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Patient experiences of basic body awareness therapy and the relationship with the physiotherapist.

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Summary, in English

Background and Purpose: To explore the experiences of patients undergoing basic body awareness therapy in psychiatric physiotherapy. In addition, the therapeutic relationship and the concept of the working alliance were examined. Subjects: Two groups of patients participated: patients with schizophrenia (n=6) and general psychiatric outpatients (n=5). Method: A qualitative technique, video taping and interviewing the patients during treatment was used. Results: The most common experience from the treatment was ‘balance and posture’. Other experiences were ‘body movement control’ and ‘awareness and handling of body signals’. Themes central to establishing a good working alliance were identified. Discussion and Conclusions: The impact of balance and posture was discussed and some new hypotheses were generated.

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

173-183

Publication/Series

Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies

Volume

7

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Physiotherapy

Status

Published

Research group

  • Human Movement: health and rehabilitation
  • Mental Health Services Research

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1360-8592