It seems odd for a supposedly patient-centred profession to still have special interest groups that perpetuate the idea that the body can be carved up by systems and structures, and that I could be a cardiorespiratory, neurological or musculoskeletal physiotherapist and not a physiotherapist for the whole person. Special Interest Groups (or SIGs) are historically significant divisions within the profession that owe their structure to the guilds that formed in the Middle Ages, when blacksmiths, printers and jewellers tried to protect the interests of their members and promote their speciality (see Farr, 1997 or Smith 2004). But SIGs may now be creating more problems than they resolve, and … [Read more...] about New: (Special) Interests
New: Movement for Life
If there's one concept that seems to have united physiotherapists in recent years, its movement. Movement for Health is the theme chosen by WCPT in 2008 to convey 'the core of what physical therapists/physiotherapists do' (link), Movement for Life has been adopted by physiotherapy clinics (link) and professional bodies (link), and like pain, has become a key way that we are now trying to express our point of difference, complexity and diversity of skills. And yet movement remains almost entirely unexamined by the profession (which is interesting, given how much stall we now seem to place on evidence-based practice!) Apart from a few attempts to provide a larger appreciation for … [Read more...] about New: Movement for Life
30 Days of September is back
Those of you with good memories, will remember that we launched a campaign last year called "30 Days of September." Each day we posted up an idea for something the CPN might do in the coming year, and you voted on the ideas you liked best. The results of last year's poll are here, and the results gave our new Executive a lot of help in planning our work for the next 12 months. Well a year has gone by and September has returned, along with this year's campaign. Our focus this year will be on new ideas. Each day we'll be posting an idea on the blog to entice physiotherapists to think otherwise. There will be posts about new research, new ideas, new practices, new policies...all … [Read more...] about 30 Days of September is back