by Fanny Poget | Aug 19, 2025 | Active Transport, Advocacy, Clinical Practice, Disaster relief and humanitarian emergenciess, Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability
Face à l’urgence climatique et aux inégalités sociales croissantes, les professionnel·les de la santé et du social se retrouvent à un carrefour décisif : comment soigner les populations humaines tout en prenant soin de la planète, qui elle-même influence notre santé ?...
by Jessica Stanhope | Jan 20, 2025 | Biodiversity, Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy, Events, Nature-based interventions, Physiotherapy Research
I’m really excited to introduce the International Environmental Allied Health Journal Club! The purpose of the group is to support people interested in environmental health in staying up-to-date with developments in the evidence base, and to have interesting...
by Jessica Stanhope | Sep 30, 2024 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Education, Physiotherapy Research, Planetary Health
In August 2019 the Environmental Physiotherapy Association was launched. In the last 5 years the Association has made huge progress in highlighting the links between the environment and human health, and the role of physiotherapy in protecting, improving and utilising...
by Dana Tostenson | Sep 11, 2024 | Clinic Design, Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy
In physiotherapy, where the focus is on the patient’s pain, and restoring optimal function, there is a tendency for a myopic view of rehabilitation. While the greatest attention should be given on providing a quality assessment and intervention, the environment where...
by Rosanne Silvis-Ottevanger | May 29, 2024 | Clinical Practice, Community Health, Environmental Physiotherapy, Events, Nature-based interventions, Urban Design and Sustainable Communities
Kleine stappen, grote betekenis Duurzaamheid in de fysiotherapie overstijgt het eenvoudig verminderen van de ecologische voetafdruk van individuele fysiotherapeuten of praktijken. Het gaat ook om het smeden van een gezonde en veerkrachtige samenleving. Onze recente...
by Glenn Ruscoe | Apr 18, 2024 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy, History of physiotherapy, Natural therapies
Historically, light treatment has roots in ancient Egypt, India, and Greece, as “heliotherapy” (natural sunlight) for the treatment of skin diseases. Modern phototherapy (artificial light) has its origins in the latter part of the 19th century, with the observation in...