I am is a physiotherapist specialized in musculoskeletal disorders and I work at the Department of Physiotherapy, Haute Ecole de Santé Vaud (HESAV) in Switzerland and in private practice. In 2010, I did a specialization in Manual Therapy and finished an MSc in Physiotherapy at Brighton University in 2015. I am currently doing a PhD on the association between spinal motor behaviour and psychological factors in CLBP patients. I am also doing research examining beliefs about back pain in Switzerland. As an educator, I am particularly interested in helping students to be better critical thinkers, and I love challenge their beliefs about physiotherapy. Particularly, I try to shift their focus … [Read more...] about 30DoS 2018 Day 20 – Guillaume Christe

I'm an Associate Professor and Departmental Chair in the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) where I conduct research into the use of digital technologies in the classroom and their influence on teacher and student relationships. My Ph.D. evaluated the use of technology-mediated practices for clinical education and led to the development of design principles for blended learning environments in health profession education. More recently I have been developing an area of research on the impact of artificial intelligence in clinical practice and health professions education. I believe that machine learning will have an important influence on … [Read more...] about 30DoS 2018 Day 19 – Michael Rowe

My interest is in the history and development of physiotherapy as a profession and a discipline and I am still involved in some research work on this subject. I am also interested in concept analysis and the relation of concepts in PT to other disciplines and to ICF. I have followed this blog with great interest for a couple of years, and was further encouraged when you referred to an article by me and collaborators about the knowledge base of PT I February 2016. (https://criticalphysio.net/2016/03/03/capturing-physiotherapy/) I think that the development of PT in the Nordic countries, both historically and presently, may contribute to further development of PT. Email address: … [Read more...] about 30DoS 2018 Day 18 – Catharina Broberg

I am something of a hybrid: a sociologist with a clinical background in physical therapy. While working in clinical practice in Saskatchewan, Canada (1998-2002), I had many questions about why we clinicians do what we do, particularly about how dominant discourses about thinness/fatness, gender, and more shape clinical services. The difficulties I had finding answers led me to pursue advanced degrees in social sciences (Women’s Studies MA; Sociology Ph.D.). In my research, I aim to foreground the relations – the connections made and unmade – in health care that produce inequalities and inequities. I use varied social theories and qualitative methodologies to identify patterns and … [Read more...] about 30DoS 2018 Day 17 – Patty Thille

I’ve been a student almost all my life; since my training as a physiotherapist in the mid 80-ies I’ve studied psychology, pedagogy, law, and social science (health and social policy, medical sociology). I did my Master of Philosophy in physiotherapy/social science in the late 90-ies, and my Ph.D. in 2009, at the Department of Global Health and Primary Care at the University of Bergen in Norway. As a clinician, I trained as a Bobath therapist and worked for several years as a clinical tutor for students from the Physiotherapy Program at Bergen University College. I have updated my clinical competence in the last decade and are now certified as a riding physiotherapist and equestrian trainer … [Read more...] about 30DoS 2018 Day 16 – Tobba Therkildsen Sudmann

I'm a woman, I'm a physiotherapist trained in South America with a strong influence from the Swedish physiotherapy of the Institute Karolinska, which in an early stage opened my eyes to deep questions and investigative paths about my profession. This somewhat “schizophrenic” perspective has allowed me to put into tension and judgment what today is considered true and good as an absolute.  I believe that the possibilities of truths are transitory, as well as that not everything old is obsolete.  I go to my trunk of perspectives and approaches whenever I can to review the epistemological frameworks that made me dream one day of being a physiotherapist at the service of my country. I am a … [Read more...] about 30DoS 2018 Day 15 – Aydee Louisa Robayo Torres

After many years working as a PT in clinical practice with infants at risk for subsequent motor development, I entered the world of academia as a Ph.D. student in 2003. My motivation came from a growing interest in exploring the key features of successful early developmental interventions, as I had experienced a diverse outcome of physical therapy to our youngest patients with similar medical history. Also, the research in the field was scarce.  In my Ph.D. study, an observational and interview study, I therefore explored clinical physical therapy practice with preterm infants. The findings underscored the association between sensemaking, mutuality, interaction, handling, and quality of … [Read more...] about 30DoS 2018 Day 14 – Gunn Kristin Øberg