Today's post comes from Andreas Bjerregaard who is a physiotherapist and personal trainer in Copenhagen. As well as running his own clinic and being a FIFA 11+ instructor, Andreas volunteers his physio skills for the Homeless World Cup. Andreas blogs about his work here. I work on how people can change the lives of homeless people through football. Right now the tournament (www.homelessworldcup.org) is being hosted in Santiago, Chile. I am part of a physiotherapy team from Denmark and Norway who are treating players from all over the world. On busy day we would have 150-200 treatments with all kinds of injuries: dislocated fingers and shoulders, broken bones, major acute ligaments … [Read more...] about Connectivity – Contributions from the Network #3 – Andreas Bjerregaard
Physiotalk help needed – 12 hours to help me choose a topic
It's probably as a result of the growth of the Critical Physiotherapy Network, but I've been asked to run one of the Physiotalk Tweet sessions next Monday evening (GMT), and I get to nominate what the topic is in advance. These are one hour-long Twitter based chats around a particular theme to do with physio. You can find some of the recent ones here. It could be a great opportunity to talk about critical physiotherapy, the Network, philosophy and physiotherapy, etc., but I'm not sure what topic would work best, and so I need your help. I've got 12 hours to decide what to do. Can you send me your votes on this poll to give me an idea what would appeal to you, if you were going to … [Read more...] about Physiotalk help needed – 12 hours to help me choose a topic
Connectivity – Contributions from the Network #2 – Jenny Ralls
Today's post came from Jenny Ralls, Clinical Specialist working with RehabWorks in Bury St. Edmunds, UK. Enjoying learning about this idea which I have never conceptualised before. Presumably when extrapolated we all become 'disabled' in some way? For example, colleagues without the confidence to Tweet or 'Link-in / Facebook' become network disabled. Living in a very rural community, reliance on my car or bicycle to reach local amenities makes me geographically disabled. Ignorance or apathy regarding casting a vote makes one politically disabled. Or rather, not disabled, but just with a different view and perspective on life and its demands. Which brings me back to connectivity being a … [Read more...] about Connectivity – Contributions from the Network #2 – Jenny Ralls