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.
Can Nature help manage the physical consequences of chronic diseases?
Chronic diseases, which affect the majority of older adults in Canada, often lead to fatigue, reduced mobility, loss of strength and endurance, and...
Animal Physiotherapy
Animal physiotherapy began with surprising enthusiasm, supported from its earliest days by none other than Lord Mountbatten (1939). It began to gain...
The WHO Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health: A brief analysis with a view to the role of physiotherapy organisations
On 15 May 2025, the World Health Assembly (WHO) adopted the inaugural Global Action Plan on Climate Change and Health (2025–2028) during the 78th...
The One Health case for veterinary physiotherapy
A recent Veterinary Record correspondence explores how veterinary physiotherapy can contribute to the One Health vision—advancing animal welfare...
Gaza and the Crimes of War and Ecocide: A Crisis of Humanity and Environment
The Gaza Strip, a small coastal enclave home to more than 2 million Palestinians, has long been at the epicentre of conflict, displacement, and...
Environmental Physiotherapy at the CSP Conference 2025
Thanks to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Environmental Physiotherapy will be featured prominently at the upcoming CSP Conference 2025 in...
Physiotherapy and the Philosophy of Anti-Planetary Practice
In a recent article in Cosmos and History, I try to reconstruct the implicit belief systems of people who work against the Earth. Athletes like...
The Uprising – An EPA regional roundtables event
Since the launch of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association (EPA) in mid-2019, the EPA has been growing steadily and currently unites over 1500...
A clinic without walls
Like many others, I started out in traditional physiotherapy settings with white clinic rooms, adjustable treatment tables and a gym. But over time,...
Environmental Physiotherapy at APASC25 in Adelaide, 23-25 October
Thanks to the Australian Physiotherapy Association Occupational Health group, Environmental physiotherapy will be featured prominently at the...
Environmental Physiotherapy Education Podcast
Environmental Physiotherapy on youtube
Text, video, audio, image and other types of contributions in any language are all welcome.
If you contribute a text, we will need the following:
Text: 250-1000 words to be sent in a word doc. The text cannot contain numbered/bullet point lists.
Images: Please provide 3-5 jpg images that are relevant to your text. The images should have horizontal alignment, high resolution, and either be from your private collection or licensed as ‘free to share and use’. Do not embed the images in a text file. Send them as individual email attachments.
Please send images as separate files, rather than contained with the word document.
The EPA will not publish AI generated images.
Please make sure all images come with relevant citation information, including even a specific image link if they are downloaded from a website.
References: Use of references is possible, but not mandatory (always depends on your topic). If you use references, please do so using APA7th.
AI declaration: Please state clearly and in a separate section if and how AI was used in the creation of your blogpost
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Your current title and role
Max 40 word (2 sentences) text about yourself (check existing blogposts for some examples)
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We appreciate your effort and support in developing and advancing environmental physiotherapy in all of its facets, and look forward to reviewing your draft contribution!