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.
World Physiotherapy Congress 2021 – The inofficial environmental physiotherapy stream
Shortly after the launch of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association in the middle of 2019 I put out what felt like a wish to the universe (in...
Physiotherapy and the Sustainable Development Goals – A students perspective
Now more than ever it feels necessary to, at a very minimum, encourage deliberation on the importance of adopting more sustainable practices in...
Natur Mensch Künstliche Intelligenz und Kultur
Wie eine deutsche Physiotherapie-Zeitschrift (1) im Juli 2020 veröffentlichte, sind in der Forschung Therapiemethoden in der Erprobung, die eine...
Active Transport: Ideas to improve the health of patients and planet
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...
Online environmental physiotherapy workshops at the 9th International week HAN University Nijmegen
This years HAN University of Applied Sciences 9th International Week - Connecting localism to globalism: Critical perspectives on allied health...
It’s time we admitted it..
'Admit that humans have crawled or secreted themselves into every corner of the environment; admit that the environment is actually inside human...
Beyond Independence lies Interdependence
I sit cleverly positioned between the driver, an experienced field guide seated at the wheel on the right and an invisible cameraman operating from...
Physiotherapy and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration?
Though the official launch is scheduled for World Environment Day on 5 June 2021, this year marks the beginning of the UN Decade on Ecosystem...
Connecting with nature as homework in physiotherapy – A Bsc thesis reflection
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...
Building a bridge between landscape architecture & physiotherapy
Physical Environment & Health It is well documented that the physical environment influences population health, has an impact on chronic...
Environmental Physiotherapy Education Podcast
Environmental Physiotherapy on youtube
Text, video, audio, image and other types of contributions in any language are all welcome.
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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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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!