Let’s get out of the burning house! (…by changing our view of the patient)

by Ton Gevers | May 8, 2024 | Environmental Philosophies, Environmental Physiotherapy

Is changing our perspective of patients the place to start? At the first-ever Environmental Physiotherapy Festival 2023, I led a session on redefining the concept of the patient in physiotherapy, summarising key points from my October blog on Moving Earth (Gevers,...

L’Université de Sherbrooke cherche à donner l’exemple pour faire avancer la physiothérapie environnementale.

by Shaun Cleaver | May 2, 2024 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Education

Le symposium des programmes d’ergothérapie et de physiothérapie (SAPEP) de l’Université de Sherbrooke a lieu chaque année au début de mai. Cet événement crée une opportunité pour l’École de réadaptation de réunir au campus des membres de l’école avec des personnes...

Intersections of Health, Social, and Environmental Justice: A Canadian Perspective

by Stephanie Molloy | Apr 30, 2024 | Environmental Justice, Environmental Physiotherapy

At the first-ever Environmental Physiotherapy Festival 2023, Erin Keough, Susan Czyzo and I came together to host a talk and discussion on the intersections of different justice areas, the environment, and healthcare, all while centering a Canadian perspective. We...

Call for Papers for the first-ever special issue embracing Environmental Physiotherapy in Frontiers in Public Health

by Filip Maric | Apr 25, 2024 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy Research, Planetary Health

Ever since the founding of the EPA, environmental physiotherapy has been growing from strength to strength. We have produced over 100 academic publications of different types, written over 130 blogposts in more than 10 languages, are producing extensive resources for...

The History of Light Therapy

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...

Nature-connectedness as a tool in physiotherapy

by Charles Senay | Apr 2, 2024 | Environmental Physiotherapy, Nature-based interventions, Physiotherapy Education, Students in EPT

Many have published here their thoughts and experiences about bringing physiotherapy outdoors, in natural spaces or urban green spaces. But what is it about these spaces that can improve the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions? Is it as obvious as we might...