by Sandra Hernegger | Dec 17, 2023 | Aquatic PT and bluespace exposure, Environmental Physiotherapy, Nature-based interventions, Students in EPT
Diving into the world of science for the first time did not feel much more different than jumping into ice-cold water for the first time. Both experiences are somewhat challenging and at the same time can be life changing for patients and physiotherapists. With this...
by Margit Nikoline Langballe | Dec 4, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Students in EPT
Students have been a critical part of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association since day one. The unquestionable passion of physiotherapy students wishing to learn how they can contribute to doing something positive for their environment as part of the profession...
by David Nicholls | Nov 29, 2023 | Environmental Philosophies, Environmental Physiotherapy
Given that the word therapy makes up half of our profession’s name, you might think physiotherapists would have developed a thorough understanding of the concept. But this is not the case. In fact, within the physiotherapy literature, there has been almost no...
by Susan Czyzo | Nov 10, 2023 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Mental Health, Mindfulness
As healthcare professionals, we’re intricately involved within a system that both grapples with the consequences, and contributes to the climate crisis problem. Whether we’re working in primary care, rehabilitation, education, policy, or other areas, we’re all...
by Oka Sanerivi | Oct 26, 2023 | Environmental Justice, Environmental Philosophies, Environmental Physiotherapy, Indigenous perspectives
In Aotearoa New Zealand (hereafter Aotearoa), upon the meeting of strangers with Māori (the Indigenous people of Aotearoa), oftentimes you’ll hear the question “Ko wai koe?”, meaning “Who are you?”. The word ‘wai’ also translates to mean ‘water’. Thus for Māori, the...
by Ton Gevers | Oct 12, 2023 | Environmental Philosophies, Environmental Physiotherapy
Have you ever wondered who or what the patient truly is? In medicine, the patient is defined as “a person who is ill or undergoing treatment for a disease.” (Dictionary, 2023) Yet, in my opinion, this definition paints a narrow, one-dimensional portrait of the patient...
