Lurch Stephanie, Cobbing Saul, Chetty Verusia, Maddocks Stacy
School of Rehabilitation Science, Physiotherapy Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Front Rehabil Sci. 2023 Jun 26;4:1175531. doi: 10.3389/fresc.2023.1175531. eCollection 2023.
Power and unearned privilege in the profession of physiotherapy (PT) reside in the white, Western, English-speaking world. Globally, rehabilitation curricula and practices are derived primarily from European epistemologies. African philosophies, thinkers, writers and ways of healing are not practiced widely in healthcare throughout the globe. In this invited perspectives paper, we discuss the philosophies of Ubuntu and Seriti, and describe how these ways of thinking, knowing, and being challenge Western biomedical approaches to healthcare. We believe implementing these philosophies in the West will assist patients in attaining the health outcomes they seek. Further we call for Western professionals and researchers to stand in solidarity with their African counterparts in order to move towards a diversity of practitioners and practices that help to ensure better outcomes for all.
物理治疗（PT）行业的权力和非劳动所得的特权掌握在白人、西方、说英语的世界手中。在全球范围内，康复课程和实践主要源自欧洲认识论。非洲的哲学、思想家、作家和治疗方式在全球医疗保健领域并未得到广泛应用。在这篇特邀观点论文中，我们讨论了乌班图和塞里蒂的哲学，并描述了这些思维、认知和存在方式如何挑战西方生物医学的医疗保健方法。我们相信在西方实施这些哲学会帮助患者实现他们所追求的健康结果。此外，我们呼吁西方专业人士和研究人员与非洲同行团结一致，朝着多样化的从业者和实践方向发展，以确保所有人都能获得更好的结果。
