224 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
298 Pages
by
Routledge
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Physiotherapy is arriving at a critical point in its history. Since World War I, physiotherapy has been one of the largest allied health professions and the established provider of orthodox physical rehabilitation. But ageing populations of increasingly chronically ill people, a growing scepticism towards biomedicine and the changing economy of healthcare threaten physiotherapy’s long-held... Read more
Part I
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Luxurious therapies: Physical therapies before 1894
Chapter 3. The quest for legitimacy (1894 – 1914)
Chapter 4. The pursuit of orthodoxy (1914 – 1973)
Chapter 5. Physiotherapy under neoliberalism (1973 – present)
Part II
Chapter 6. The body
Chapter 7. Posture and movement
Chapter 8. Function and rehabilitation
Part III
Chapter 9. Implications for Education, Practice, Regulation and Research
Chapter 10. The End of Physiotherapy
Epilogue: Methodology
Biography
David A. Nicholls is Associate Professor in the School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
