Karel Bobath and Berta Busse were born in 1906 and 1907 in Berlin. Karel studied medicine in Berlin and Prague, Berta studied remedial exercise at Anna Herrmann School in Berlin. Both of them worked as refugees in London since 1938. On April 23, 1941, they married. The Bobath approach was discovered in 1943. With Berta’s background in remedial exercise, treated a portrait painter, Mr. Simon Elwes who had a right hemiplegia. It took 18 months to develop her theory while treating the artist. She found that by stopping her patient from assuming abnormal positions, she was able to create new patterns of posture and movement for him. They become interested in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy. By 1951, they established their first treatment and education facility in London. Seven years later, they started to travel throughout the world as they were invited by professional associations and medical facilities to lecture and teach their concepts. A list of their writings includes more than 70 published articles, unpublished conference reports, and 11 books. On January 20, 1991, Karel and Berta Bobath died in their home in London.