Issue №4-98, 2020

Review article

History Pages of the National Medical Research Center of Rehabilitation and Balneology



1 ORCIDShakula A.V., 1 ORCIDLimonov V.I., 2 Kachurovsky I.A.

1 National Research Center of Rehabilitation and Balneology, Moscow, Russian Federation
2 4th Central Scientific Research Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation


ABSTRACT

In 2021 the National medical research center of rehabilitation and balneology (NMIC RK) marks one hundred years. Thisis one of the specialized scientific institutions created in the country in the first years of the existence of Soviet power.From the first months of the reign of Soviet power, it became obvious that the resort business was at a new stage of development.Under Nicholas II, as with his predecessors, resort business was treated as something secondary, philanthropic.Only with the advent of socialism was a resort business in the USSR of the 1920s. acquired important state significance.First of all, it was decided to create in a short time the necessary number of specialized research institutes. Within a fewyears, a network of special institutions for the scientific support of resort business was created. One of the first was theNMIC RK.The history of this Center is unique, but still little studied. The purpose of the study is to, based on archival materials andpublications, characterize the history of the Center, identify its role in the development of balneology.Resortology of the USSR has become an independent multi-industry sphere. the Centre has made a significant contributionto this through its scientific achievements and high efficiency. Scientists of the NMIC RK tried to keep up with thedemands of the authorities and worked for the benefit of the population and economy of the country. the center faceda number of problems after the change of the country's political structure in the 1990s, but this did not prevent it frommaintaining the scientific potential and professionalism of its employees, modernizing the logistics, improving the qualityof work and introducing the results of research into the practice of the country's resort business.


KEYWORDS: resort business, balneology, scientific support, natural healing factors, clinic, institute, center

For citation: Shakula A.V., Limonov V.I., Kachurovsky I.A History Pages of the National Medical Research Center of Rehabilitation and Balneology. Bulletin of Rehabilitation Medicine. 2020; 4 (98): 124–130. https://doi.org/10.38025/2078-1962-2020-98-4-124-130



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