Engelsk titel: Posture - frames of meaning and practice. An interview study
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Författare:
Westgaard, Hege
;
Thornquist, Eline
Email: he@westgaard.org
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 21
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16033521
Sammanfattning
Purpose: To discuss posture as a phenomenon, emphasis in the examination of posture, and the
role of posture in clinical practice.
Design, material and method: Qualitative semi-structured interviews with three experienced
physiotherapists with different specializations. The interviews were analyzed based on hermeneutic
understanding.
Results: The informants’ understanding of posture is based on different frames of meaning, which
leads to an orientation towards different elements of posture during examination and treatment.
Different frames of meaning also influence the approach to the body in clinical contexts resulting in
different functional assessments. The interviews are characterized by ambiguous descriptions of the
body. The body is expounded in dualistic terms, i.e. as an outer entity expressing inner processes
and as a perceiving subject. In the informants’ descriptions of their practices, the body comes
through as more unambiguous and their practical approach embraces the body as the centre of all
experience.
Conclusion: Different frames of meaning result in different functional assessments and different
approaches to the body in the clinic. A probing and individualized approach to examination and
treatment makes room for the body as perceiving subject.