Here are some more picture from the first meeting of IFOMPT in Gran Canaria 1973. You'll see such luminaries as James Cyriax, Alan Stoddard, Freddy Kaltenborn and Olaf Evjenth here. It still seems remarkable to me that such an amazing group of therapists and doctors could travel from all over the world to spend a month in the Canary Islands doing this. Wouldn't it be lovely to do something like this again. Imagine what could be achieved! … [Read more...] about Pictures of Cyriax, Stoddard, Kaltenborn & Evjenth at IFOMPT meeting in Gran Canaria, 1973
10 critical suggestions for new graduates
This image is free for you to print or download. It is formatted in A4 landscape. Please share with colleagues: other physiotherapists, doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, etc...whomever you think might find it useful. … [Read more...] about 10 critical suggestions for new graduates
The architecture of movement
The truth of movement in sculpture
An except from Virilio, P. (1994). The Vision Machine. (Trans. Julie Rose). Bloomington, Il; Indiana University Press, pp. 1-2. 'The arts require witnesses,' Marmontel once said. A century later Auguste Rodin asserted that it is the visible world that demands to be revealed by means other than the latent images of the phototype. In the course of his famous conversations with the sculptor, Paul Gsell remarked, apropos Rodin's 'The Age of Bronze' [available to view here] and 'St John the Baptist' [available to view here] , 'I am still left wondering how those great lumps of bronze or stone actually seem to move, how obviously immobile figures appear to act and even to be making pretty … [Read more...] about The truth of movement in sculpture
1st WCPT Congress in 1953 – images from programme
These images are from the programme of the 1st Congress of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy held in London in September 1953. … [Read more...] about 1st WCPT Congress in 1953 – images from programme
‘La Masseuse’ by Degas
Originally modelled in plastiline clay in the mid-1890s, this version cast in bronze after 1918. Height 42cm Best known for his impressionist painting, sculpture was for Degas mainly a private activity. He thought of his sculptures like sketches or drawings, as a way of developing a composition. 'La Masseuse' is Degas’ only two-figure sculpture. The masseuse massages the thigh of a naked woman, who holds her buttock in relief or pain. The emphasis of 'La Masseuse' on the effects of physical activity on bare female flesh highlights the artists dedication to depicting human, and in particular female, endeavour. Information courtesy of the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool (link). … [Read more...] about ‘La Masseuse’ by Degas