Upcoming EPT webinar: Nature-based therapies for healthcare providers

by Ziya Altug | May 30, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Events, Nature-based interventions

What are nature-based therapies and how can they be included in a rehabilitation care plan? In this webinar, Ziya “Z” Altug will explore mind-body movements, such as tai chi, qigong, and yoga, and discuss how to utilize them in clinical practice. This...

The inexorable March: Climate Change, Disability, and a Growing Urgency

by Monica Roe | May 2, 2023 | Clinical Practice, Disability, Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Environmental Physiotherapy, Global warming

There used to be a runway made of ice. Every winter, when the wild Bering Sea solidified between the tiny village of Little Diomede and the military outpost at nearby Big Diomede, the United States and Russia was temporarily connected by a thick, two-mile stretch....

Allied Health Professionals as agents for change: Chief Sustainability Officer’s Clinical Fellow

by Jessie Frost | Apr 13, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability

Over the last 10 years or more, many of us have been gradually moving towards more sustainable choices in our personal lives. Choosing greener modes of transport, making more plant-based food choices, embracing pre-loved clothing and shopping more locally. There is a...

Planetare Gesundheit in ErgoLogoPhysio – Welche Rolle spielen wir in der Klimakrise?

by Jennifer Linkmeyer | Apr 12, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Events, Planetary Health

Die Health for Future Arbeitsgruppe ErgoLogoPhysio (ELP) lädt zusammen mit der Planetary Health Academy der Deutschen Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit e.V. (KLUG) zu einer kostenlosen, interaktiven Online-Veranstaltungsreihe zum Thema „Planetare Gesundheit in...

Measures for improving the environmental sustainability of Norwegian physiotherapy services

by Hanna Gronvold | Apr 4, 2023 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability

It does not take a lot to understand that climate change is a problem too big for anybody to solve on their own. Truthfully, it can be overwhelming and demotivating, feeling that you are fighting on your own against the world. I recently wrote my bachelor’s...

Developing environmental physiotherapy in a community effort on Physiopedia

by Srishti Banerjee | Mar 28, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy

Thanks to the passion and ongoing efforts of our members, the Environmental Physiotherapy Association continues to advance environmental awareness and responsibility through a wide variety of ongoing projects. One such example is our Environmental Physiotherapy...