by Adam Toner | Feb 8, 2021 | Clinical Practice, Greenspace Exposure, Planetary Health
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 bike rack sat outside the clinic and nobody approached from the bus stop across the street. Granted, it is winter in...
by Pamela Kipps Hansford | Jan 21, 2021 | Clinical Practice, Greenspace Exposure
I sit cleverly positioned between the driver, an experienced field guide seated at the wheel on the right and an invisible cameraman operating from the left back corner of the safari vehicle. The guide turns frequently, looking over his or her left shoulder to talk to...
by Thies Bundtzen | Dec 9, 2020 | Clinical Practice, Greenspace Exposure
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 yourself. If you feel tension right now you might be better off scrolling to the next picture and put the words into...
by Nafsika Michail | Nov 25, 2020 | Clinic Design, Clinical Practice, Greenspace Exposure
Physical Environment & Health It is well documented that the physical environment influences population health, has an impact on chronic diseases and could have a preventative role on human’s health and wellbeing by promoting physical activity (Sallis et al.,...
by Mark Taylor | Aug 3, 2020 | Clinical Practice, Greenspace Exposure
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 model incorporating outdoor rehabilitation. However, the flip side of our, at times, particularly soggy climate brings a...
by Jessica Stanhope | Jul 13, 2020 | Clinical Practice, Greenspace Exposure, Physiotherapy Research
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 outcomes for our patients. It was not something I had given a lot of thought to, until a discussion with colleagues last...
