MOVING EARTH
The Environmental Physiotherapy Association Blog features regular news, events and ideas on all things Environmental Physiotherapy.
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.
Please use our contact form if you are interested in contributing to Moving Earth: The Environmental Physiotherapy Association Blog. Contributions in any language and any format on all potentially related topics welcome! Please see our contribution 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.
Is Environmental Healthcare Feasible for the U.S. Healthcare System?
U.S. American healthcare is a huge business. The U.S. “spends the most of any nation by far on its health care system, nearly one-fifth of GDP,...
What can physiotherapists learn from COVID-19 about the importance of accessing outdoor spaces?
For many of us, COVID-19 has meant restrictions on what we do and where we go. These restrictions may include lockdowns, which prevent us from...
Én helse, bærekraft og fysioterapi med hest
I en nylig publisert podcast diskuterer Professor Tobba Sudmann folkehelse og bærekraft. Sudmann er fysioterapeut, så bærekraft og fysioterapi bli...
New Physioplus course on sustainable healthcare and environmental physiotherapy
Climate change and sustainability are at the forefront of current events. According to the United Nations, we are experiencing accelerated global...
Co-creating health and wellbeing
“At least I can still become an Adaptive Surfer!” As I surface in ICU a flash of hope captures my imagination, lifts my spirits, and draws me...
Physiopunk – Speculative fiction for future physiotherapies
Environmental and sustainability education is often conspicuous in its absence from public health and healthcare professional programmes around the...
From Physiotherapy to Environmental Sciences: an ongoing path to interdisciplinarity
In August 2021, the world received terrible news from the IPCC: the 6th assessment report is their “starkest warning yet” regarding current global...
Using Data to Build Sustainability in Physical Therapy
Recently, you may have seen the widely published editorial in hundreds of health journals calling for emergency action on climate change. While the...
How physiotherapists can contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in low- and middle-income countries
The global economic recession following the COVID-19 pandemic, along with changes in climate patterns has magnified already existing global...
Coming soon: The Environmental Physiotherapy Community Roundtable 2021
It is that time of the year again. Time for the next environmental physiotherapy roundtable, but with a twist. In its third iteration, we are...
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