Open AccessDr. Dimitrije Radulovic, pioneer in the field of sports medicine - life, work, and achievements
Author(s) -
Nena Vasojević,
Snežana Kirin,
Mirko Filipovic,
Josip Marković
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh171102061v
Subject(s) - serbian , medicine , sports medicine , work (physics) , alternative medicine , historiography , family medicine , gerontology , medical education , physical therapy , law , pathology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , linguistics , political science , engineering
In the historiography of Serbian medicine, there is little data on the life and work of Dr. Dimitrije Radulovic. He belonged to the first generation of Serbian doctors of the 19th century. He was born in 1814, in Bela Crkva, completed his studies of medicine in Pest, where he received his title Doctor of Medicine. After Pest, he went to Vienna, where he specialized in obstetrics. Among Serbs, he was the author of the first work in the field which we today call sports medicine. With this work, as well as with his later work, he established important foundations of sports medicine among the Serbian people. He was the first to write about the importance of physical exercise and the impact of different sports on the physical development of children, adolescents, and adults, thus contributing to the definition of optimal physical activity and hygienic-dietary regimes. His goal was to preserve and improve health, i.e. to improve the prevention and curative of various diseases and injuries, as well as the rehabilitation of patients.