title: [The reception of Sebastian Kneipp's hydrotherapeutic method. Its significance in contemporary medicine].
abstract: The reports of Władysław Jasiński (1827-1903), Józef Surzycki (1855-1937) and Józef P. Drzewiecki (1860-1907), XIX century Polish physicians from the hydrotherapeutic infirmary in Worishofen are described with full particulars. The Kneipp's hydrotherapeutic methods are presented in more details. The Worishofen's physicians at that time are outlined. The critical view of therapeutic methods in Worishofen by Polish physicians is depicted. The importance of hydrotherapeutic methods for contemporary and present medicine is thoroughly described.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Klinicznych Podstaw Fizjoterapii, Akademii Medycznej im. Piastów Slaskich we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kierzek
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy / Q000266:history*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D010810:Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine / Q000266:history; D011044:Poland; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000266:history*