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Physiotherapy as bricolage: theorizing expert practice.

James A Shaw¹, Ryan T DeForge

¹Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Elborn College, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. jshaw29@uwo.ca

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

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Physiotherapy practice epistemologies are explored using the bricoleur concept, recognizing diverse knowledge sources. This approach embraces multiple ways of knowing for holistic patient care and expertise development.

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Area of Science:

Physiotherapy
Clinical Practice
Epistemology

Background:

Practice epistemologies, theories of knowledge in clinical settings, are underexplored in physiotherapy.
Tacit assumptions influence how physiotherapy knowledge is acquired and utilized.
Existing approaches often rely on unexamined beliefs about physiotherapy knowledge.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel physiotherapy practice epistemology centered on the 'bricoleur' concept.
To offer an alternative framework for understanding knowledge in physiotherapy.
To challenge traditional views on physiotherapy knowledge acquisition and application.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis and theoretical proposition.
Application of the 'bricoleur' notion to physiotherapy practice.
Exploration of situated knowledge within social, cultural, and historical contexts.

Main Results:

The 'bricoleur' is defined as someone who utilizes all available tools and knowledge types.
Physiotherapists as bricoleurs acknowledge that practice knowledge is context-dependent.
This perspective encourages embracing multiple epistemologies and diverse clinical reasoning strategies.

Conclusions:

Adopting a bricoleur epistemology fosters a more holistic approach to physiotherapy.
Multiple epistemologies enhance clinical reasoning and contribute to excellent physiotherapy care.
The bricoleur concept destabilizes the idea of a single, authoritative physiotherapy practice model.