Neuromuscular Diseases and Musculoskeletal Disorders
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensory and Motor Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 2033
Special Issue Editor
Interests: motor learning/control in rehabilitation; psychology sport injury; mind–body therapeutic techniques; return to sport; geriatric physiotherapy
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Dear Colleagues,
Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) are inherited or acquired conditions that affect skeletal muscles, motor nerves, or neuromuscular junctions. Even if muscle weakness is a typical finding in several NMDs, these conditions are characterized as involving different organs and systems due to their heterogeneous clinical presentation. Most are characterized by progressive damage to muscle fibers with reduced muscle strength, disability, and poor health-related quality of life. Musculoskeletal disorders as a symptom of NMDs can lead to pain, stiffness, and limited mobility, and severe functional implications can also occur. Although muscle impairment represents the main determinant, bone damage could also play a role in the functional prognosis and consequently the quality of life of affected patients.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in musculoskeletal disorders due to NMDs, emphasizing current insights and exploring future directions for effective diagnosis, treatment, and management. This Special Issue will provide a platform for health scientists to present important breakthroughs in new prevention and therapeutics approaches in this field.
We seek to gather cutting-edge research and expert opinions that can deepen our understanding of musculoskeletal disorders in NMDs and pave the way for novel prevention and therapeutic approaches to enhance the quality of life of patients, including non-pharmacological therapies such as exercise, mind–body techniques, diet counseling, and neuropsychological treatments.
Research articles, review articles, and short communications are welcome. Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers).
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in JCM.
Dr. Anna Christakou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neuromuscular diseases
- osteoporosis
- fractures
- muscle weakness
- muscle intolerance
- shoulder dysfunction
- myopathy
- physiotherapy
- rehabilitation
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