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.
Environmental physiotherapy education at the In Beta Unconference 2020
In Beta is a virtual community of physiotherapy educators who experiment with different approaches to teaching and learning, make podcasts, publish...
Can greenspace exposure improve pain outcomes?
Have you ever told a patient to spend more time in greenspaces to help reduce their pain? I haven’t, but this simple intervention may improve pain...
Physiotherapie + Studium + Nachhaltigkeit = Zukunft
Vor wenigen Wochen wurde ich mit der EPA und ihrem Thema der Verknüpfung von Physiotherapie und Umwelt konfrontiert. Wenige Tage später...
Living well with pain, by the sea
Living with persistent pain can be difficult! Pain permeates every part of my life and is my constant companion. In this blog I hope to show how...
Unless someone like… me! – A personal reflection on this World Environment Day 2020
It was around this time of year, 20 years ago, that I sold my last car. Ingrid and I were heading to London to live and so the sale was necessary....
Reconnecting with nature helped me reconnect with myself and the world
During the worst years of my pain I became withdrawn and isolated, disconnected from the people, places, and experiences that mattered to me. My...
COVID-19 and physiotherapy through the lens of climate change adaptation and mitigation
After writing my recent blogpost on COVID-19, healthcare and the environment I've continued updating it for a pretty substantial reading, viewing...
Restoring harmony – How pacific indigenous knowledge can help physiotherapists navigate environmental responsibility
It is a privilege to contribute to the conversation of how the physiotherapy profession could, and should, embark on critically evaluating its...
EPA joins the Physiotherapy and Refugees Education Project (PREP)
Today we are excited to announce that the EPA has joined the Physiotherapy and Refugees Education Project (PREP) as associate partner. PREP is an...
Pourquoi il est temps de s’engager collectivement pour une Kinésithérapie écologique?
À l’heure d’une prise de conscience populaire des modifications climatiques et de l’impact humain sur notre environnement, il est temps de proposer...
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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!