Tim Barlott

ABSTRACT The concept of the body as a biomechanical machine was central to legitimizing physiotherapy and defining its professional identity. As society transitioned from Michel Foucault’s disciplinary formation to Gilles Deleuze’s control societies, this paper examines how physiotherapy’s concept of the body has evolved.

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Importance: When providing services, occupational therapists encounter social inequities that affect the health and well-being of their clients and create ethical tensions. Objective: To develop an understanding of the ethical tensions encountered by occupational therapists working with clients experiencing social inequity and how such tensions are navigated. Design: This qualitative study used an interpretive description methodology. Setting: Community and tertiary health settings.