The second major critique of the biomedical model is less about the model itself, and more about the arrogance and hubris that it engenders in its followers. Since the 1950s, dozens of writers have taken biomedicine to task for its hegemonic power (meaning its ‘preponderant influence or authority over others’ ) and control over the way we think about health and illness. People like Elliot Freidson, Terry Johnson, Magali Sarfatti Larson, Anne Witz, Ivan Illich, Mike Saks, and Anthony Giddens have offered scathing critiques of the biomedical model. The biomedical model, they argue, attempts to penetrate too deeply into people’s lives, leaving little room for other ways of … [Read more...] about Critique of the biomedical model #2
CPN Digest #37
Something for the weekend: How ballerinas defy the corporeal in a quest for the etherealAgency, Embodiment and Enactment in Psychosomatic Theory and PracticeLife Unworthy of Life: The Nazi Programs to Kill People with DisabilitiesHow To Cure Evidence B(i)ased PhysiotherapyHow cerebral palsy became TV comedy goldA history of indigenous resistanceAboriginal Australians want culturally appropriate care after brain injuryManaging the (in)visibility of chronic illness at workTransformative learning as pedagogy for the health professionsKnowledge embodiment of human and machine interactionsBourdieu and interprofessional education: what’s the relevance?Experiences with Racism in the … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #37
Critique of the biomedical model #1
The Critical Physiotherapy Network is a diverse group of people, but if you was one thing that probably unites most of its members, it would be the critique of the biomedical model. In one way or another, we are united in our sense of frustrations with the limits of this model and the way it is applied to physiotherapy. But we are not alone, and outside of the walls of the traditional medical library, there is a wealth of critical commentary on the model, much of it emanating from the social sciences. Whether because of the rising cost of medically-led healthcare, the growing skepticism of its effectiveness, the knowing prescription of useless treatments, stories of medical … [Read more...] about Critique of the biomedical model #1
Resources from 4th critical physiotherapy course
We had another fabulous course this week, with Patty Thille giving us an overview of the work of Annemarie Mol, the first living theorist we've featured on the course. You can find an audio recording, a pdf of the slides and a copy of the text chat from the course below. … [Read more...] about Resources from 4th critical physiotherapy course
CPN Digest #36
Something for the weekend: Here is where I walk Soaking up the rays Normality, a critical genealogy The End of Physiotherapy now in paperback (and a lot cheaper) I Am Dynamite! A Life of Friedrich Nietzsche …and also here Pelvic floor exercises with imaginary eels How the dualism of Descartes ruined our mental health Call for poor and disabled to be given NHS fitness trackers 8th Ethnography and qualitative research conference call 25 ways to increase your chances at publication Relinquishing control in focus groups Medical Misadventure in an Age of Professionalisation Bodies Beyond Borders: Moving Anatomies 1750–1950 Vital bodies: Living with illness … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #36
Reminder: 4th critical physiotherapy course seminar this week
A quick reminder that at the end of the week we have the 4th in our series of free online critical physiotherapy seminars. This one will be led by Patty Thille, talking about What does it mean to 'care'? Thinking with Annemarie Mol. Details of how to connect and the times of the talk in your local area are below. More information and an abstract for the session can be found here. Zoom link: https://aut.zoom.us/j/241857657 Dates and times in your area LocationLocal TimeTime ZoneUTC OffsetAuckland (New Zealand - Auckland)Friday, 24 May 2019 at 7:00:00 a.m.NZSTUTC+12 hoursSydney (Australia - New South Wales)Friday, 24 May 2019 at 5:00:00 a.m.AESTUTC+10 … [Read more...] about Reminder: 4th critical physiotherapy course seminar this week
CPN Digest #35
Interrogating Medicine: A podcast on humanities and pain Physical Therapy at Bath War Hospital: Rehabilitation and Its Links to WW1 Triathlon Bodies in Motion: Reconceptualizing Feelings of Pain, Nausea and Disgust in the Ironman Triathlon Governing Homelessness through Running Machines with Faces: Robot Bodies and the Problem of Cruelty Reconsidering the ‘self’ in self‐management of chronic illness: Lessons from relational autonomy Disabled in grad school Learning to write through an awareness of breath Moving Around: A Lifetime of Wandering What does resistance mean for Foucault and Agamben? Henri Bergson, celebrity Learning to be a co-author Modernity, faith and Martin … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #35