Something for the weekend: Mass Effect Is Kind of a Utopia for the Chronically Ill Feminism for Women: The Real Route to Liberation by Julie Bindel – review Human progress is no excuse to destroy nature Unlocking Social Theory with Popular Culture The Heart of Flesh: Nietzsche on Affects and the Interpretation of the Body Physician dominance in the 21st century: Examining the rise of non-physician autonomy through prevailing theoretical lenses Parrhesia and Clinical Practice: A Case Study of Dr. Esdaile’s Mesmeric Hospital in Hooghly Bringing Philosophy to Those in Need Towards a sociological understanding of medical gaslighting in western health care An intellectual history … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #162
Should physios still touch?
Has therapeutic touch ever been more topical in physiotherapy than it is today? COVID, the pressure on throughput in the public health system, and poor evidence of efficacy, have all played their part. But the exodus from so-called 'passive' therapies by musculoskeletal private practitioners in recent years has really shrunk what was once one of the profession's main modalities down to the size of a postage stamp. Remember those? But aren't people also craving skilled, empathic touch more than ever? Aren't we, as practitioners, desperate to use our hands again? Or have we given up all hope of hands-on practice and resigned ourselves to remote Zoom consults and do-it-yourself … [Read more...] about Should physios still touch?
CPN Digest #161
Something for the weekend: Ordinary people, extraordinary change: addressing the climate emergency through ‘quiet activismBringing Philosophy to Those in NeedChronic fatigue and university support for disabilitiesWhy Theodor Adorno and the Frankfurt School failed to change the worldThe many faces of disability (podcast)From health care to infrastructure, how AI is changing the world for the betterAn intellectual history of suffering in the Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 1978–2014The rationales for and challenges with employing arts-based health services research (ABHSR): a qualitative systematic review of primary studiesMaking Disability Modern: Design HistoriesIf bell hooks Made an LMS: … [Read more...] about CPN Digest #161