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.
Earth Hour 2020 – Raise your voice for nature
Having started in march 2007 in Sydney, Australia, Earth Hour has become one of the world's largest grassroots movements for the environment. And...
COVID-19, healthcare and the environment (the long read)
I remain unsure how to start this blogpost. The only thing that seems fairly clear is that I am trying to make sense of the current COVID-19...
How to move a mountain with a biodegradable spoon
The move towards an environmentally sustainable teaching facility for clinical physiotherapy practice or even a private community practice is a...
Launching the Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023
Over the last 3 months, the EPA exec and a group of EPA members have steadily been working on our biggest project yet and we are beyond excited to...
Reflections on the first Environmental Physiotherapy Roundtable
On 26 of November 2019, a group of members of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association (EPA) came together in a live-streamed online roundtable...
This is happiness
"The ploughing's done. The seed is spread. The weather is reminding me that, rain or shine, the earth abides, the land endures, the soil will...
A physiotherapy clinic on Vancouver Island blazes a trail in eco-friendly clinic design: Dockside Physiotherapy
After launching the EPA a few months ago, it quickly became clear that one of the topics that had huge interest behind them was about what...
Nachhaltigkeit im Praxisalltag und der Physiotherapie im Allgemeinen – Präsentation auf der TheraPro 2020 in Stuttgart
New EPA member Hannah Krappmann is grabing the bull by its horns and will be presenting her thoughts on sustainability in physiotherapy at the...
Environmental physiotherapy meets critical physiotherapy meets Latin America
Toward the end of last year, an incredibly inspiring and creative meeting took place amongst physiotherapists in Latin America. Though it was the...
The UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The beginning of this New Year also marks the beginning of a new decade that is widely considered crucial for the future of human health and...
Environmental Physiotherapy Education Podcast
Environmental Physiotherapy on youtube
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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!