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RESEARCH AND OTHER RESOURCES

On this page you will find research and additional resources in environmental physiotherapy and a broad array of related fields.

To provide a broad perspective of the themes and questions of interest for Environmental Physiotherapy, the research and resources gathered on this page also draw on fields like Planetary Health, EcoHealth, One Health, Sustainable Healthcare and the Sustainable Development Goals. We also include resources from within traditional and indigenous knowledges, philosophy, the environmental humanities and social sciences. We hope this will provide you with interesting starting points for further exploration and development of an environmentally aware and responsible physiotherapy. If you are aware of a publication that we have not featured, but could be relevant to this field, please use the submission form below. We appreciate your help in building this resource platform.

Peer-reviewed articles

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Emelyanova, A., Blix, B. H., Larsson, A., Olafsdottir, S. A., & Rautio, A. (2024). Age-inclusive Arctic outdoor spaces: a policy review in four Nordic countries. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 83(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2024.2339561 

Chong, M., Holland, A. E., Burge, A. T., Perryman, J., & Cox, N. S. (2024). Telerehabilitation: a key player in reducing the travel emissions cost of respiratory healthcare?. European Respiratory Journal, 64(2), 2400450. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00450-2024 

Eustachio, J. H. P. P., Filho, W. L., Baars, C., Barbosa‐Silva, J., Lourenção, M., Barbir, J., Röseler, J., Büddig, S., De Lima, P. Q., & Bandos, M. C. (2024). Fostering the discussion of planetary health in occupational therapy and physiotherapy. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12959 

Chi, L., Boucaut, R., Li, L. S. K., Fryer, C. E., & Kumar, S. (2024). Australian physiotherapists’ knowledge and views on the relationship between climate change, health, and physiotherapy. Physiotherapy Research International, 29(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.2085 

Katrina L. S., Fryer, C. E., Chi, L., & Boucaut, R. (2024). Physiotherapy and planetary health: a scoping review. European Journal of Physiotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2024.2323729

Morera-Balaguer, J., Martínez-González, M. C., Río-Medina, S., Zamora-Conesa, V., Leal-Clavel, M., Botella-Rico, J. M., Leirós-Rodríguez, R., & Rodríguez-Nogueira, Ó. (2023). The influence of the environment on the patient-centered therapeutic relationship in physical therapy: a qualitative study. Archives of Public Health, 81(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-023-01064-9

Stanhope, J., & Weinstein, P. (2023). What are green prescriptions? A scoping review. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(2), 155–161. https://doi.org/10.1071/hc23007

Eliassen, M., Sørensen, B. A., Hartviksen, T. A., Holm, S., & Zingmark, M. (2023). Emplacing reablement: co-creating an outdoor recreation model in the rural Arctic. International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 82(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2273013

Hartl, A. J., Freidl, J., & Huber, D. (2023). Effects of Alpine Natural Health Resources on Human Health and Wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(12), 6144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20126144 

Doran-Sherlock, R., Devitt, S., & Sood, P. (2023). An integrative review of the evidence for Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) in the management of depression and its potential clinical application in evidence-based osteopathy. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies., 35, 244–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.04.038

Huber, D., Freidl, J., Pichler, C., Bischof, M., Kiem, M., Weisböck-Erdheim, R., Squarra, G., De Nigris, V., Resnyak, S., Neberich, M., Bordin, S., Zechner, R., & Hartl, A. (2023). Long-Term Effects of Mountain Hiking vs. Forest Therapy on Physical and Mental Health of Couples: A Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1469. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021469 

Vaz, D. V., Stilwell, P., Coninx, S., Low, M., & Liebenson, C. (2023). Affordance-based practice: An ecological-enactive approach to chronic musculoskeletal pain management. Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia., 27(5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2023.100554

Busk, H., Ahler, J., Bricca, A., Mikal Holm, P., Varning Poulsen, D., Skou, S. T., & Tang, L. H. (2023). Exercise-based rehabilitation in and with nature: a scoping review mapping available interventions. Annals of Medicine, 55(2). https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2023.2267083

Andreassen Bergli, A., Pedersen, S., & Maric, F. (2023). Tilrettelegging for aktiv transport i Tromsø – en urban design studie (Infrastructure for active transport in Tromsø – an urban design study). Fysioterapeuten Tidsskriftet. https://www.fysioterapeuten.no/aktiv-transport-byplanlegging-fagfellevurdert/tilrettelegging-for-aktiv-transport-i-tromso-en-urban-design-studie/151103

Oyeyemi, A. L., Kolo, S. M., Oyeyemi, A. Y., Omotara, B. A., Yahaya, S. J., & Sallis, J. F. (2023). Neighborhood environment and quality of life among community-living older adults in Nigeria: The moderating effect of physical activity. Preventive Medicine Reports., 35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102330

Mescouto, K., Olson, R. E., & Setchell, J. (2023). Towards an ethical multiplicity in low back pain care: Practising beyond the biopsychosocial model. Sociology of Health & Illness, 45(3), 522–541. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13598

Baier, L., Richter, R., Maric, F., Höppner, H. (2023). Umweltverantwortlich Handeln in der Physiotherapie. In: Hartung, S., Wihofszky, P. (eds) Gesundheit und Nachhaltigkeit. Springer Reference Pflege – Therapie – Gesundheit . Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64954-1_33-1

Zutshi, K., Munjal, J., & Chhabra, C. (2023). Goals of Physiotherapy Practice and Education Aligned With Goals of Sustainable Development. In C.S. Dubey (Ed.), Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Development in Contemporary Era (pp. 80-93). D.P.S. PUBLISHING HOUSE. ISBN 978-81-19689-89-7

Mckenzie, B. J., Haas, R., Ferreira, G. E., Maher, C. G., & Buchbinder, R. (2022). The environmental impact of health care for musculoskeletal conditions: A scoping review. PLOS ONE, 17(11), e0276685. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276685

Vibholm, A. P., Christensen, J. R., & Pallesen, H. (2022). Occupational therapists and physiotherapists experiences of using nature-based rehabilitation. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.2023927

Duindam, D.. (2022). Transitioning to Sustainable Healthcare: Decarbonising Healthcare Clinics, a Literature Review. Challenges, 13(2), 68. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe13020068

Pichler, C., Freidl, J., Bischof, M., Kiem, M., Weisböck-Erdheim, R., Huber, D., Squarra, G., Murschetz, P., & Hartl, A. (2022). Mountain Hiking vs. Forest Therapy: A Study Protocol of Novel Types of Nature-Based Intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 3888. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073888 

Smoliga, J.M. (2022). Monkeypox Virus Outbreak: Implications for the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Community. Physical Therapy : Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association., 103(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzac148

Neberich, M., Gerner, N., Romodow, C., Freidl, J., Huber, D., Weisböck-Erdheim, R., Pichler, C., & Hartl, A. (2022). Positive Effects of Advanced Daylight Supply of Buildings on Schoolchildren—A Controlled, Single-Blinded, Longitudinal, Clinical Trial with Real Constructive Implementation. Buildings, 12(5), 600. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12050600 

Ibáñez, A., de las Mercedes Franco Hidalgo-Chacón, M., Sánchez-Romero, E., & Cuenca-Zaldivar, J. (2022). Situation of Physiotherapy Clinics in the Community of Madrid in Relation to the Concept of Sustainability: A Survey Study. Sustainability, 14(24), 16439. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416439

Beattie, P., Jernigan, D., McDavitt, S., & Hearn, D. (2022). Physical Therapists Can Be Value-Added Providers in Wilderness Medicine. Physical Therapy : Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association., 102(9). https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzac096 

Huber, D., Mayr, M., Hartl, A., Sittenthaler, S., Traut-Mattausch, E., Weisböck-Erdheim, R., & Freidl, J. (2022). Sustainability of Hiking in Combination with Coaching in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Quality of Life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(7), 3848. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073848 

Palstam, A., Sehdev, S., Barna, S., Andersson, M., & Liebenberg, N. (2022). Sustainability in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Orthopaedics and Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mporth.2022.07.005

Lister, H. E., Mostert, K., Botha, T., van der Linde, S., van Wyk, E., Rocher, S.-A., Laing, R., Wu, L., Müller, S., des Tombe, A., Kyangyago, T., Zwane, N., Mphogo, B., & Maric, F. (2022). South African Healthcare Professionals’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare: A Mixed-Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 10121. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610121

Schwab, S.M., Spencer, C., Carver, N.S., Andrade, V., Dugan, S., Greve, K. and Silva, P.L (2022). Personal factors understood through the Ecological-Enactive Model of Disability and implications for rehabilitation research. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Science,  3, 954061. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.954061

Richter, R., & Maric, F. (2022). Ecological Bodies and Relational Anatomies: Toward a Transversal Foundation for Planetary Health Education. Challenges, 13(2), 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/challe13020039

Nicholls, D.A. (2022). How Do You Touch an Impossible Thing? Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences., 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2022.934698

Stanhope, J., Breed, M., & Weinstein, P. (2022). Biodiversity, Microbiomes, and Human Health. In Evolution, Biodiversity and a Reassessment of the Hygiene Hypothesis (pp. 67–104). Evolution, Biodiversity and a Reassessment of the Hygiene Hypothesis. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91051-8_3

Wachira, L.-J., Hayker, S. O., Larouche, R., Oyeyemi, A. L., Prista, A., Owino, G. E., Tremblay, M. S., & Onywera, V. O. (2022). Physical activity and active transportation behaviour among rural, peri-urban and urban children in Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria: The PAAT Study. PLOS ONE, 17(1), e0262768. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262768

Maric, F., & Nicholls, D. A. (2022). Environmental physiotherapy and the case for multispecies justice in planetary health. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 38(13), 2295–2306. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.1964659

Acquah, A. A., D’Souza, C., Martin, B. J., Arko-Mensah, J., Dwomoh, D., Nti, A. A. A., Kwarteng, L., Takyi, S. A., Basu, N., Quakyi, I. A., Robins, T. G., & Fobil, J. N. (2021). Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Workers at an Informal Electronic-Waste Recycling Site in Agbogbloshie, Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(4), 2055. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042055

Stanhope, J., Maric, F., Rothmore, P., & Weinstein, P. (2021). Physiotherapy and ecosystem services: improving the health of our patients, the population, and the environment. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.2015814

Williams, J. L., Langley, S., & Borda, A. (2021). Virtual nature, inner forest: Prospects for immersive virtual nature art and well-being. Virtual Creativity, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1386/vcr_00046_1

Chapman, D., & Larsson, A. (2021). Practical urban planning for winter cycling; lessons from a Swedish pilot study. Journal of Transport & Health, 21, 101060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2021.101060

Maric, F., Groven, K.S., Banerjee, S. & Dahl-Michelsen, T. (2021). Essentials for sustainable physiotherapy: Introducing environmental reasoning into physiotherapy clinical decision-making. Fysioterapeuten (online). https://fysioterapeuten.no/fagfellevurdert-sustainable-physiotherapy/essentials-for-sustainable-physiotherapy-introducing-environmental-reasoning-into-physiotherapy-clinical-decision-making/1317

Garriga, A., Sempere-Rubio, N., Molina-Prados, M. J., & Faubel, R. (2021). Impact of Seasonality on Physical Activity: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010002

Toner, A., Lewis, J. S., Stanhope, J., & Maric, F. (2021). Prescribing active transport as a planetary health intervention – benefits, challenges and recommendations. Physical Therapy Reviews, 26(3), 159–167. https://doi.org/10.1080/10833196.2021.1876598

Liebert, A. & Kiat, H. (2021). The history of light therapy in hospital physiotherapy and medicine with emphasis on Australia: Evolution into novel areas of practice. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 37(3), 389–400. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2021.1887060

Barna, S., Maric, F., Simons, J., Kumar, S., & Blankestijn, P. J. (2020). Education for the Anthropocene: Planetary health, sustainable health care, and the health workforce. Medical Teacher, 42(10), 1091–1096. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159x.2020.1798914 

Stanhope, J., Breed, M. F., & Weinstein, P. (2020). Exposure to greenspaces could reduce the high global burden of pain. Environmental Research, 187, 109641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109641 

Nicholls, D.A. (2020). What’s real is immaterial: What are we doing with new materialism? Aporia, 11(2): 4-14. https://doi.org/10.18192/aporia.v11i2.4594 

Vibholm, A. P., Christensen, J. R., & Pallesen, H. (2020). Nature-based rehabilitation for adults with acquired brain injury: a scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 30(6), 661–676. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2019.1620183

Freidl, J., Huber, D., Braunschmid, H., Romodow, C., Pichler, C., Weisböck-Erdheim, R., Mayr, M., & Hartl, A. (2020). Winter Exercise and Speleotherapy for Allergy and Asthma: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(10), 3311. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9103311 

Moses, R., Vyas, A., & Wood, S. (2019). Reducing the carbon footprint in a regional long term ventilation service with the use of remote monitoring. Physiotherapy, 105, e209–e210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2018.11.230

Larsson, A., Berggård, G., Rosander, P., & Gard, G. (2019). Gait Speed with Anti-Slip Devices on Icy Pedestrian Crossings Relate to Perceived Fall-Risk and Balance. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(14), 2451. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142451

Oyeyemi, A. L., Kolo, S. M., Rufai, A. A., Oyeyemi, A. Y., Omotara, B. A., & Sallis, J. F. (2019). Associations of Neighborhood Walkability with Sedentary Time in Nigerian Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 1879. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111879

Haslinger, S., Huber, D., Morawetz, D., Blank, C., Prossegger, J., Dünnwald, T., Koller, A., Fink, C., Hartl, A., & Schobersberger, W. (2019). Feasibility of Ski Mountaineering for Patients Following a Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Descriptive Field Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(9), 1582. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091582

Huber, D., Grafetstätter, C., Proßegger, J., Pichler, C., Wöll, E., Fischer, M., Dürl, M., Geiersperger, K., Höcketstaller, M., Frischhut, S., Ritter, M., & Hartl, A. (2019). Green exercise and mg-ca-SO4 thermal balneotherapy for the treatment of non-specific chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20(1), 221. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2582-4 

Chapman, D., Nilsson, K. L., Rizzo, A., & Larsson, A. (2019). Winter City Urbanism: Enabling All Year Connectivity for Soft Mobility. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(10), 1820. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16101820

Chapman, D., & Larsson, A. (2019). Toward an Integrated Model for Soft-Mobility. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(19), 3669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16193669

Prossegger, J., Huber, D., Grafetstätter, C., Pichler, C., Weisböck-Erdheim, R., Iglseder, B., Wewerka, G., & Hartl, A. (2019). Effects of moderate mountain hiking and balneotherapy on community-dwelling older people: A randomized controlled trial. Experimental Gerontology, 122, 74–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2019.04.006 

Niedermeier, M., Grafetstätter, C., Kopp, M., Huber, D., Mayr, M., Pichler, C., & Hartl, A. (2019). The Role of Anthropogenic Elements in the Environment for Affective States and Cortisol Concentration in Mountain Hiking—A Crossover Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(2), 290. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020290 

Oyeyemi, A. L., Kolo, S. M., Oyeyemi, A. Y., & Omotara, B. A. (2019). Neighborhood environmental factors are related to health-enhancing physical activity and walking among community dwelling older adults in Nigeria. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 35(3), 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2018.1443187

Prossegger, J., Huber, D., Grafetstätter, C., Pichler, C., Braunschmid, H., Weisböck-Erdheim, R., & Hartl, A. (2019). Winter Exercise Reduces Allergic Airway Inflammation: A Randomized Controlled Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 2040. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16112040 

Narain, S., & Mathye, D. (2019). Do physiotherapists have a role to play in the Sustainable Development Goals? A qualitative exploration. The South African journal of physiotherapy, 75(1), 466. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v75i1.466

Nicholls, D.A., Atkinson, K., Bjorbækmo, W.S., Gibson, B.E., Latchem, J., Olesen, J., Ralls, J., & Setchell, J. (2016) Connectivity: An emerging concept for physiotherapy practice, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 32(3): 159-170. https://doi.org/10.3109/09593985.2015.1137665

Oyeyemi, A. Y., Akinrolie, O., & Oyeyemi, A. L. (2015). Health-related physical activity is associated with perception of environmental hygiene and safety among adults in low-income neighbourhoods in Nigeria. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 17(1), 45-53. https://doi.org/10.3109/21679169.2014.955526

Oyeyemi, A.L., Ishaku, C.M., Deforche, B. et al. Perception of built environmental factors and physical activity among adolescents in Nigeria. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 11, 56 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-11-56

Oyeyemi, A. L., Adegoke, B. O., Oyeyemi, A. Y., Deforche, B., Bourdeaudhuij, I., & Sallis, J. F. (2012). Environmental factors associated with overweight among adults in Nigeria. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-32

Books and book chapters

Plaisant, M., & Alt, A. (2024). Nachhaltigkeit in der Physiotherapie: Mögliche Handlungsfelder. Springer Nature, Essentials. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-69584-5 

Altug, Z. (2024). Nature-based therapies. In Altug, Z. (2024). The Lifestyle Medicine Toolbox: Mind-body Approaches for Health Promotion. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Cezón Serrano, N., Ruescas Nicolau, M.A., Sempere Rubio, N., Sánchez Sánchez, L., Cortés Cortés Amador, S., Hernández Guillén, D., Bernabé Villodre, M.M., y Tolsada Velasco, C. (2023). Implantación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) en el Grado de Fisioterapia. En: Martínez García E y Vázquez Verdera V (eds). Sostenibilización curricular de las universidades en el marco de la agenda 2030 de las Naciones Unidas. Tirant lo Blanch. Pag. 79-102. ISBN: 978-84-19376-90-9.

Beattie, P.F. (in-press) Wilderness Medicine: Patient Evaluation and Management in a Challenging Environment. Chapter in Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation. 3rd Edition, Springer 2023.

Zutshi, K., Munjal, J., & Chhabra, C. (2023). Goals of Physiotherapy Practice and Education Aligned With Goals of Sustainable Development. In C.S. Dubey (Ed.), Inclusive Innovation for Sustainable Development in Contemporary Era (pp. 80-93). D.P.S. PUBLISHING HOUSE. ISBN 978-81-19689-89-7

Maric, F. & Davenport, T. (2022). Environmental Influences on Health. In Garner, G. & Tatta, J. (Eds.), Integrative Lifestyle and Medicine in Physical Therapy: A guide for primary care, health promotion, and disease prevention. OPTP.

Editorials, letters, commentaries

Ruscoe, G. A., Schiller, S., Jones, R. J., Macdonald, C. W., & Mcgrath, R. L. (2024). Physiotherapy: the history behind the word. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 40(11), 2469–2471. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2024.2414548 

Swärdh, E., & Maric, F. (2024). From Knowledge to Action: Fostering Advocacy Skills for Planetary Health in Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzae130

Palstam, A., Lange, E. (2024). The role of physiotherapy in promoting sustainable healthcare for global health. European Journal of Physiotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2024.2409465

Polastri, M. (2024). Environmental physiotherapy: creating a holistic and integrated practice with the external and internal environment. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 31(7). https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2024.0095

Földvárszki, E., Hojcska, Á. E., & Mayer, Á. A. (2024). Környezettudatos Fizioterápia. FIZIOTERÁPIA, 33(2), 3-9. https://gyogytornaszok.hu/pt_folyoirat/fizioterapia-2024-2/. Download pdf here.

Banerjee, S. (2024). Defining green gap in environmental physiotherapy: challenges, advocacies and solutions. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2024.2359971

Kubicki, A. (2023). Physical therapists have a main role in Environmental Health. European Rehabilitation Journal, 3(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.52057/erj.v3i1.45

Maric, F. (2023). Mot løsninger på vår fantasikrise (Toward solutions for our crisis of imagination). Fysioterapeuten Tidsskriftet. https://www.fysioterapeuten.no/mot-losninger-pa-var-fantasikrise/151092

Duindam, D., Sutherland, D., Clarke, J., & Webb, G. (2023). 5 facts about…physiotherapy and climate change. physiotherapy inmotion. Australian Physiotherapy Association. https://australian.physio/inmotion/5-facts-about-physiotherapy-and-climate-change

Banerjee, S., & Maric, F. (2023). Mitigating the environmental impact of NSAIDs – physiotherapy as a contribution to One Health and the SDGs. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 25(1), 51–55. https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2021.1976272

Maric, F., Bårdsen, Å, & Nikolaisen, L.J. (2023). Rød tråd om grønn fremtid: Slik satser vi på bærekraft. Fysioterapeuten Tidsskriftet. https://www.fysioterapeuten.no/rod-trad-om-gronn-fremtid-slik-satser-vi-pa-baerekraft/148333

Astell-Burt, T., Pappas, E., Redfern, J., & Feng, X. (2022). Nature prescriptions for community and planetary health: unrealised potential to improve compliance and outcomes in physiotherapy. Journal of Physiotherapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2022.05.016

Afxonidis, G., Tsagkaris, C., Papazoglou, A.S., Moysidis, D.V., Tagarakis, G., Foroulis, C., Anastasiadis, K., (2022). Respiratory physiotherapy as a key player in the effort to make surgery greener during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The Journal of Climate Change and Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100134 

Maric, F., Griech, S.F., Davenport, T.E. (2022). Advancing Environmental Stewardship in Physical Therapy: Connect, Learn, Act. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal, 33(1): 2-4. https://doi.org/10.1097/CPT.0000000000000189 

Lundmark Alfredsson, L. (2023). Åpne dørene for fysioterapeutiske tiltak utendørs! Fysioterapeuten Tidsskriftet. https://www.fysioterapeuten.no/fysioterapeut-fysioterapeuten-fysioterapeuter/apne-dorene-for-fysioterapeutiske-tiltak-utendors/147998

Langballe, M. N., & Maric, F. (2022). Ein fysioterapeutstudents erfaring med å leda ein «grøn» faglunsj. Fysioterapeuten. https://www.fysioterapeuten.no/baerekraft-fysioterapi-personlig-erfaring/ein-fysioterapeutstudents-erfaring-med-a-leda-ein-gron-faglunsj/146279

Maric, F., Chance-Larsen, K., Chevan, J., Jameson, S., Nicholls, D., Opsommer, E., Perveen, W., Richter, R., Stanhope, J., Stone, O., Strimpakos, N., Vieira, A., Williams, M., Zuber. S., Söderlund, A. (2021). A progress report on planetary health, environmental and sustainability education in physiotherapy – Editorial. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2021.1932981

Palstam, A., Andersson, M., Lange, E., Grenholm, A. (2021) A Call to Include a Perspective of Sustainable Development in Physical Therapy Research, Physical Therapy, 101: 3. https//doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaa228

Beattie, P.F. (2021). The Emerging Role of Physical Therapists in Wilderness Medicine. APTA Magazine, April 2021;13.3:18-29. https://www.apta.org/apta-magazine/2021/04/01/the-emerging-role-of-physical-therapists-in-wilderness-medicine

Czernik, C. (2021). „Wir können uns nicht um Gesundheit kümmern und gleichzeitig ihre Grundlage zerstören“ – Physiotherapeut/innen für planetare Gesundheit im Gespräch. physiopraxis, 19(05), 12-14. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-1468-2325 

Alt, A. (2021). Was kann die Physiotherapie zum Umweltschutz beitragen? PT Zeitschrift für Physiotherapeuten, September 2021, 73: 14-17.

Torp, S., & Lorentzen, C. (2021). Ulovlige stengsler og bygging i strandsonen – en sak også for fysioterapeuter. Fysioterapeuten.

Maric, F. & Nicholls, D.A. (2020). Paradigm shifts are hard to come by: Looking ahead of COVID-19 with the social and environmental determinants of health and the UN SDGs. European Journal of Physiotherapy, 22(6). https://doi.org/10.1080/21679169.2020.1826577

Cleaver, S., Simard, M., Cardillo, O., Xiang, L., & Beavis, A. (2020). Physiotherapy Practice Goes Digital: A positive entry point into discussing physiotherapy and planetary health. Physiotherapy Practice. Canadian Physiotherapy Association. 

Maric, F. (2020). The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023. Physio Matters October 2020 Issue: Physiotherapy New Zealand.

Maric, F. & Nicholls, D.A. (2019) A call for a new environmental physiotherapy – An editorial, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 35:10, 905-907. https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2019.1632006

Maric, F. (2019). Ruf nach einer ökologischen Physiotherapie. PT Zeitschrift, Oktober 2019. Pflaum Verlag, Deutschland.

Foo, R. (2016). The role of physiotherapy in climate change mitigation. Physiotherapy, 102(3), e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2015.10.009

Jones, L.E. (2009a). Physiotherapy and the Earth’s global climate: a need for cultural change. Physiotherapy Research International, 14(2): 73–76. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.441

Jones, L.E. (2009b). Thinking vertically about carbon emissions. InMotion, Septmber 2013: The Green Issue. Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA).

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Guidelines, standards, policies and policy statements

Frost, J., & Hindle, L. (2023) Education for sustainable healthcare within UK pre-registration curricula for allied health professions. Council of Deans of Health. https://www.councilofdeans.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ES-curricula-guidance-CoDH-version_SM-final-no-links.pdf

World Physiotherapy (2023). Policy statement: climate change and health. https://world.physio/policy/policy-statement-climate-change-and-health

Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (2022). CSP Declaration on Sustainability. https://www.csp.org.uk/news/2022-04-06-csp-declares-climate-nature-emergency 

MSK Partnership Group (2022). The United Kingdom Musculoskeletal Advanced Practice Standards. MSK Partnership Group: NHS Health Education England, MACP Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, IFOMPT.

MSK Partnership Group (2022). The UK MSK Advanced Practice Standards: What are they and what purpose do they serve? MSK Partnership Group: NHS Health Education England, MACP Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, IFOMPT.

American Physical Therapy Association (2022). Support of Environmentally Responsible Practice by the American Physical Therapy Association (Position). https://www.apta.org/apta-and-you/leadership-and-governance/policies/support-of-environmentally-responsible-practice 

World Physiotherapy European Region (2022). Harmonisation of Sustainable Development Goals Within the Profession. World Physiotherapy European Region, Professional Practice Working Group (PPWG). 

World Physiotherapy European Region (2022). Statement on Physiotherapy Education of the Europe region. Education Matters Working Group (EMWG). Prague, Czech Republic.

Maric, F., Nicholls, D., Mostert, K., Culpan, J., Stone, O., van Wijchen, J., Kennedy, M., Long, I., Bundtzen, T. (2020). The Environmental Physiotherapy Agenda 2023. Oslo: Environmental Physiotherapy Association (EPA). ISBN: 978-82-303-4491-0. https://eptagenda2023.com/

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