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	Ludwig Guttmann - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Ludwig "Poppa" Guttmann (July 3, 1899 - March 18, 1980) was a German-born neurologist who founded the Paralympics and is considered one of the founding fathers of organized physical activities for the disabled.
		In 1944, Guttmann was asked by the English government to found the National Spinal Injuries Centre in Stoke Mandeville near London, at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
		In 1956, Guttmann was awarded the Fearnley Cup, an award for outstanding contribution to the Olympic ideal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ludwig_Guttmann (254 words)

	Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Hellenica
		Ludwig Guttmann was born on the 3rd of July 1899, in Tost, Upper Silesia.
		Ludwig Guttmann's conviction that these patients could move from the situation of being desperate and dependant and become active members of society again, gradually changed the opinion of medical society and consequently the lives of the patients with spinal cord injuries[1,2,16,17-20].
		Guttmann's foresight with regard to the importance of sports as a form of social reintegration for the victims of World War II was decisive in the promotion and development of sports for the disabled, world-wide.
	www.acta-ortho.gr /v55t1_6.html (6253 words)

	Sir Ludwig “Poppa” Guttmann
		Ludwig Guttmann is the father of organized physical activities for the handicapped.
		One of Germany’s leading pre–World War II neurosurgeons at the Jewish Hospital in Breslau, Guttmann was forced to flee to England in 1939.
		The Paralympics became an international event in 1952 and is held every four years, usually following and in the same city as the quadrennial Olympic Games.
	www.jewishsports.net /BioPages/LudwigPoppaGuttmann.htm (142 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Ludwig (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		LUDWIG [Ludwig] For German rulers thus named, use Louis.
		The conservative face of a radical Kantian in Prussia and Russia: the case of Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (1759-1827).
		New NAMM Hall of Famers, William F. Ludwig Sr.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/I/IX1-L1udwig.asp (150 words)

	Rehabilitation through sport - Playing to Win: Canada at the Paralympics - CBC Archives
		Newly disabled soldiers were returning from the Second World War and Sir Ludwig Guttmann was working to rehabilitate them.
		In this 1976 TV clip, Guttmann explains how "sport restores activity of mind," and describes its power to restore "self confidence" and "self dignity" in the disabled.
		It was not a question of would you like to do archery; it was part of the treatment, like taking their medicine, or doing physiotherapy.
	archives.cbc.ca /IDC-1-41-1363-8434/sports/paralympics/clip1 (619 words)

	Paralympics: Where Heroes Come - Chapter 2
		Dealing with limited resources, inexperienced staff, and this prevailing attitude that rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries was impossible, Sir Ludwig looked for ways to inspire and integrate the ex-soldiers in his care back into society.
		Sir Ludwig realized that organized sports could work wonders in motivating patients to exercise, especially the young and formerly active war veterans he had in his care.
		Sir Ludwig Guttmann passed away in 1980, having seen the influence of his games touch thousands of people worldwide.
	www.melazerte.com /library/paralympics/chapter2.htm (841 words)

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		Guttmann, a German Neurologist, set up the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in the late 1940’s and introduced sport as part of the rehabilitation of his patients.
		Guttmann once said “If I ever did one good thing in my medical career it was to introduce sport into the rehabilitation of people with disabilities”
		The work Guttmann started has now developed into a Paralympic Movement worldwide and he is acknowledged as the father of the Paralympics and sport for the disabled.
	www.wheelpower.org.uk /wheelpower/contactus.cfm (1807 words)

	Feature - The man who inspired the Paralympics: Ludwig Guttmann - ABC Coverage of the Sydney Paralympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Author Ronnie Hoffman discusses Dr. Ludwig Guttmann's practices.
		In 1944 Dr. Guttmann had been put in charge of the spinal injuries unit at the Stoke Mandeville hospital.
		Ludwig Guttmann was a German Jew who had fled his home country due to persecution.
	www.abc.net.au /paralympics/features/s200294.htm (165 words)

	Sports Factor - 13/10/00: The Paralympics
		In 1944, a neurosurgeon called Ludwig Guttmann had been put in charge of the Spinal Injuries Unit at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England, which at that time was full of Spitfire pilots and the like, who’d been shot down and copped terrible spine injuries.
		Ludwig Guttmann was a German Jew who’d fled his home country.
		What was Ludwig Guttmann’s approach to his patients, these young men (presumably they were mostly young men) ex-servicemen with broken spines.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/8.30/sportsf/stories/s198909.htm (4520 words)

	The Paralympian Newsletter 2/2003
		Recipients were presented with their scrolls by The Prince and the daughter of Ludwig Guttmann, Eva Loeffler, collected his posthumous award.
		Sir Ludwig Guttmann would certainly be proud of the new facilities, which aim to continue his legacy of providing opportunities for men, women and children with a disability to take part in recreational and competitive sport.
		Whether it is the introduction of a child to sport or someone recently paralysed, or through providing a quality training and competition venue for elite athletes, Stoke Mandeville has an important role in the future of sport for persons with a disability worldwide.
	www.paralympic.org /paralympian/20032/20030216.html (428 words)

	History of volleyball
		Sir (then Doctor) Ludwig Guttmann - Neurologist and Neurosurgeon - emigrated with his family to England in March 1939 as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
		At the beginning of 1944, while he was doing research at Oxford University, he was asked by the British Government to set up a Spinal Injury Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
		Sir Ludwig Guttmann used to say: "If I ever did one good thing in my medical career, it was to introduce sport into the treatment and rehabilitation programme of spinal cord sufferers and other severely disabled".
	www.wovd.info /history.htm (715 words)

	- RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL FEDERATION.- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In 1944 the German neurologist Sir Ludwig Guttmann began to work with arch and arrow in the Hospital of Rehabilitation of Stoke Mandeville, in Aylesbury, England.
		In 1948, parallel to the XIVS Olympic Games, Sir Guttmann accomplished them I Sport Games of Stoke Mandeville, with the 14 men's participation and 2 women of the British armed forces in an only modality, Arch and Arrow.
		In 1952, Sir Guttmann accomplished Stoke Mandeville's II Sport Games with the 130 athletes' participation among English and Dutch.
	www.fbcrerj.org.br /english/historical.htm (1200 words)

	History of the treatment of spinal injuries -- Silver 81 (952): 108 -- Postgraduate Medical Journal
		Mandeville with Ludwig Guttmann as the first director.
		Ludwig Guttmann (1899–1980) is regarded by many as the
		Figure 4 Guttmann at his happiest teaching in the Physiotherapy Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
	pmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/81/952/108 (3170 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Disability Sport \| History of the Paralympics
		Back in 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttman, a neurologist who was working with World War II veterans with spinal injuries at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, began using sport as part of the rehabilitation programmes of his patients.
		Over the next decade Guttman's care plan was adopted by other spinal injury units in Britain and competition grew.
		In 1960, the Olympics were held in Rome, and Guttmann brought 400 wheelchair athletes to the Olympic city to compete.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/3628745.stm (743 words)

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		The Spinal Unit at Stoke Mandeville Hospital was founded in February 1944 by Dr Ludwig Guttmann (later Sir Ludwig Guttmann).
		As these meetings became larger and more formal, the International Medical Society of Paraplegia was founded in 1961 with Sir Ludwig Guttmann as the President.
		In the early years, the Annual Scientific Meetings were held at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, except in Olympic years when they were held in association with the Paralympics.
	www.iscos.org.uk /home.html (623 words)

	Ludwig
		Otto Ludwig - Ludwig, Otto, 1813–65, German writer.
		Christa Ludwig - Ludwig, Christa, 1928–, German mezzo-soprano, b.
		Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig - Ludwig, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm, 1816–95, German physiologist.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0830572.html (157 words)

	Disability Sport - Disability information on leisure venues in your area
		It owes its existence to Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a neurologist at Stoke Mandeville Hospital who believed passionately that access to sport played a vital role in the rehabilitation of those suffering injury or disease to the spine.
		In 1944 Guttmann founded the National Spinal Injuries Centre and pioneered the integration of sport into the rehabilitation of spinal injury patients.
		The increase in strength, confidence and self-esteem brought about by participation in sport was incredible.
	www.disabledsport.co.uk /venue1.html (386 words)

	Action Medical Research - The POSSUM system
		In 1955 he was sent to work at Dr Ludwig Guttmann’s pioneering National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
		And because Guttmann himself was a refugee [from Nazi Germany — Ed.] he tended to employ other refugees.
		In 1948 Guttmann organised the first competition for his patients.
	www.action.org.uk /touching_lives/2004/09/possum_system (825 words)

	Calgary Grizzlies - History of W/C Basketball
		Basketball was perceived to be one of the most adaptable team sports, and was played in various parts of the world in the early 1940's.
		The British Government funded the operation in 1944 with the view of having the second front assist individuals to cope with their disability, regain dignity and independence that may have been lost, and become happy, healthy and respected members of the community.
		The Stoke Mandeville World Wheelchair Games in 1948 marked the beginning of organized wheelchair sports, and earned Sir Ludwig Guttmann the distinction of becoming recognized as the founder.
	www.calgarygrizzlies.ab.ca /wchistory.htm (1029 words)

	Welcome to SpinaLaw.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Client of the Spinalaw team Chris Clarke was “Over the Moon” this week when Ed Fletcher went to visit him...
		This year the Guttmann Lectures 2005 was hosted by the Yorkshire Spinal Injuries Centre at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield.
		The SpinaLaw team from the Serious Injuries Department at Fletchers Solicitors were proud to sponsor the event...
	www.thespinallawyer.com /content.php?section=3&leaflet=19 (407 words)

	Paralympics: Where Heroes Come - History Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Find evidence in the article that the treatment of sports that Sir Ludwig introduced was not necessarily what the patients at first wanted.
		What is the goal of Sir Ludwig Guttmann, and that of the Paralympic movement?
		Give at least thee personality traits; support these with evidence from the information you have read.
	www.melazerte.com /library/paralympics/history.html (277 words)

	CiteULike: The Ludwig Guttmann lecture by Kakulas dt 20/10/04 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		CiteULike: The Ludwig Guttmann lecture by Kakulas dt 20/10/04
		The Ludwig Guttmann lecture by Kakulas dt 20/10/04
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	www.citeulike.org /article/83523 (52 words)

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		For his thesis on "Automated Locomotion Therapy", Gery Colombo was awarded the renowned Ludwig Guttmann Prize of the German speaking Medicinal Association for Paraplegiology (DMGP) in 2001.
		In 1999, Gery Colombo received the "The Outstanding Young Person of Switzerland" (TOYP) award by the Swiss Young Chamber of Economics for the develop-
	www.hocoma.ch /pages/company/awards_en.html (327 words)

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