I’m a curious person and like to learn as much as I can. Due to this, I sometimes look into things that don’t come directly under either philosophy or physiotherapy.
This is where I will be posting texts on said topics. I do promise that while trying to satiate my curiosity, I will maintain the rigor of other types of texts, looking up evidence and sources for the ideas or arguments I will be putting forward. Hope you’re as curious as me.
Posts
Bias in Research: Not all studies are created equal
Hello again. In the last post, I explored some of the more common biases that affect our perception of what we experience in our daily clinical practice, and how these limit the conclusions and generalisations we can make from our clinical experience. If you haven’t already, I recommend reading it here before starting this one.…
Bias in Clinical Experience: Good intentions pave the road to mistakes
Hello again. In this post I intend to continue my exploration of why we need to understand the scientific method, why we need to inform our practice in research papers and how we can balance this with our personal/clinical experience in daily practice in a way that is beneficial to our patients. If you haven’t…
Dealing with Humans, Dealing with Complexity
The assumption that training principles applied to pain and associated disability is yet another sign of our deep craving for defined, guiding reasoning structures – from A we progress to B, from D we regress to C etc… It reflects our inner aversion to complexity, to subjectivity. But in reality, we are all these complex…
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice part 2: Framework for Understanding
This text is the second part of my attempt at introducing you to evidence-based practice and making this process generally better understood by everyone. If you haven’t already, check part 1 before reading this one to understand why we can’t just rely on our own thought processes to gather knowledge about the world and make…
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice part 1: Flawed Opinions
Hi everyone. This text opens up a new realm of topics compared to what I’ve written about so far. It is still very relevant to and needed in physiotherapy, and I also can’t fully separate these topics from philosophy. I will be attempting to explain what is evidence-based practice, why it is needed in healthcare,…
The Physiolosopher 