Dr Susan Booth S.J.Booth1@edu.salford.ac.uk
Dr Susan Booth S.J.Booth1@edu.salford.ac.uk
Prof Garry Crawford G.Crawford@salford.ac.uk
Supervisor
Nicky Spence
Supervisor
Physiotherapy practice is affected by the challenge of maintaining patients’ engagement with physiotherapy and appears in its top ten research priorities (Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, 2021b; Rankin et al, 2012, 2020). Paediatric physiotherapists have successfully employed sport and physical activity (sport/PA) to
address limited engagement observed in young people with disabilities (YPwD) with the results reported in professional journals. However, limited exploration of the meanings attributed by paediatric physiotherapists to ‘sport as a therapy choice’ currently exists.
Therefore, this project explored paediatric physiotherapists’ lived experiences to examine how they make sense of ‘sport as a therapy choice’ in their practice.
Accordingly, a qualitative research paradigm employing Interpretative
Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse data from semi-structured individual interviews with UK-based paediatric physiotherapists working in public and private healthcare. Findings indicated six Group Experiential Themes (GETs).
• Shaped by contexts.
• It’s all about the kids.
• Relationship of physiotherapy and sport/physical activity.
• Sport/PA – a tool in the toolbox.
• Locating identity.
• Embodiment of models.
The themes highlighted how ‘sport as a therapy choice’ was experienced and enacted within paediatric rehabilitation. Findings will be helpful to educators and paediatric physiotherapists working with YPwD, to deepen contextual understandings when deploying sport/PA to meet therapeutic objectives.
As no study has previously explored how paediatric physiotherapists experience ‘sport as a therapy choice,’ this study provides a unique contribution.
Thesis Type | Thesis |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 13, 2025 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 27, 2025 |
Deposit Date | Feb 22, 2025 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 28, 2025 |
Award Date | Feb 13, 2025 |
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