by Betina Ringby | Feb 15, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Greenspace Exposure, Nature-based interventions, Urban Design and Sustainable Communities
What is the relation between growing plants, reused plastic pipes and physiotherapy? I have often been asked this, since I have engaged in urban gardening in Rwanda and Denmark. My personal path to connect the dots contains two meetings and an opportunity, which I...
by Jessica Stanhope | Jun 19, 2022 | Biodiversity, Greenspace Exposure, Physiotherapy Education
Adapt your physiotherapy practice for positive environmental health Environmental physical therapy is an emerging field that describes the relationship between health (specifically physiotherapy) and the environment. The environment encompasses climate change,...
by Stephanie Molloy | Jun 5, 2022 | Environmental Justice, Greenspace Exposure, Nature-based interventions
Green space is not as accessible as you think Since cities started developing in North America, there has been a move to create designated green spaces, both in and outside of urban centers. Although the intention behind these efforts seems pure, the practice of...
by Lauren Pike | Apr 18, 2022 | Active Transport, Greenspace Exposure, Planetary Health, SDGs, Students in EPT
In their final year of training, undergraduate physiotherapy students at the University of South Australia develop their skills and knowledge in health promotion through experiential learning. The students apply concepts and theory of health promotion to a project...
by Steffen Torp | Apr 6, 2022 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Greenspace Exposure
Nature and outdoor recreation are important for public health. As a health promotion endeavor, physiotherapists should engage in public health work and policymaking to secure the public (and thereby patients) easy access to green and blue environments. This piece...
by Jessica Stanhope | Feb 3, 2022 | Clinic Design, Clinical Practice, Greenspace Exposure
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 leaving our homes, through to supervised quarantine, often in hotels. These restrictions have been criticised because of the...
