Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Physiotherapy, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo Norway.
Faculty of Medicine, Section for Medical Anthropology and Medical History, University of Oslo, Oslo Norway.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2021 Mar;37(3):432-446. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2021.1887062. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
Enhancing and facilitating change or optimization of body awareness and movement behaviors have been sustained throughout history as central objectives in physiotherapy. Focus will be on the thoughts and practice of orthopedist Gunder Nielsen Kjølstad (1794-1860). He is, in a Norwegian context, one of the forefathers of physiotherapy. Kjølstad was unique for his time in the sense that he did not limit himself to medicine, but drew on vast array of disciplines, among them philosophy, geometry, physics, and dance. Fundamental to his treatment method was a pedagogy that rested on the active participation of the patient; an approach that stood in stark contrast to the established clinical practices. Through this approach, he developed a treatment for 'crooked backs' which constituted a historic break with the common treatment regimens of the nineteenth century.
增强和促进身体意识和运动行为的改变或优化一直是物理治疗的核心目标。本文将聚焦于骨科医生 Gunder Nielsen Kjølstad（1794-1860 年）的思想和实践。在挪威语境下，他是物理治疗的先驱之一。Kjølstad 在当时是独一无二的，因为他不仅限于医学，而是借鉴了哲学、几何、物理和舞蹈等广泛的学科。他的治疗方法的基础是一种教育学，依赖于患者的积极参与；这种方法与当时既定的临床实践形成鲜明对比。通过这种方法，他为“弯曲的背部”开发了一种治疗方法，这是对 19 世纪常见治疗方案的历史性突破。
