From the academic year 2024/25, the NSA (National Sports Academy) in Sofia, Bulgaria decided to offer a Bachelor’s degree in English. The department has a long history in providing training in this area.
In 1947 on initiative of Dr. Mateev starts a new specialized training to yje Higher school of physical culture (now NSA “Vasil Levski) and a new department is established with teacher Dr. N.Mancheva. The first methodic staff of remedial gymnastics (now kinesitherapeutists) graduates in 1953 and along with them the new remedial gymnastics cabinets to the healthcare system are opened.
In 1954 is founded the Republican scientific section of the specialists of remedial gymnastics to the Scientific society of sport medicine.
On 1955 the Association of the Bulgarian Kinesitherapeutists and Rehabilitators becomes a member of the World Confederation of the Physical Therapeutists.
Now there are two specialized kinesitherapy departments to the “Kinesitherapy, sport animation and tourism” faculty – “Theory and methods of kinesitherapy” and “Kinesitherapy and rehabilitation”.
The program is recognised at European and international level.
10 teachers read lectures and conduct exercises on the following subjects of the bachelor’s program:
- General theory, methods and resources of kinesitherapy
- Functional and formal diagnostics of the locomotory system
- Orthopaedy and traumatology
- Kinesitherapy for traumas and locomotory system troubles
- Pathokinesiology
- Pathology
- Massage
- Kinesitherapy
Tuition fee per year 2100 euro.
