New Physioplus course on sustainable healthcare and environmental physiotherapy

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...

Using Data to Build Sustainability in Physical Therapy

by Eric Robertson | Nov 5, 2021 | AI, robots & digital health, Clinical Practice, Environmental Sustainability

Recently, you may have seen the widely published editorial in hundreds of health journals calling for emergency action on climate change. While the focus of that editorial was primarily external to healthcare, calling on governments to do more overall, we would be...

Time for a greener hand therapy: a call to arms

by Lisa Newington | Sep 13, 2021 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Sustainability

Over the last decade, many of us have been making the move to a more sustainable way of living. Small incremental steps that collectively add up. Think of the re-fillable coffee cups, tote bags, and widespread shunning of single-use plastic. Consider the food waste...

It’s raining needles – How can physiotherapists who practice acupuncture foster a healthier environment?

by Len Kiroplis | Jul 4, 2021 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Sustainability

The plastic crisis has concerned us for decades as both landfilled and incinerated waste continue to pollute the environment and pose health risks to humans and wildlife. With packaging of all sorts being the main source of plastic pollution that is clogging the...

A call to include a perspective of sustainable development in physical therapy research

by Annie Palstam | Apr 22, 2021 | Environmental Sustainability, Physiotherapy Research, SDGs

It is about time physiotherapists realize our potential as a profession that could make vital contributions to sustainable development, in healthcare and in society as a whole. Global environmental changes, such as climate change and loss of biodiversity, greatly...

Can pre-operative physiotherapy reduce the carbon footprint of hospitals?

by Srishti Banerjee | Nov 4, 2020 | Clinical Practice, Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Environmental Sustainability

Healthcare systems have a significant carbon footprint generated through basic infrastructure, medical diagnostic and surgical procedures, as well as patients post-operative hospital stays. There is a growing body of research across various countries looking to...