A couple of weeks ago, an editorial appeared in Physical Therapy that gave a very strong justification for the use of qualitative research by physiotherapists. It’s somewhat surprising, these days, that qualitative research even needs defending, but the authors - Alan Jette, Clare Delany, and Mari Lundberg - gave a very clear and concise overview of some of its principles and virtues, citing authors well known to many of you. As part of the review, Jette, Delany and Lundberg kindly singled out the first critical physiotherapy reader - Manipulating Practices for special attention. Here is what they wrote about the book: If readers of PTJ would like to explore some outstanding … [Read more...] about The value of qualitative research
CPN Digest #43
Something for the weekend: The rise of junk scienceGetting serious about barriers faced by disabled studentsThe Value of Qualitative Inquiry for Public PolicyEnchanting Robots: Intimacy, Magic, and TechnologyFrom Bodily Sensations to SymptomsSociology, Health, and the Fractured SocietyTrialling technologies to reduce hospital in‐patient falls: an agential realist analysisProfessional autonomy and surveillance: the case of public reporting in cardiac surgeryOn the body of the consumer: performance‐seeking with wearables and health and fitness appsTreat or trick: we asked people how they feel about sharing fitness data with insurance companiesShould disability be seen as a form of student … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #43
The biomedical model – for better or worse
Over the last few weeks, we've been running a series of posts on the biomedical model. This approach, perhaps more than any other, forms the solid foundations for a lot of physiotherapy theory and practice, so it makes sense to try to understand it better. Here are the links to all the respective posts that make up the complete set: What is the biomedical model #1 - introduction and specific aetiology#2 - germ theory#3 - Cartesian dualism#4 - experimentation#5 - reductionism#6 - normalisation#7 - body-as-machine Critique of the biomedical model #1 - mind-body dualism#2 - medical power#3 - what it means to be a person#4 - standard deviation#5 - (ab)normal … [Read more...] about The biomedical model – for better or worse
