critical physiotherapy network

For the time being, I am busy planning and developing a new Master’s program in psychomotor physiotherapy. Psychomotor physiotherapy, as a treatment approach, was developed in Norway in the late 1940s in collaboration between a physiotherapist and a psychiatrist and is usually referred to as Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy (NPMF). In short, this approach implies an understanding of the body both as biology and biography, that is, as the place of the individual’s lived experiences. Local pain and symptoms are seen considering the body’s mobility and muscle tensions in general, and the treatment is explorative and interactional. Psychomotor physiotherapy is a specialisation within … [Read more...] about Birgitte Ahlsen – 30 DoS – Day 12

Tell us a little about your current work and study, especially how you think and practice critically My research program brings feminist and other critical sociological theories to health services and health professions education research. My passion is to do research that enables us to better understand and disrupt stigmatization and discrimination in health services, particularly in the primary care and primary health care sectors. I do so using a range of qualitative methodologies. To me, practicing critically means applying my critical theory foundation both outward and inward. Looking outward, critical theory is a foundation for my research, and through supervision, I aim to … [Read more...] about Patty Thille – 30 DoS – Day 11