Scientific Movement Movimiento Científico Knowledge, Community and Social Transformation

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Movimiento Científico Journal

The Movimiento Científico Journal, as a platform for disseminating research results, strives to share qualified scientific knowledge produced from the field of Physical Therapy and related disciplines. Furthermore, it aims to serve as a reference for spreading new scientific and technological developments in Latin America that contribute to the growth of Physical Therapy and health.

For this reason, the Public Health Research Group of the Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana joins the journal to begin a journey that generates new knowledge in the fields of public health, social development, and new technologies, responding to the demands of innovation and the needs of the social context through the creation and dissemination of research.

For this team, it is essential to disseminate knowledge and practices related to the health of individuals and communities, as it is from this standpoint that criteria for building tools are established to enable the participation of various social actors in decision-making about their own health and in assuming responsibility for it. Likewise, the research group believes that research must fulfill the role of raising awareness in society regarding the health situation, existing problems, ways to solve them, and, why not, the aspects to which people have the right to demand action.

Thus, opening research spaces focused on Human Body Movement as a strategy for the (re)cognition of health phenomena and those associated with health is not only an opportunity to broaden the settings where academic knowledge and social realities interact, but also a necessity.

Therefore, it is important to introduce new perspectives that contribute to the historical role of Physical Therapy as a profession fully integrated with people's health. Under new frameworks where the lens of human body movement is made visible within social settings, these expansions become a fundamental necessity. While this approach recognizes research grounded in professional practice as key to enriching the profession, it also calls for the strengthening of the recognition of social and cultural elements as part of physical therapy practice, given their role as determinants in establishing conditions for well-being and quality of life.

On this basis, the emergence of inclusive research—both in terms of building inclusive environments from research outcomes and positioning situated processes—provides tools for physical therapists, particularly in our contexts historically marked by dynamics of inequality, to promote the development of lines of inquiry and practices aimed at improving living conditions.

This is the responsibility of the new constructions of knowledge that we, as physical therapists and social actors, must commit to undertaking.

Thus, the Public Health Research Group and the Movimiento Científico Journal of the Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana recognize dialogue, gather, and build new knowledge narratives as a fundamental part of their mission. Each tool derived from past, ongoing, and future research that travels these paths serves as a resource for shaping knowledge rooted in academic discourse for training, pedagogy, and inclusion within the academic community and society at large.

In this way, the need arises to create new health knowledge from local contexts, recognizing policies, current community conditions, and health priorities, all of which enable monitoring the impacts of public health policies and, above all, understanding how to best use research not only for improvements in the academic community but also for social and individual development, ultimately aiming to achieve equitable health.

Therefore, research that fosters scientific development from a conscientizing approach will allow us to analyze health situations and needs from new perspectives, helping us to understand and construct a comprehensive view of what is meant by health. These foundations are the basis for new forms of research that arise in response to a critical reading of conventional health practices. It is expected that these perspectives will promote discussions in the fields of science, politics, economics, and other social spheres, building health from and for the community as a whole.

For these reasons, we open our doors to researchers so that, with their contributions, they can provide the necessary means to improve the physical, mental, and social health and well-being of individuals and communities, fostering the capacity to recognize social and personal resources as fundamental health elements—not merely from a biological perspective, but from all social dimensions that can enhance both individual and collective human capacities.