Andijan State Medical Institute

The Department of Physical Education and Physical Therapy of Andijan State Medical Institute began its activities in 1959. The head of the department was A. Nogai. Since 1962 the department, which was a separate course, was headed by Associate Professor Reznikov. From 1969 to 1973 the course heading was continued by A. S. Litvak. From 1973 to 2005 the course was headed by Professor A. Zhuraev. Under his leadership, great changes occurred at the department. Since 1975, the course began to be based in the physiotherapy department of ASMI clinical hospital. In 1976 the formation of the separate department was announced due to an increase in teaching hours. From 1975 till nowadays the department was renamed into a course and again into a department due to an increase and then decrease in teaching hours. Since that time, no matter what the department was called, its main activities have not changed. The main directions of development remained research, treatment and the introduction of new methods into the treatment. Since 1985 the Department of Physical Therapy and Medical Control began to be based on the basis of a balneo-physiotherapy-type sanatorium with 200 beds in ASMI clinical hospital. At this time the chief physician of the ASMI clinic was A.A. Abdullajonov.
Research, treatment and practical application of new methods treatment are evolving in their own way. In 2005, the department was renamed into the department of physical culture, health, exercise therapy, VC and physiotherapy. The department was headed by associate professor Mukhtarov O.A. Since 2015, the magistracy in the specialty 5A510127-Sports medicine has been taught as part of the training of scientific and pedagogical personnel. In 2017, the department will be renamed into “Rehabilitation and Physical Education”, and from 2020 – into “Rehabilitation, Sports Medicine and Physical Education”. Since January 2018, the department is headed by associate professor Butaboev M.T.