This extract comes from a post by CPN member Kyle Ridgeway. Kyle's work concentrates on opening up physical therapy to a more diverse range of positions, including the influence of areas previously beyond the scope of most therapists' thinking - engineering, mathematics and philosophy. This post looks at experiential dimensions of pain experience, referencing the all too common experience of going to the dentist. Some people utterly despise going to the dentist. I get it. The face and mouth are a locus of sensory innervation, and a dentist’s tools don’t exactly exude comfort. The grinding, the drilling, the scraping. Someone else’s hands in your mouth. Bleeding gums. Mouth held open, … [Read more...] about The Filling – a blogpost on emotion and pain
Foucault and the Government of Disability (2015)
An excellent text with four new chapters tackling a wide range of critical questions in disability studies. … [Read more...] about Foucault and the Government of Disability (2015)
What does the future hold for special interest groups?
A thoughtful and important new article from CPN members Matthew Low originally posted on his 'Perspectives on Physiotherapy' site. … [Read more...] about What does the future hold for special interest groups?
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
Theorizing therapy: Latest research from South Africa
The latest edition of the South African Journal of Occupational Therapy includes some papers theorizing OT in ways that might be interesting for people interested in theorizing physiotherapy practice. The links connect you with full access versions of the articles. Thanks to Frank Kronenberg for the link. Guest editorial: Theorising about human occupation Ramugondo, EL; Galvaan, R; Duncan, E text in English · pdf in English Theorising social transformation in occupational science: The American Civil Rights Movement and South African struggle against apartheid as 'Occupational Reconstructions' Frank, Gelya; Muriithi, Bernard Austin Kigunda abstract in English · text in … [Read more...] about Theorizing therapy: Latest research from South Africa
Notes on the Social Model of Disability and Critical Physiotherapy – by Thomas Abrams
The following is a response to Professor Mike Oliver’s post of 5th June, 2015, with introduction by Dave Nicholls, “The Social model of Disability and Physiotherapy: Reflections from Mike Oliver.” I was delighted to see some work from another non-physiotherapist on this site.[1] While I am always excited to read posts by people who would change physical therapy from within, I think this must also take place in consultation with those across the floor, so to speak. I’d been getting lonely. I was especially interested to see someone as prominent as Dr. Oliver participate in the dialogue. If there is a unifying approach to disability in the field of disability studies, particularly (but not … [Read more...] about Notes on the Social Model of Disability and Critical Physiotherapy – by Thomas Abrams
The construction of professional identity by physiotherapists: a qualitative study
A new paper now available online from CPN members Ralph Hammond, Vinette Cross and Ann Moore Published Online: April 23, 2015 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.04.002 Abstract The UK Frances Report and increasing societal expectations of healthcare have challenged physiotherapists to reconsider professionalism. Physiotherapy has viewed identity as a fixed entity emphasising coherence, continuity and distinctiveness. Socialisation has required the acquisition of a professional identity as one necessary ‘asset’ for novices. Yet how do physiotherapists come to be the physiotherapists they are? Design Qualitative study using Collective Memory Work. Eight physiotherapists in … [Read more...] about The construction of professional identity by physiotherapists: a qualitative study