by Pal Vermedal-Skjold | Jul 4, 2022 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability
Three years ago I was appointed as “environmental coordinator” of the physiotherapy department at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, in addition to working full time as a physiotherapist in the burns centre of the hospital. The goal is for every...
by Sarah Schwab | May 23, 2022 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Education, Planetary Health
Humans are intrinsically and dynamically tied to the environment. Not only do we shape the environment that we inhabit, but the environment also shapes our behaviours. Of particular relevance to physiotherapists, the environment influences human motor behaviour. J.J....
by Steffen Torp | Apr 6, 2022 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Greenspace Exposure
Nature and outdoor recreation are important for public health. As a health promotion endeavor, physiotherapists should engage in public health work and policymaking to secure the public (and thereby patients) easy access to green and blue environments. This piece...
by Filip Maric | Mar 24, 2022 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability, SDGs
Environmental physiotherapy has made great strides as the newest field in our profession over the last two and a half years thanks to the incessant efforts, passion and collaboration of an incredibly quickly growing critical mass of environmental physiotherapy...
by Filip Maric | Mar 2, 2022 | EcoHealth, Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Education, Planetary Health, SDGs, Students in EPT
As I am writing this, the lands and people of this world are being ravaged by yet another war, adding, what feels like, crisis upon crisis upon crisis. The crisis in Syria is still ongoing. Last year, the IPCC issued its starkest warning about global warming yet....
by Srishti Banerjee | Jan 18, 2022 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability, SDGs
Climate change and sustainability are at the forefront of current events. According to the United Nations, we are experiencing accelerated global warming due to human activities and it will take a united effort to slow this trend. Hypothetically if global health care...
