by Oka Sanerivi | May 1, 2020 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Philosophies, Indigenous perspectives
It is a privilege to contribute to the conversation of how the physiotherapy profession could, and should, embark on critically evaluating its relationship with the natural environment. In doing this, I draw on the knowledge of my forbears, particularly in Samoa, to...
by David Nicholls | Jan 31, 2020 | Environmental Philosophies
“The ploughing’s done. The seed is spread. The weather is reminding me that, rain or shine, the earth abides, the land endures, the soil will persevere forever and a day. Its smell is pungent and high-seasoned. This is happiness.” Jim Crace, The...
by Alma Viviana Silva | Jan 20, 2020 | Environmental Philosophies, Events
Toward the end of last year, an incredibly inspiring and creative meeting took place amongst physiotherapists in Latin America. Though it was the first Latin-American meeting of the Critical Physiotherapy Network (CPN), it was a place and occasion that explored the...
by Filip Maric | Dec 22, 2019 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Philosophies
Fitting the time of reflection that is this time of the year, over the last few weeks I’ve been reflecting a lot on what it is that actually brought me to thinking about environmental physiotherapy. In many ways, these reflections were actually inspired by the...
by David Nicholls | Nov 28, 2019 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Philosophies
As a physio, I’ve always been drawn to lung disease, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say I’m drawn to people who are suffering with lung diseases. But then that’s not exactly right either, because I’m really fascinated by how the lungs work (did you know that...
