Moving Earth The Environmental Physiotherapy Association Blog
Regular news, events and ideas on all things environmental physiotherapy.
Please use our contact form if you are interested in contributing to Moving Earth: The Environmental Physiotherapy Association Blog. Submissions in any language and any format on all potentially related topics welcome! Please see our submission guidelines at the bottom of this page. We appreciate your help in developing and advancing an environmentally aware and responsible physiotherapy profession across research, education and clinical practice.
The contributions presented in this blog do not necessarily represent the opinions and values of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association as such. Rather, they represent the thoughts and work of contributing authors and through these, an open and ongoing discussion of what an environmentally aware and responsible is, could and should be.
Natur Mensch Künstliche Intelligenz und Kultur
Wie eine deutsche Physiotherapie-Zeitschrift (1) im Juli 2020 veröffentlichte, sind in der Forschung Therapiemethoden in der Erprobung, die eine...
Active Transport: Ideas to improve the health of patients and planet
How many of your patients arrived to their physio appointments last week by car? For me, it was 100% of those not opting for telehealth. An empty...
Online environmental physiotherapy workshops at the 9th International week HAN University Nijmegen
This years HAN University of Applied Sciences 9th International Week - Connecting localism to globalism: Critical perspectives on allied health...
It’s time we admitted it..
'Admit that humans have crawled or secreted themselves into every corner of the environment; admit that the environment is actually inside human...
Beyond Independence lies Interdependence
I sit cleverly positioned between the driver, an experienced field guide seated at the wheel on the right and an invisible cameraman operating from...
Physiotherapy and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration?
Though the official launch is scheduled for World Environment Day on 5 June 2021, this year marks the beginning of the UN Decade on Ecosystem...
Connecting with nature as homework in physiotherapy – A Bsc thesis reflection
There is rarely a day when I don't go out, because I feel like my body really calls for it. Physiotherapy starts within us, within you, within...
Building a bridge between landscape architecture & physiotherapy
Physical Environment & Health It is well documented that the physical environment influences population health, has an impact on chronic...
The 2nd Environmental Physiotherapy Roundtable – coming soon!
Nearly exactly one year after the first ever Environmental Physiotherapy Roundtable, we are pleased to invite you to the second iteration of our...
Can pre-operative physiotherapy reduce the carbon footprint of hospitals?
Healthcare systems have a significant carbon footprint generated through basic infrastructure, medical diagnostic and surgical procedures, as well...
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Moving Earth – Submission guidelines for blogposts:
Text, video, audio, image and other types of submissions in any language are all welcome.
If you submit a text, we will need the following:
- max 1000 words
- 3-5 jpg images (landscape format, high resolution, either from your private collection or licensed as ‘free to share and use’, sent as email attachments)
- use of references possible, but not mandatory (always depends on your topic). If you do use references, please do so using a consistent format, preferably APA6th
Regardless of submission type, for the author info box, please also send us:
- profile picture of yourself
- your current title and role
- max 50 word (2-3 sentences) text about yourself (check existing blogposts for some examples)
- your twitter and Linkedin links (depending on which you have)
We look forward to reviewing your draft submission!