by David Duindam | Oct 25, 2022 | Clinic Design, Clinical Practice, Environmental Sustainability
Climate change is the largest threat to human health and wellbeing globally (WHO, 2021). The healthcare industry itself currently contributes to fuelling the climate crisis with its emissions and material consumption (Karliner et al., 2020). There has been much...
by Christina Groll | Oct 13, 2022 | Aquatic PT and bluespace exposure, Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy
The definition of disability and disabled people depends on the model used. The most widely used model in the health system is the “medical model”. It assumes disability as an individual mental or physical impairment that is independent of environmental...
by Sarah Schwab | Oct 4, 2022 | Disability, Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Environmental Philosophies, Environmental Physiotherapy
A complete, humanized description of disability requires consideration of context (e.g., physical environment, social interactions, background life), and the factors contributing to function and disability should be sought at the interface of an individual and their...
