Moving Earth The Environmental Physiotherapy Association Blog
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A voice for our education – Student’s perspectives on the EPT Agenda 2023
It’s 2020. The threat of climate change is ever increasing and we now have a greater understanding than ever of how the environment impacts our...
The EPA celebrates it’s first anniversary
I am finding it really hard to believe, but it is one year to the day since we have launched the Environmental Physiotherapy Association and so much...
Moving physiotherapy outdoors
Lancashire and North West England. The wettest part of a wet country. So, maybe not the first place one would think of when developing a business...
Environmental physiotherapy education at the In Beta Unconference 2020
In Beta is a virtual community of physiotherapy educators who experiment with different approaches to teaching and learning, make podcasts, publish...
Can greenspace exposure improve pain outcomes?
Have you ever told a patient to spend more time in greenspaces to help reduce their pain? I haven’t, but this simple intervention may improve pain...
Physiotherapie + Studium + Nachhaltigkeit = Zukunft
Vor wenigen Wochen wurde ich mit der EPA und ihrem Thema der Verknüpfung von Physiotherapie und Umwelt konfrontiert. Wenige Tage später...
Living well with pain, by the sea
Living with persistent pain can be difficult! Pain permeates every part of my life and is my constant companion. In this blog I hope to show how...
Unless someone like… me! – A personal reflection on this World Environment Day 2020
It was around this time of year, 20 years ago, that I sold my last car. Ingrid and I were heading to London to live and so the sale was necessary....
Reconnecting with nature helped me reconnect with myself and the world
During the worst years of my pain I became withdrawn and isolated, disconnected from the people, places, and experiences that mattered to me. My...
COVID-19 and physiotherapy through the lens of climate change adaptation and mitigation
After writing my recent blogpost on COVID-19, healthcare and the environment I've continued updating it for a pretty substantial reading, viewing...
Environmental Physiotherapy Education Podcast
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