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Polish physiotherapy and rehabilitation reforms

Overview

In early August 2026, physiotherapy clinics in Poland began integrating patients' laboratory results into individualized rehabilitation plans and moving therapy into community settings such as sensory gardens, reflecting a shift toward more holistic, function‑focused care.

A few days later, the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) announced a policy change that will allow physiotherapists employed by the agency to issue decisions on rehabilitation eligibility. This expansion aims to broaden access to therapeutic services for workers at risk of health‑related work incapacity, covering a wide range of conditions from musculoskeletal to oncological after‑care. The new rule builds on the earlier trend of deeper clinical involvement by physiotherapists, moving from innovative practice to formalized authority within the national rehabilitation system.

Entities

Kuyavian‑Pomeranian Voivodeship · Krystyna Michałek · LiteGait · Rawicz · Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych (ZUS)

Timeline

3 days ago

[HEALTH] 4 sources
ZUS expands rehabilitation eligibility to physiotherapists in Poland
ZUS will let physiotherapists issue rehab decisions from April 2026 after serving over 52,000 residents in two Polish regions and 631,300 nationwide since 2016.
6 days ago

[HEALTH] 3 sources
Poland physiotherapy emphasizes lab tests and community‑based rehab
Polish physiotherapy now incorporates blood‑test data in Oleśnica and uses the LiteGait system for community‑based rehab in Rawicz, focusing on functional recovery.

Sources

bizblog.spidersweb.pl · dlahandlu.pl · moj.powiat.pl · olsztyn.com.pl · szpitalrawicz.pl · ttregionalna.pl