Berta Bobath

Berta Ottilie Bobath, MBE ( Busse; December 5, 1907 – January 20, 1991) was a German physiotherapist who created a method of rehabilitation and therapy

She had an early success in restoring the abilities of Simon Elwes, who was a successful portrait painter who had suffered a large stroke. With Bobath's help he was able to recover sufficiently to continue painting. She continued to work with stroke parents and with children with cerebral palsy at what was called the Western Cerebral Palsy Centre. At the clinic, they ran courses for doctors and qualified therapists who want to learn about their particular approach to regaining capabilities. She developed techniques that assisted patients to gain or regain facilities.

Selected works Abnormal postural reflex activity caused by brain lesions, 1965 Adult hemiplegia : evaluation and treatment, 1970 Hémiplégie de l'adulte : bilans et traitement, 1973 Anomalies des réflexes de posture dans les lésions cérébrales, 1973 Motor development in the different types of cerebral palsy, 1975 Desarrollo motor en distintos tipos de parálisis cerebral, 1976 Die motorische Entwicklung bei Zerebralparesen, 1977 Motorische ontwikkeling bij cerebrale verlamming, 1978 Hemiplejía del adulto : evaluación y tratamiemto, 1982 Développement de la motricité des enfants IMC, 1985