Hay Melissa E, Connelly Denise M, Kinsella Elizabeth Anne
a Health & Rehabilitation Sciences , University of Western Ontario , London , ON , Canada.
b School of Physical Therapy , University of Western Ontario , London , ON , Canada.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2016 May;32(4):241-50. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2016.1138348.
Contemporary discourses in the health sciences vary in their treatment of aging bodies and the mind-body relationship, yet our understanding of aging experiences and health care practices can be limited by an overreliance on biomedical or social constructionist approaches alone. This paper offers a conceptual exploration of embodiment as an innovative approach to enhance our understandings of aging bodies and health in physiotherapy practice. Embodiment attends to body and mind, nature and culture, structure and agency, while appreciating differences in aging bodies and health in aging. Conclusions consider embodiment in the practice and disciplinary discourse of contemporary physiotherapy, specifically, considering the ways embodied perspectives can support therapists in their health care practice and relationships with people with aging bodies.
健康科学领域的当代论述在对待衰老身体和身心关系方面各不相同，然而，我们对衰老体验和医疗保健实践的理解可能会因过度依赖生物医学或社会建构主义方法而受到限制。本文对具身化进行了概念性探索，将其作为一种创新方法，以增进我们对物理治疗实践中衰老身体和健康的理解。具身化关注身体与心灵、自然与文化、结构与能动性，同时认识到衰老身体和衰老过程中健康的差异。结论部分探讨了具身化在当代物理治疗的实践和学科论述中的情况，具体而言，考虑具身化视角如何能够在医疗保健实践中以及与衰老身体人群的关系方面为治疗师提供支持。
