The water splashes in my face each time I take short breaths between the strokes. Swimming amidst lakes, close to the trees, I see the plants, animals, water flowers. It’s like a hike in the water. Encountering the different smells, the changes in temperature, the difference in colours, shadows, and life. A group of carps are swimming below me without changing their pace, they don’t seem to take notice of me at all. The swans and ducks swim past, sometimes next to me. Without realising, I have joined a family of common coots, and we are swimming together a couple of meters through the water. Although merely just my perception, I encounter a sense of belonging in the water. A sense of being … [Read more...] about Joost van Wijchen – 30 DoS – Day 7
Adriane Vieira – 30 DoS – Day 6
Tell us a little about your current work and study, especially how you think and practice critically My name is Adriane Vieira and I am an associate professor at a public university in the south of Brazil. Since my undergraduate studies, more than thirty years ago, I have had difficulty thinking of the body as an isolated, neutral and universal object. For me, even if the analogy of the body to the machine was useful, it was never enough to understand the processes that lead us to a state of happiness, health and illness. In the search for answers to my concerns, in a movement that led me in a different direction from my colleagues, I approached readings more linked to philosophy and … [Read more...] about Adriane Vieira – 30 DoS – Day 6
Anne Marit Mengshoel – 30 DoS – Day 5
During my professional life, I have been curious about what characterise good physiotherapy practice. I doubt that evidence-based guidelines necessarily improve practice. To me, CPN is a forum to discuss such matters. Working on a book chapter recently published by CPN, I engaged in critical writing that I otherwise would not have been doing. Hopefully, the book may nurture critical thinking within physiotherapy. I welcome similar initiatives and virtual meetings among members in the future. Autumn 2020, my engagement in the EU-Cost EUROMENE was completed. The members from more than 20 European countries participated in work on diagnostic classification, pathological mechanisms, … [Read more...] about Anne Marit Mengshoel – 30 DoS – Day 5