommendations, when treating stress incontinence, physiotherapy should be chosen as a primary treatment. The goal of physiotherapy is the effort to help patient to be able to activate muscles of pelvic floor in situations when the leakage of urine is expected. There was used the method of qualitative research in practical section of the thesis, using case studies of 2 patients suffering from stress incontinence. The thesis contains entry and final kinesiologic analysis completed with the query CONTILIFE, the plan with adequate exercises and measures, and the final success rate of the treatment. The goal of the thesis was to point out significant role of physiotherapy in the treatment of patient with stress incontinence, then outline the available rehabilitation methods and propose complex of appropriate exercises and measures. There was created a booklet with the list of exercises for each patient. Patients have exercised using these single exercises being previously instructed about them for eight weeks, and they were simultaneously controlled on regular basis. Patients were observed in a complex manner so that the individual therapy was made for each of them according to individual problems, revealed in entry kinesiologic analysis. Final results of this study showed that the chosen therapy was successful and patients mention not only subjective feeling of improvement of their incontinence problems during the day, but also an improvement of their physical condition and relief from the pain of the cervical and lumbar spine due to a complex approach and individual therapy.
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Physiotherapy in patients after cardiac interventions
VÝBORNÁ, Markéta
In my thesis I tried to focus on the issue of physiotherapy and curative rehabilitation by the patients after cardio-surgical interventions during their stay in a hospital facility. In the opening part I am presenting a brief overview of used cardio-surgery techniques and accesses with their short evaluation. I dealt in brief with the issue of wound healing and the scar formation, including a summary of the most important post-operation complications and accesses, which enable to avoid these complications. One of partial tasks solved in my thesis was the search of physiotherapeutic techniques after the heart operations. Here I focused especially on modern and recently used strategies. I adduce their short definition and explanation of possible benefits resulting from their use. In the second part of my work I am directly evaluating the progress of physiotherapy of two patients with the identical diagnosis who were operated on by two different techniques. Both the patients were taken to the planned performance ? the exchange of the aortic valve as a consequence of their stenosis and present insufficiency at the cardio-surgical department of the hospital in České Budějovice. In one case the classical medial sternotomy was performed, in the other case it was decided to perform a mini-invasive intervention ? the right-side mini-thoracotomy. With both the observed patients the same exercise was practiced just from the first day of the physiotherapy. During the whole period the values of vital functions were carefully checked and registered. The physical and mental state of patients was also followed including the painfulness of the wound. I collected the data for my thesis by means of interviews with the physiotherapist and the patients participated in the observation. I also elaborated a detailed casuistic and analysis of patients? personal data. I cooperated actively with the present staff. The exercises were done twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon. The whole rehabilitation unit lasted approximately 15 minutes each time. The exercise was started in the bed where simple mobilization exercises were done, some elements of the breath and vascular gymnastics and elements of Vojta?s reflexive locomotion. Gradual verticalization of the patient enabled us to use even more complicated exercises. The exercise was finished with a walk in the corridor and on the stairs. Some respiration aids were used, described in the following part. From the rehabilitation process, which was in progress on both the patients immediately from the first rehabilitation day, results clearly that the patient with medial sternotomy (a woman) showed a considerably greater painfulness every day, which was very limiting for her. Even her mental condition was worse. This patient was not able to perform with a delay of several days those exercises, practiced by the patient with the mini-invasive entry already without any troubles. Considerable differences were also found in the walking, both in the distance and in posture while walking.
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The influence of flat feet onto the posture of children at school age
ŤUPOVÁ, Jana
The bachelor thesis is describing problems of the impact of flat feet on school age children´s posture. The foot is the organ that allows contact with the terrain. In case it´s functional component is changed pathologically to some extent, it fails to work properly and can change the whole posture of particular individual in pathological way. Flat feet is a condition of foot when the arch of the foot flattened partly or completely. Arch of the foot enables us flexible treading contact and is defined with three support points: calcaneus and the heads of the first and the fifth metatarsals. They develop and change during one´s lifetime. The appearance of flat feet during the first two years of life is considered as a physiological condition. The appearance of the flat feet later in childhood is viewed as a deformity and needs more examinations and some therapy. Some studies showed that early treatment of flat feet can prevent later unwanted manifestations, and that is why flat feet in children should not be underestimated. Flat feet in children is the most often cause for the visit at a doctor. Children´s flat feet is the topic that needs to be very often consulted at any level of the health care. It is not completely clear, when the foot is still considered as physiologically flat without any pathological cause and when it is considered as pathological flat feet. The purpose of the thesis was to describe links between flat feet and posture. The foot is the key area for motor system and that is why its disorder or malfunction can become the cause and also the consequence of chain functional disorders. That is the reason why the foot area should not be disregarded. Another goal was to suggest exercise units and search out appropriate exercises concerning described problems. Exercise unit was designed individually for each participant according to one´s needs. The first exercise unit has been modified gradually according to participants´ skills to master the exercise. The modification was however essential to keep children´s attention up during the therapy. The thesis consists of the theoretical and practical sections. The practical section contains information about the foot from anatomical, neurological, and kinesiological view and its pathology that is affecting posture. The therapy lasted 10 weeks, children have been exercising from ten to fifteen minutes a day with supervision of parents who were instructed about the exercise, and twice a week individually, under my supervision, and also in parents´ present. The investigation was carried out using interview with parents and children, and also using kinesiological analysis. There was carried out entry and exit assessments in children´s group. They were used to determine proper therapy at the start and also for the conclusion from results at the end. For each participant was designed proper therapy according to one´s needs. The goal of physiotherapy was determined as well as recommended certain type of exercise and proper exercise activity for all children in long time horizon. Our findings showed that proper therapy in children with flat feet can positively influence whole posture. When the entry and exit examinations were compared, we found that there was found greater range of ankle joint motion, positive change in flat feet condition, better body control, the change of breathing mechanics, and also participants´ personal view of better self body control. I have chosen the topic to bring closer problems of flat feet affecting body control in children. The foot area is an integral part of our body. When the arches of foot flatten, position of whole lower limb in joints and complete body posture is negatively affected.
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Physiotherapy in patients after fracture of the ankle joint
ROKŮSKOVÁ, Pavla
This Bachelor?s thesis deals with the theme of physiotherapy of patiens with a fractured ankle joints. An injury of ankle joint is one of many kinds of musculoskeletal injuries. As a result of an injury in this area appears a pathological situation for human organism which results in changes of local and distant parts of human body. Among important local problems of the physiotherapy treatment belong pain, swelling, limited mobility of the surrounding tissue and malfunction of muscles. The main role of physiotherapy is an elimination of local problems and a restoration of the proper function of ankle joints. Then the techniques of physiotherapy aim to the reeducation of walking and to avoid any incorrect movement streotypes and compensatory mechanisms. Therefore this therapy does not focused only on the ankle joint itself, but contains whole postural function of muscles in the whole human body. In the theoretical part of this thesis I describe the anatomy of human feet and ankle joints, the kinesiology of ankle joint and the biomechanism of human walking. Then etiology, diagnostics , treatment and complications of traumas of the ankle joint are mentioned. As an individual chapter there are therapeutic guidelines used at the time during healing, and of course, after healing of the fractures. In the research part of this thesis the qualitative method of research was used. This chapter was prepared as a list of case reports, which contain case history, initial examination, design and description of the therapy, final examination and long term physiotherapeutic plan. The utilized techniques for collecting data were interview and observation. The researched group consisted of two patients with diagnosed fracture of the ankle joint. These patients were selected from two ambulatory departments. One of the department is part of the Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice, a.s., and the other is part of Centrum lecebne rehabilitace Marie Kotrbove, s.r.o. Total duration of therapy was four weeks in both cases. At the beginning of therapy these patients were informed about the procedure the goal of therapy. The goal of this thesis was using theoretical and practical knowledge gained during studying of physiotherapy for the most effective treatment of patients. The first goal was to introduce complete knowledge of kinesiology and physiotherapy of the fractures of ankle joints. This part was achieved in the theoretical chapter of my thesis. The second goal was describing the possibilities of the therapeutic care and the following practical effectinevess. At the beginning of the study the question was set: Are the recommended methods of physiotherapy of patiens with fractured ankle joints effective?. The progress and outcome of therapy was judged in conservative treated cases as well as surgical treated cases of fractured ankle joints. In the conservative treated fracture the terapy was effective, swelling has been gone, the muscle strenght increased and the motion range extended. In the surgical treated case terapeutic progress was slowed down. But even there after the complex physiotherapy treatment success was achieved. Maximum level of all functions will be matter of further therapy. The results of research part has shown, the proper terapeutic methods were chosen. The results of this thesis will be provided to the whole physioterapic community. Benefit in clinical practice is in present processing and pointing out all possibilities of local and complex therapy of fractures in the area of ankle joint.
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Physiotherapy in patients after injuries of the spine and spinal cord
HAJNÁ, Petra
In connection with our lifestyle every year in our country but also abroad there is a growing number of people with spinal cord injuries. The spinal cord injury usually occurs while a spinal injury, where the spinal canal is compressed by luxated vertebra or bone fragments. Affected are more often young people, especially men. The most common causes are falls from height, accidents and sports injuries. A person with this condition not only has limitations in terms of loss of movement or sensitivity but is often threatened by various health complications. Therefore a complex care and intensive rehabilitation is very important, which is in the Czech Republic secured by the spinal program lasting 6-9 months. Rehabilitation is needed not only in the acute period after injury, but has a unique place in the chronic stage of spinal cord injury as well. The aim of this thesis was to explore issues of trauma and spinal cord injury from the perspective of physiotherapy. Based on the defined targets following research questions have been determined. What kinds of physiotherapy procedures may be used onpatients in the subacute stage and what procedures in the chronic stage of spinal cord lesion. A qualitative research in the form of case reports has been executed. Data was obtained from interviews, observation, document analysis and kinesiological analysis. Standard tests related to the spinal lesion were performed, only the most relevant tests and the results that were found during therapy in case reports were entered. The sample included four patients. Two patients in the subacute and two patients in the chronic stage of spinal cord injury lesion etiology. The research was conducted at the Spinal Unit Department of Traumatic Surgery, University Hospital Brno and at the Rehabilitation and restoration center Borovany. Physiotherapy in subacute phase of spinal cord injury is directed at the prevention of pressure sores, contractures, pain, maintaining optimal mobility of joints, focusing on respiratory rehabilitation, maintenance and strengthening of preserved motor potential, activation of the motor transient spinal cord lesion with efforts to activate the motor skills in the most distally way, improving the overall physical condition. The aim is to use and support functional ability of the patient to the fullest extent and quality with the subsequent effort to develop alternative mechanisms.Of the special methods the ones on the neurophysiological basis are the most commonly used treatment methods. An important part is the gradual verticalization of the patient, training equilibrium reactions such as training seat, support for upper limb, keeping in certain positions and functional training, thus the mobility on the bed, self-care, transfers, training wheel chair control, practicing functional replacement grip. Patients return to life with a big handicap, are often dependent on the assistance of others, learn to use a wheelchair and other aids. They have years of life ahead in which they have to cope with the conditions subsequent their injury. In the chronic period, it is important to maintain physical fitness, preventpossible complications, especially pressure sores and joint contractures. Physiotherapist addresses the consequences of overloading the exposed muscles, monitors the vertebral problems, joint pain or muscle imbalance. During this period, patients can attend ambulant physiotherapy or use maintenance stays in rehabilitation centers. The purpose of the study was to mention the basic and the most important areas in the care of spinal patients and to highlight the importance of physiotherapy comprehensive care not only within the spinal program, but also from the perspective of the long-term care of these patients as the rehabilitation should accompany the patient's whole life.
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Case study of physiotherapy treatment of a patient with the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
BÁRTOVÁ, Adéla
The thema of this bachelor thesis is "Case study of physiotherapy treatment of a patient with the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis". The severity of multiple sclerosis incrementaly increases as the incidency of this disease - globaly and in the Czech Republic as well - rapidly grows year by year. Multiple sclerosis -as an autoaggressive chronic disease - is still incurable, however, plenty of changes in the diagnosis and the therapy have emerged during last years. This illness afflicts mostly persons during the productive period of their lifes. The patient is often without clinical symptoms during the first few years, which, until recently, misled to an idea that there is no urgent need to apply a long-term medical treatment. Today it is evident that only early executed diagnosis and early started therapy afterwards can prevent from the permanent neurologic impairment of the patient. Besides the pharmacological treatment, there is also physiotherapy which helps patients to live an active and valuable life. The point of this paper is to illustrate a complex view of this problem. The first, theoretical part deals with multiple sclerosis as a whole, with the goal to summarize the latest knowledge and findings about this disease. It describes the potential causes of the origin of the disease, its occurrence, particular symptoms, development of the disease, different types of the disease and the possible diagnosis together with the differential diagnosis. The ending of the theoretical part informs about the therapy comprising the pharmacological treatment and the complications it may bear, and the rehabilitation treatment summarizing therapy of all symptoms, which can appear. Nowadays, it is possible to find different approaches in the rehabilitation of multiple sclerosis. But according to many physiotherapy studies those methodologies, which are based on the neurophysiological fundamentals, were already very positively aplied on the patients. It is an objective of the practical part of my thesis to introduce one of these methodologies. The impact of an aplication of the individual physiotherapy, which utilizes the neurophysiological findings, can be evaluated by comparing the results from the entering and exit. This work is conceived as a case study in the form of casuistry. Qualitative research based on the data collection was chosen to verify the efficiency of the aplied physiotherapy. Data was obtained by interviews, observation, analyses of medical records and kinesiology testing. An entering and exit examination, comprised from the set of tests, were performed after the six months therapy to assess changes in the clinical conditions of the patient. These tests allows the therapist to comprehensively evaluate the effect of the rehabilitation on the patients with the central disabilities, particularly on the patients with multiple sclerosis. Tests were selected regarding the clinical signs of the disease. There were examinations done to test the balance, dysmetria, dysdiadochokinesia, scales of postural reactions, walking, muscle strength and spasticity. The test of grabbing ability was done to examinate the light motor skills and goniometry was aplied to determine the joint's range of mobility. The results of the research proven, that the individual physiotherapy employing findings in neurophysiology together with aerobic therapy and other techniques appropriately selected with the respect to the actual complications of the patient has a positive effect on the overall condition of the patient. This bachelor thesis can serve as a theoretical basis for the teaching needs or as an informational source for all, who are interested in the multiple sclerosis disease issue. It can also be an inspiration for physiotherapists on how to proceed in the rehabilitation of patients with multiple sclerosis.
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Physiotherapy of a displaced disc with reposition of a temporomandibular joint
BROŽKOVÁ, Aya
The topic of my bachelor thesis is physiotherapy of a displaced disc with reposition of a temporomandibular joint. It is a functional disorder, when the mandible disc is not in a physiological position and creates an obstacle for a condyle movement. When mouth is fully opened the disc does not return to its original position. This moment is characteristic with a clicking sound. Another symptom is inclining of the chin to the disordered site when the mouth is being opened. Main cause of TMD is stress, bad occlusion and a long-term micro trauma of TMJ. It is a topical issue, because an increase of stress in daily life causes also more TMD. Almost 70 % of the population has the TMD, in most of the cases the TMJ disc is in a wrong position. The therapy of this kind of disorder should be done by physiotherapist. Unfortunately knowledge of diagnosis and healing of the TMD is not sufficient. The disorder is recognized usually by dentists, who send a patient to a specialized clinic. The goal of my work was examining of mastication and neck muscle spasms. In the work there are also described physiotherapeutic possibilities of healing including postural strategy. I have created informational booklet for patients, in which saving method for TMJ healing, exercises, ergonomic principles and correct posture both when sitting and standing are presented. The research was done by 14 case analysis, analytic-inductive method and experimental work. Patients were randomly divided into three groups. As a first step TMJ and cervical spine of each patient and their posture were examined. The examination of TMJ consisted of diagnosis, extent and symmetry of an opening movement and palpation examination of the cervical spine. Therapy was six weeks long. Each patient was introduced to TMJ saving method, which is based on limitation of a TMJ movement, eating soft food and elimination of stress. In the first group (5 patients) the therapy was focused only on mastication muscles. Patients were supposed to be exercising to loosen the muscles of mastication. Exercises were chosen after palpation examination. Third group (4 patients) did neck muscle exercises and self massage. Second group (5 patients) did the therapy of both first and third group. Results of the therapy show, that there is a possible connection between TMD and cervical spine dysfunction. There were positive (evaluated subjectively) changes in both TMJ and in all groups. The condition of TMJ is influenced by neck muscle therapy and the condition of cervical spine is influenced by mastication muscle therapy. Best results had the second group. All patients but one improved (one lady had a TMJ inflammation). There were no deterioration of TMJ and cervical spine condition either. There were some worsening in group one and three. The best therapy is a combination of exercises of both mastication and neck muscles. I would like to point out a fact that TMJ is one of the most complicated and busy joints in human body. Both TMJ are connected to mandible so dysfunction of one joint can lead to problems with the other one. Physiotherapy is needed most in cases of functional disorder.
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Physiotherapy in the eyes of the general public
ZACHOVÁ, Pavla
This bachelor degree thesis offers an analysis of the views of the lay public, i.e., non-medical persons, about physiotherapy. Physiotherapy forms a part of the complex process of rehabilitation, and plays an important role in preventive, diagnostic and medical care. This thesis consists of two sections: theory and practical. The theory section deals with the history of physiotherapy, complex rehabilitation and the International Classification of Functioning, Disabilities and Health. The chapter entitled Physiotherapy explains the aims of this field, the training of physiotherapists and the scope of their work, as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic tools used. This chapter also includes a code of ethics, a list of professional associations, a code of standards for physiotherapists, and possibilities of payments for the provided physiotherapeutic services. The final chapter of the theory section gives the definition of the words ?massage? and ?massage therapist?. The practical section aims to find out the level of knowledge the general public has about the meaning of the word ?physiotherapy? and its associated expressions, the physiotherapist training system, the uses to which physiotherapy and spa care could be applied, and the role physiotherapy plays in the Czech health system. My survey took the form of a quantitative research, and the data were collected from responses given in the questionnaires. Target groups were people from the regions of Vysočina and South Bohemia. They were classified into four age groups. The questionnaire consisted of 22 questions and the collected results were processed using the occurrence analysis method, and also displayed graphically. The survey proved that the general public needs to be better informed about the field of physiotherapy and physiotherapy treatment conditions. For this reason, an informative brochure containing all necessary information for the non-medical section of the population has been issued. This bachelor degree thesis can be used as learning material for current and former students of physiotherapy, as well as by other medical and non-medical professionals. It also encourages us to think about how to raise the image of physiotherapy both amongst the general public and healthcare specialists.
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