THERAPY-Magazin
Zum Theorie-Praxis-Transfer in der Physiotherapie
Jakob Tiebel
Business Owner, N+ Digital Health Agency
In memory of the outstanding neurorehabilitation scientist Professor Dr Stefan Hesse
Do specialist papers on evidence-based physiotherapy contain implications that are sufficiently practically relevant? What about the exchange between researchers and practitioners? And how is the transfer of new theories into clinical practice structured? How much theory does evidence-based physiotherapy need in order to be practical? Opinions, attitudes and behaviour can vary widely on these issues. A look at the extreme positions paints a picture of a complete demarcation between theory and practice on the one hand, through to a targeted exchange between the disciplines on the other.
Some practitioners perceive the reality of neurological rehabilitation to this day as so complex that there is no theory for them that even comes close to doing justice to what they have experienced. Similarly, there are theorists for whom the purpose of research lies more in the theory itself and less in what exists outside. While some believe transfers from theory to practice only satisfy to a completely inadequate extent, others definitely do not believe that practical experiences could also have implications for research.
Still others assume that nothing can be more practical than a good theory and nothing more theory-winning than a well-functioning practice. The university professor Dr Stefan Hesse, who during his scientific life endeavoured to combine basic research with applied research, can be regarded as the scientific model of such an exemplary theory-practice transfer in neurorehabilitation. He thus rendered outstanding services to the development of new therapeutic methods for the treatment of stroke patients. He contributed ground-breaking work above all in the field of device-supported motor rehabilitation. He introduced innovations in locomotion therapy into practice very early on, sometimes even against resistance from the specialist field.
Professor Dr Stefan Hesse has had a decisive influence on neurorehabilitation nationally and internationally for more than 20 years. To this day, he is regarded as a pioneer for many therapy methods that are now established in day-to-day neurorehabilitation. On the third anniversary of his death on 6 August, we thank him for his outstanding work.
Some practitioners perceive the reality of neurological rehabilitation to this day as so complex that there is no theory for them that even comes close to doing justice to what they have experienced. Similarly, there are theorists for whom the purpose of research lies more in the theory itself and less in what exists outside. While some believe transfers from theory to practice only satisfy to a completely inadequate extent, others definitely do not believe that practical experiences could also have implications for research.
Still others assume that nothing can be more practical than a good theory and nothing more theory-winning than a well-functioning practice. The university professor Dr Stefan Hesse, who during his scientific life endeavoured to combine basic research with applied research, can be regarded as the scientific model of such an exemplary theory-practice transfer in neurorehabilitation. He thus rendered outstanding services to the development of new therapeutic methods for the treatment of stroke patients. He contributed ground-breaking work above all in the field of device-supported motor rehabilitation. He introduced innovations in locomotion therapy into practice very early on, sometimes even against resistance from the specialist field.
Professor Dr Stefan Hesse has had a decisive influence on neurorehabilitation nationally and internationally for more than 20 years. To this day, he is regarded as a pioneer for many therapy methods that are now established in day-to-day neurorehabilitation. On the third anniversary of his death on 6 August, we thank him for his outstanding work.
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Jakob Tiebel
Business Owner, N+ Digital Health Agency
Jakob Tiebel studied applied psychology with a focus on health economics. He has clinical expertise from his previous therapeutic work in neurorehabilitation. He conducts research and publishes on the theory-practice transfer in neurorehabilitation and is the owner of Native.Health, an agency for digital health marketing.
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