About Clément Joseph Tissot
Lived 1747 – 1826 (aged 78–79). Clément Joseph Tissot was a French author and physician.
Clément Joseph Tissot (1747 - 1826) was a French medical doctor and a physiotherapist. He introduced remedial gymnastics as a treatment for orthopedic and surgical pathologies.
Life Born in Ornans in 1747, he was the son of a pharmacist from Besançon, where he studied medicine. In 1777 he joined the French Army as a surgeon. Soon, in contrast to the traditional immobilization technique, he introduced remedial gymnastics.
In 1780 he published his own ideas about physiotherapy, obtaining considerable attentions and honors. After the French Revolution he lost his job at court and was briefly imprisoned. Then he worked as an Assistant Medical and Surgical Director in the Napoleonic Army. He lived in Paris until his death in 1826.
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Who was Clément Joseph Tissot?
French physician, physiotherapist and author
When was Clément Joseph Tissot born?
Clément Joseph Tissot was born on 8 December 1747 in Ornans.
When did Clément Joseph Tissot die?
Clément Joseph Tissot died in 1826 in Paris.
What was Clément Joseph Tissot's occupation?
Clément Joseph Tissot was an author and physician.
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Clément Joseph Tissot was French.
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