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.
Avantouinti: Incorporating traditional Finnish Winter Swimming into Physiotherapy for treating Chronic Pain
Diving into the world of science for the first time did not feel much more different than jumping into ice-cold water for the first time. Both...
The EPA Student Assembly
Students have been a critical part of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association since day one. The unquestionable passion of physiotherapy...
Is it time to rethink what we mean by ‘therapy’? Prof David Nicholls keynote from the EPT Festival 2023
Given that the word therapy makes up half of our profession’s name, you might think physiotherapists would have developed a thorough understanding...
Mindfulness, Emotions, & the Climate Crisis: Background and Opportunity for Reflection
As healthcare professionals, we’re intricately involved within a system that both grapples with the consequences, and contributes to the climate...
The struggle for the decolonisation of both people and nature
In Aotearoa New Zealand (hereafter Aotearoa), upon the meeting of strangers with Māori (the Indigenous people of Aotearoa), oftentimes you’ll hear...
Have we ever treated patients yet? Actor-network theory and the changing patient in a changing world
Have you ever wondered who or what the patient truly is? In medicine, the patient is defined as “a person who is ill or undergoing treatment for a...
Outdoor environments for health and wellbeing
Unicare Bakke is a rehabilitation centre that is beautifully located on the countryside, south of Halden in Norway. I started working there as a...
Challenging assumptions: thinking and practising beyond the biopsychosocial model of health
If you are a healthcare professional like me, I am sure you have heard about the biopsychosocial model of health. This model was proposed by George...
¿Qué es el antropoceno?
¿Qué es el Antropoceno? Descubre 5 datos que debes conocer sobre este nuevo concepto. Dicho de forma más sencilla, la salud planetaria se asienta en...
Come into action: A water project
How hard is it to come into action, specifically concerning environmental issues? If you're honestly planning to save the world, it could be pretty...
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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.
Clearly name one of the files ‘header image’ – this will be sitting at the top of your post, right under the heading.
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. If you have not used AI to generate your text, please state this clearly.
Regardless of contribution type, for the author info box, please also send us
A profile picture of yourself (vertical alignment, sent as separate email attachment)
Your current title and role
Max 40 word (2 sentences) text about yourself (check existing blogposts for some examples)
Your Linkedin handle (if you have one; alternatively a website through which people can find how to contact you)
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!