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 Filip Maric | Jan 7, 2025 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Events, Practice, Regions
The beginning of 2025 marks the middle of the sixth year of the revolution that is environmental physiotherapy, with no signs of slowing down for the Environmental Physiotherapy Association. Next to countless other activities and lots of further collaboration and...
by Filip Maric | Nov 18, 2024 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Events, Greenspace Exposure, Nature-based interventions, Physiotherapy Research
One year after the first-ever Environmental Physiotherapy Festival, we arranged an international online symposium on ‘Putting nature-based health and therapy into practice’. This symposium featured four 90-minute sessions with presentations by a wide...
by Srishti Banerjee | Nov 6, 2024 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Environmental Sustainability, Physiotherapy Education, Physiotherapy Research
Building on insights into the carbon footprint of research and education, I am following my recent post with a list of actionable strategies to reduce ecological impact while maintaining the integrity of scientific inquiry and knowledge dissemination. From...
by Sibyl Edward | Oct 25, 2024 | Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Environmental Physiotherapy, Global warming
How often have you heard a patient say, “This weather… oh, my arthritic knees”! Some patients say that with such conviction, but is there a correlation between weather changes and arthritic pain? Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by synovial inflammation, articular...
by Steffen Torp | Oct 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Environmental Physiotherapy, Greenspace Exposure, Nature-based interventions
Many physiotherapists recommend that their patients actively use nature to aid in recovery. It is important to engage in primary prevention and health promotion efforts to secure easily accessible natural spaces, such as old, pristine forests. This may include...
