Applied Biomechanics in Rehabilitation and Ergonomics

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to advance the translation of biomechanical principles into actionable improvements in patient rehabilitation and workplace ergonomics. By bringing together mechanistic insights, clinical outcomes, and ergonomic interventions, we seek to illuminate how human movement, tissue loading, and musculoskeletal health interact across settings. The Special Issue will foreground rigorously designed studies that bridge laboratory findings and real-world practice, with an emphasis on patient- and worker-centered solutions that enhance function, reduce pain, and prevent injury.

The scope and areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Musculoskeletal modeling and simulation;
• Motion capture, gait analysis, and balance assessments;
• Wearable sensors and remote monitoring;
• Electromyography and neuromuscular control;
• Tissue loading, joint mechanics, and load optimization;
• Rehabilitation robotics, assistive devices, exoskeletons, and soft robotics;
• Optimization of therapy protocols and rehabilitation robotics for personalized care;
• Injury prevention, performance optimization, and return-to-work strategies;
• Orthopedic, neurological, spinal, and sports-related conditions.

The Special Issue encourages multidisciplinary approaches combining engineering, biomechanics, rehabilitation science, occupational health, and ergonomics, as well as methodological advances in experimental biomechanics, computational modeling, data analytics, machine learning, and evidence synthesis (systematic reviews and meta-analyses). We invite researchers, clinicians, engineers, therapists, and practitioners to share results that push the boundaries of applied biomechanics toward scalable, impactful improvements in rehabilitation and ergonomics.

Dr. Márcio Goethel
Guest Editor

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