Current Uses (and Potential Misuses) of Facebook: An Online Survey in Physiotherapy

Social Media and Politics: Examining Indonesians’ Political Knowledge on Facebook

The Internet and social media have played a significant role in contemporarypolitical sphere of Indonesia. In particular, they have been widely usedfor political activism and discussion; but whether the discussions areconstructive is another issue. Constructive political discussion requiresseveral preconditions; one of the most important requirements is rationalreasoning. Citizens must be equip...

Facebook Platform as the Social Business and Marketing Model for Cosmetic Surgery: An Online Study

Clinician's Commentary on Laliberté et al.1

What proportion of physiotherapy professionals are on Face-book, and how do they use it? To answer this question, Laliberté and colleagues conducted an online survey of physiotherapists and physical rehabilitation therapists in the province of Quebec, seeking information on their Facebook knowledge and behaviour. Their results provide new data on practising physiotherapy professionals' use of F...

Motor Learning and Movement Performance: Older versus Younger Adults

Introduction: Motor skills play an important role during life span, and older adults need to learn or relearn these skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate how aging affects induction of improved movement performance by motor training. Methods: Serial Reaction Time Test (SRTT) was used to assess movement performance during 8 blocks of motor training. Participants were tested i...

To Wear or Not to Wear the Hijab Online (A Study of the Identity Performances of Muslim Canadian Women on Facebook)

This paper looks at how Muslim women with an Iranian background and now living in Canada perform their identity through wearing the hijab. This was achieved by observing the behavior of six members of this community on Facebook using Erving Goffman’s stigmatization theory. The observation reveals that women who wear the hijab are more likely to identify themselves as Muslim-Canadian while those...