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.
L’Université de Sherbrooke cherche à donner l’exemple pour faire avancer la physiothérapie environnementale.
Le symposium des programmes d’ergothérapie et de physiothérapie (SAPEP) de l’Université de Sherbrooke a lieu chaque année au début de mai. Cet...
Intersections of Health, Social, and Environmental Justice: A Canadian Perspective
At the first-ever Environmental Physiotherapy Festival 2023, Erin Keough, Susan Czyzo and I came together to host a talk and discussion on the...
Call for Papers for the first-ever special issue embracing Environmental Physiotherapy in Frontiers in Public Health
Ever since the founding of the EPA, environmental physiotherapy has been growing from strength to strength. We have produced over 100 academic...
The History of Light Therapy
Historically, light treatment has roots in ancient Egypt, India, and Greece, as “heliotherapy” (natural sunlight) for the treatment of skin...
Nature-connectedness as a tool in physiotherapy
Many have published here their thoughts and experiences about bringing physiotherapy outdoors, in natural spaces or urban green spaces. But what is...
Landscape design and the health professions: An expanded vision of interprofessional collaboration
According to Mattessich and Monsey, interprofessional collaboration is a “a mutually beneficial and well-defined relationship entered into by 2 or...
Blurring the Boundaries: Complex Adaptive Systems, Sense of Self, and Our Collective Evolution
At the first-ever Environmental Physiotherapy Festival 2023 I held a presentation beginning with a brief introduction on complex adaptive systems- a...
Taking the first steps: Environmental Strategies for a Continuing Educational Institute
The McKenzie Institute International provides a postgraduate series of courses to musculoskeletal physiotherapists, chiropractors, and other health...
Student opinions: Should physiotherapists learn about environmental sustainability?
When I told some of my peers that I was doing my dissertation on environmental sustainability in physiotherapy, I got lots of comments like “But…...
The power of trees
Trees are the lifeblood of the earth. Their roots run deep in the soil and resemble the veins and arteries of our planet, sustaining and nourishing...
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Moving Earth – Guidelines for blogposts:
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.
Please send images as separate files, rather than contained with the word document.
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
Regardless of contribution type, for the author info box, please also send us
A profile picture of yourself
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!