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