Physiotherapy Otherwise is part of a long project designed to diagnose the profession of physiothearpy.  It is part of a growing body of work in the new field of critical physiotherapy; a field that has been growing in groups like the Critical Physiotherapy Network for nearly a decade now. The book that preceded it —  The End of Physiotherapy — used critical historical research to explore how we had arrived at this point in the profession’s history.  Physiotherapy Otherwise comes at today’s problems from a different direction, drawing on over a century of sociology to explain what the professions are, what’s good about them, and what’s … [Read more...] about What is Physiotherapy Otherwise?

Physiotherapy Otherwise is part of a long project designed to diagnose the profession of physiothearpy. It is part of a growing body of work in the new field of critical physiotherapy; a field that has been growing in groups like the Critical Physiotherapy Network for nearly a decade now. The book that preceded it — The End of Physiotherapy — used critical historical research to explore how we had arrived at this point in the profession’s history. Physiotherapy Otherwise comes at today’s problems from a different direction, drawing on over a century of sociology to explain what the professions are, what’s good about them, and what’s bad. There are library shelves full of … [Read more...] about What is Physiotherapy Otherwise?

Physiotherapy Otherwise is part of a long project designed to diagnose the profession of physiothearpy. It is part of a growing body of work in the new field of critical physiotherapy; a field that has been growing in groups like the Critical Physiotherapy Network for nearly a decade now. The book that preceded it — The End of Physiotherapy — used critical historical research to explore how we had arrived at this point in the profession’s history. Physiotherapy Otherwise comes at today’s problems from a different direction, drawing on over a century of sociology to explain what the professions are, what’s good about them, and what’s bad. There are library shelves full of … [Read more...] about What is Physiotherapy Otherwise?

After a bit of a delay for some long overdue holiday, and some technical problems, I'm glad to say the video recording of Viviana Silva and Wendy Lowe's 5th critical physiotherapy course talk titled, 'Feeling good about yourself? An exploration of Fitbit “New Moms community” as an emergent space for online biosociality' is now up online. You can link to all of the video's from this year's series here: vimeo.com/user/115742351/folder/1921328 Or watch Viviana and Wendy's talk here (works best on Chrome and Firefox): … [Read more...] about ‘Feeling good about yourself?’, now online

Feeling good about yourself? An exploration of Fitbit “New Moms community” as an emergent space for online biosociality with Alma Viviana Silva Guerrero and Wendy Lowe This time tomorrow! Zoom link: https://aut.zoom.us/j/4850164660 … [Read more...] about 5th Critical Physiotherapy Course tomorrow

Identity Theories: Structure and Agency in Physiotherapy Practice with Hazel Horobin Zoom link for the meeting: https://aut.zoom.us/j/498232698 … [Read more...] about 6th Free Critical Physiotherapy Course – This week