Comments on: Oliver Sacks on Visual Hallucination

By: ian stevens

ian stevens — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:50:58 +0000

Richmond, I agree with your comments but this is one of the reasons perhaps why many choose ‘alternative’ approaches. Narratives of recovery or otherwise are really interesting and could be a real source of understanding and teaching.(last months Physiotherapy journal has an article on this)
Ann Oakley’s book Fracture is another really good account of overcoming disability following an elbow fracture/ulnar neuropaxia. The OT and acupuncturist come out of the story well and I found Ann Oakleys experience of the treatment setting and approach taken by the acupuncturist interesting. It seems private centres often cultivate an air of calm and stress reduction whereas public ones seem to emphaise the opposite ……..
There are very interesting short sections in a similar vein to a Leg to Stand On detailing neurology/somato representation and the early experiments of Henry Head which were pretty hair raising.
I thought your website was interesting with the emphasis on understanding people and pain rather than the usual protocols .

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 05 May 2010 02:54:51 +0000

For sure. Temporarily abled.

By: Richmond Stace

Richmond Stace — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:34:32 +0000

A leg to stand on is a great read. It is interesting to gain some insight into Sacks experience as a patient. At the end of the day we are all patients with fears, anxieties, past experiences, emotions, beliefs etc. Clearly it is important to consider this when a patient comes through our door.

By: Diane

Diane — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:50:37 +0000

Have you checked out his book, A Leg to Stand on? Great book to read particularly if you’re interested in somato-representation, somato-perception.
Diane