critical physiotherapy network

Tell us a little about your current work and study, especially how you think and practice critically I am a self-employed physiotherapist in a northern city of England; my specialist areas of practice during my three days of clinical work are with older adults and people with neurological conditions, especially Parkinson’s. On the other two working days, I spend time assisting with research submissions, reading/ responding to voluntary role requests and to professional networks, or in a mentoring role. My current work in the voluntary and private sector (as opposed to when I worked within two large, hierarchical and boundaried organisations of health and education) has freed my … [Read more...] about Bhanu Ramaswamy – 30 DoS – Day 15

I am a physiotherapist with long clinical experience and have a Ph.D. in health sciences, specialization in habilitation from 2011 at the University of Oslo. Currently, I am a professor at the Institute of Physiotherapy at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet).  Here I teach at the master's degree in health sciences and have a particular responsibility for the specialization in physiotherapy for children and adolescents.  My research interest includes qualitative research with children and adolescents and their experiences of body, movement, activity, and participation in different contexts and situations in their everyday life. It also includes an interest in professional health … [Read more...] about Wenche Bjorbækmo – 30 DoS – Day 14

How I think and practice critically in my current work and study: My interests range broadly across the outer rims of healthcare via inspiration from diverse global philosophical traditions, ethics, the post-humanities and the miraculous pluriverses that surround us. More recently, these interests have taken me toward explorations of environmental philosophy and the environmental humanities, and with that to the exploration and further development of environmental physiotherapy, planetary health and related fields. What is it about critical physiotherapy that appeals to me: For me, an engagement with any discipline requires questioning and reimagining its theoretical underpinnings … [Read more...] about Filip Maric – 30 DoS – Day 13