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.
From Physiotherapy to Environmental Sciences: an ongoing path to interdisciplinarity
In August 2021, the world received terrible news from the IPCC: the 6th assessment report is their “starkest warning yet” regarding current global...
Using Data to Build Sustainability in Physical Therapy
Recently, you may have seen the widely published editorial in hundreds of health journals calling for emergency action on climate change. While the...
How physiotherapists can contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in low- and middle-income countries
The global economic recession following the COVID-19 pandemic, along with changes in climate patterns has magnified already existing global...
Coming soon: The Environmental Physiotherapy Community Roundtable 2021
It is that time of the year again. Time for the next environmental physiotherapy roundtable, but with a twist. In its third iteration, we are...
La lutte aux changements climatiques ne se planifie pas dans une seule langue : implications pour la physiothérapie environnementale
Puede descargar una versión en español de este blogpost aquí: Cleaver, S., Hudon, A. & St-Georges, M. (2021). La lucha contra el cambio...
Les connaissances diverses sont nécessaires pour confronter les crises environnementales
Puede descargar una versión en español de este blogpost aquí: Cleaver, S., Hudon, A. & St-Georges, M. (2021). Se necesitan diversos...
Time for a greener hand therapy: a call to arms
Over the last decade, many of us have been making the move to a more sustainable way of living. Small incremental steps that collectively add up....
Are humans really at ‘the wheel of the world’*
During the brilliant August EPT Agenda 2023 participating institutions meeting organised by Filip and bringing five invited speakers together to...
The environment as a tool for patient-centred care: a bridge between physiotherapy and Dance Movement Therapy
For the past few years, body and movement have been the prime focus of my professional and personal life. As a physiotherapist and Dance Movement...
The Environmental Physiotherapy Association joins the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
These are exciting times for environmental physiotherapy! Nearly exactly two years since the inception of the Environmental Physiotherapy...
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Text, video, audio, image and other types of contributions in any language are all welcome.
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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.
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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!