Karel Lewit (25. April 1916 in Ljubljana – October 2 2014 in Dobřichovice) was a neurologist in Prague (Czechia) and one of the pioneers of manual medicine in Europe.[1][2]
Life
editIn 1946, after the end of World War II, Lewit concluded his studies at the medical faculty in Prague. Then he worked at the neurologic clinic under Kamil Henner.[3] Lewit got in touch with chirotherapeutic and osteopathic practices about his scientifical work on diseases of the spine/ spinal discs. He is known for his soft tissue techniques, such as postisometric relaxation (PIR),[4][5] and the use of dry needling for the treatment of myofascial trigger points.[6][7] In 1966 Lewit published a book about manual medicine/ manual therapy, which was translated into eleven languages such as english, polnish, german, spanish, russian, italian and swedish.
In 1968, he was appointed professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Prague. However, due to his political stance on the events of August 1968, this title was temporarily "withdrawn" from him, and he was not appointed professor again until after the Velvet Revolution in 1990. Lator, collaborations with F. Gaymans, Fred Mitchell, F. Greenman und David G. Simons were established.[8]
In 2006, Karel Lewit received an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) from the Medical University of Lodz (Poland).[9] In the summer of 2012 (at the age of 96), he finally closed his practice for "Neurology and Musculoskeletal Medicine" at the CKP Dobřichovice and retired. He died at the age of 98 on October 2, 2014.
Publications
editKarel Lewit published more than 200 articles/ book chapters.
- Karel Lewit (1999): Manipulative therapy in rehabilitation of the locomotor system. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-2964-9.
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References
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- ^ Michael Hutson (December 2014), "Karel Lewit: In memoriam", International Musculoskeletal Medicine, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 123–124, doi:10.1179/1753614614Z.00000000085, ISSN 1753-6146, retrieved 2024-07-26
- ^ Giancarlo Russo (January 2015), "Dr Karel Lewit – Thoughts of an associate, assistant, friend", Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, vol. 19, no. 1, p. 90, doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.10.004, retrieved 2024-07-26
- ^ Alena Kobesova (December 2014), "Professor Karel Lewit, MD, DrSc: an appreciation", International Musculoskeletal Medicine, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 125–127, doi:10.1179/1753614614Z.00000000086, ISSN 1753-6146, retrieved 2024-07-26
- ^ Craig Liebenson (January 2015), "Dr Karel Lewit 1916–2014", Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 89–90, doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.10.003, PMID 25756127, retrieved 2024-07-26
- ^ Stanislava Katrinakova (2023-10-13). "Karel Lewit. Ein Pionier in der Manuelle Medizin" (in German). Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ Karel Lewit (February 1979), "The needle effect in the relief of myofascial pain", Pain, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 83–90, doi:10.1016/0304-3959(79)90142-8, ISSN 0304-3959, PMID 424236, retrieved 2024-07-26
- ^ Casey Unverzagt, Kathy Berglund, J.J. Thomas (June 2015), "Dry Needling for myofascial trigger point pain", International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 402–418, ISSN 2159-2896, PMC 4458928, PMID 26075156
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- ^ Rehabilitation Prague School. "Karel Lewit". Retrieved 2024-07-26.