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Finding Freud in Physiotherapy-Part 2

Patient Care / May 9, 2014

Contextual Theory –An Unexpected Ally Although physiotherapy supports models that acknowledge psychological elements of rehabilitation, it may be surprising that support also comes from psychiatry. American psychiatrists Jerome and Julia Frank broadened the definition of psychotherapy by arguing that it is the healing relationship between a healing agent (therapist) and a sufferer (patient).1 The sufferer, wanting to alleviate disability, […]

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Finding Freud in Physiotherapy: Part 1

Patient Care / May 3, 2014

Visioning Practice Through a Psychotherapeutic Lens M.A.S.H. is a 1970’s television show about people serving in a mobile army surgical hospital during the Korean War. The quality of writing and acting impeccably combine dramatic and comedic flare to address weighty social issues and complex interpersonal relationships. Some of these storylines relate to the scope of

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Getting Through The Dip

Patient Care / September 22, 2013

When Things Get Tough Whenever I need a little perspective, I’ll often look to find a good book and a good one I did find. It’s a little gem by Seth Godin called “The Dip”. It doesn’t break a 100 pages, but it’s message (as is often the case with Godin’s books) is an insightful one. He

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Unmotivated Patient? A New Perspective on Goal Setting

Patient Care / July 2, 2013

In this blog entry we’ll continue to delve into insights shared in the book The Switch by the Heath brothers. Their general insights into personal change could prove beneficial in our work as physiotherapists. I believe that refining our change behavior skills can make us more effective in helping our patients become healthier and more resilient. And

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Shrink the Change!

Patient Care / May 27, 2013

In my last blog entry I talked about the reality that self-control (the much needed resource for change behaviour) is a limited resource. And so what we as therapists can perceive in our patients as resistance, laziness or discontent can really be a lack of the much needed energy to engage in change behaviour. The

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