PhOst | Philosophy of Osteopathy
Connecting the physical and metaphysical
I'd like to share what I've learned about the philosophy of osteopathy and build on that knowledge through further personal investigation and by encouraging contributions from other practitioners and students of osteopathy around the world. The aim is to build a credible repository of knowledge on the subject, freely accessible to all interested parties.
My hope is to make current ideas and research easily available to students and professionals interested in understanding the philosophical elements and relationships involved in osteopathy."
Podcast. Video, papers etc
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Developing from an interest in osteopathic practice and other forms of bodywork, registered osteopath Dr Mandy Banton, D. Prof (Ost), BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), PGCACE created the PhOst | Philosophy of Osteopathy project.
Although now in its infancy, it is intended that the PhOst | Philosophy of Osteopathy website will build into a reputable repository of resources focused on:
- healthcare practitioner qualitative research
- application of research findings in practice and education
- phenomenology as a ?method? for understanding the lived experience of patients and practitioners.
It is hoped that the PhOst website, led by Dr Mandy Banton, will grow as contemporary practise opens up to more patient-focused treatment, new academic resources become available and collaborating author's submit work for publication.
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Take a look around and bookmark this page so you can easily return to see new content. Better still, follow PhOst | Philosophy of Osteopathy on Twitter and help us build a community and generate some interesting conversation. Look out for announcements and invitations for contributions on Twitter or sign up to our mailing list and we'll keep you informed when something you might be interested in gets published. If you'd like to be one of them
The site's focus is osteopathy but its outlook is transdisciplinary.
The Philosophy of Osteopathy website is a repository for resources about healthcare practitioner qualitative research, the application of research findings in practice and education, and about phenomenology as a method for understanding the lived experience of patient and practitioners.
The project has grown from an interest in the practice of osteopathy and other forms of bodywork, but its outlook is transdisciplinary.
Mandy has an interest in the ontology of manual therapies, in hermeneutic clinical encounters within all aspects of healthcare, and in embodiment and enactivism as models of research and practice that propose solutions to the problem of dualism.
The website will grow over the coming years, so why not bookmark it and look out for announcements and invitations for contributions on Twitter?
Blog
Read my latest thinking on the world of osteopathic philosophy, as I uncover what topics currently trending in the field.
Workshop
Attend one of my workshops to discover how... what... why etc. Be better able to relate / practise /...
Consult
I am an experienced consultant, advising clients like... to do... so that... I you or your organisation would like to book a session..
Clinic
Not feeling right? Need gentle intervention? Visit Dr Banton's clinic in Newcastle
from original intro to blog 1
I used to see a cranial osteopath to help with eye-strain and headaches and found the experience so extraordinarily helpful that over time, I wondered if I might make a career change to study osteopathy myself. My then osteopath recommended a newly published book by Walter Llewellyn McKone, Osteopathic Medicine (2001). Its focus on philosophy intrigued me so much that I read it on the way to my first weekend of lectures at the London School of Osteopathy. Despite being plunged into introductory anatomy, physiology and the rest of the first-year curriculum, I retained interest in some of the historical and philosophical ideas underpinning osteopathic practice.
Calling all educators, researchers, students of osteopathy, practitioners, interested academics and clinicians.
Why not contribute to PhOst?
Become a contributing author, adding your knowledge and ideas to help build a thought-provoking library of contemporary thinking on the Philosophy of Osteopathy.
Articles
| Author | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Mandy Banton | 2021 | 1. Making Sense of Cranial Osteopathy: Osteopathy and Evidence |
Thesis
| Author | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Mandy Banton | 2019 | Making Sense of Cranial Osteopathy |
Video
| Publisher | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Talking Heads | 2021 | Dr Mandy Banton in conversation with ??? |
| Sutherland Cranial College | 2021 | Rollin Becker Memorial Lecture |
Book
| Author | Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Finlay | 2011 | Phenomenology for Therapists: Researching the Lived World |
Presentation?
Dr Mandy Banton
Osteopath│
Newcastle upon Tyne│
Fellow of the Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy│
??? of the University College of Osteopathy (I am needing to find out if I have a title such as Honorary Fellow or Research Fellow).
Mandy is an osteopath practising in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the north of England.
She has lectured on osteopathy Masters’ programmes in Leeds and London, where she developed an evidence-based medicine programme for osteopathy students.
It was during this time that she became interested in the philosophy of medicine and healthcare.
For her professional doctorate in osteopathy, she investigated the intersubjective aesthetic experience shared by cranial osteopaths and their patients.
Her philosophical interests are in hermeneutic realism and phenomenology.
She aims to promote an exploration of the ontology of practice within osteopathic education and research.
Mandy has an interest in the ontology of manual therapies, in hermeneutic clinical encounters within all aspects of healthcare, and in embodiment and enactivism as models of research and practice that propose solutions to the problem of dualism.
Mandy is an osteopath practising in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the north of England. She has lectured on osteopathy Masters’ programmes in Leeds and London, and it was during this time that she became interested in the philosophy of medicine and healthcare, whilst she was developing an evidence-based medicine programme for osteopathy students.
For her professional doctorate in osteopathy, she investigated the intersubjective aesthetic experience shared by cranial osteopaths and their patients. Her philosophical interests are in hermeneutic realism and phenomenology. She aims to promote an exploration of the ontology of practice within osteopathic education and research.
Dr Mandy Banton is a Fellow of the Sutherland Cranial College of Osteopathy, who was recently awarded a Professional Doctorate in Osteopathy for a thesis on philosophical, psychological and neurophysiological aspects of embodied communication between osteopaths and their patients.
She would like to share what she's learned here and develop this work further because...
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Osteopath practising in the north of England. For her professional doctorate in osteopathy, she investigated the intersubjective aesthetic experience shared by cranial osteopaths and their patients. Her philosophical interests are in hermeneutic realism and phenomenology. She aims to promote an exploration of the ontology of practice within osteopathic education and research.
