Browsing Fakultet for helsevitenskap (HV) by Journals "Physiotherapy Theory and Practice"
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The ability of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) to indicate motor difficulties in infants in primary care
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-23)Introduction: Delayed achievement of motor milestones may be an early indicator of motor difficulties. Parent-reported questionnaires may serve as an efficient, low-cost screening to identify infants in need of further ... -
Aging and exercise: Perceptions of the active lived-body
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Published online: 30 Mar 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-30)Exploring older people’s evocation of their positive experiences of aging has been proposed as a counterweight to the Western stereotype of aging as a process of decline. The aim of this article is to explore how aging ... -
Being present with the patient : a critical investigation of bodily sensitivity and presence in the field of physiotherapy.
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-12)This article advocates integrating ideas from phenomenological theory regarding the body with a psychoanalytical theory of language to enrich our understanding of the meaning of bodily presence in the practice of physiotherapy. ... -
Critical physiotherapy: a ten-year retrospective
(Others, 2023)Critical physiotherapy has been a rapidly expanding field over the last decade and could now justifiably be called a professional sub-discipline. In this paper we define three different but somewhat interconnected critical ... -
Learning and knowing bodies: Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapists' reflections on embodied knowledge
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Volume 35, 2019 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-02)Background: The lived experience is irreducible, and can give access to pre-reflective and implicit, embodied knowledge. There is a lack of research concerning how specialists in Norwegian Psychomotor physiotherapy (NPMP) ... -
The perceptions of older adults living with chronic musculoskeletal pain about participating in an intervention based on a behavioral medicine approach to physical therapy
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Published online 07 Feb 2019, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-10)Background: There is evidence that interventions based on a behavioral medicine approach to physical therapy (BMPI) are beneficial for older adults living with chronic pain; however, knowledge of the perceptions of older ... -
Profile of upper limb recovery and development of secondary impairments in patients after stroke with disabled upper limb. An observational study
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Published online: 11 Jun 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-11)Purpose: To investigate, in patients after stroke with a very weak upper limb, the profile of recovery for upper limb activity over the first 12 weeks, and whether early secondary impairments predict later upper limb ... -
A qualitative study exploring physical therapists’ views on the Otago Exercise Programme for fall prevention: a stepping stone to “age in place” and to give faith in the future
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Published online 24 Feb 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-16)Background: One of the most effective interventions to prevent falls is exercise. A commonly used program that prevents falls is the Otago Exercise Programme (OEP). Despite this, user-based knowledge of its applicability ... -
Recovering from provoked vestibulodynia: Experiences from encounters with somatocognitive therapy.
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Volume 35, Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-23)Although provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) represents a significant challenge for many young women in the Western world, little is known about how these women experience therapeutic efforts. The aim of this paper is to enhance ... -
“When what is taken for granted disappears”: Women’s experiences and perceptions after a cardiac event
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)On entering Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) the female cardiac population shows greater fear of overexertion and sense of uncertainty than similarly affected men. The purpose of this study was to explore how women experienced ... -
“When what is taken for granted disappears”: women’s experiences and perceptions after a cardiac event
(Physiotherapy Theory and Practice;Published online 26 November, 2018, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-26)On entering Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) the female cardiac population shows greater fear of overexertion and sense of uncertainty than similarly affected men. The purpose of this study was to explore how women experienced ...