Sports Injuries in Clinical Practice: Challenges and Collaborative Care
A special issue of Clinics and Practice (ISSN 2039-7283).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2027 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sports injuries remain a major clinical and public health concern, affecting athletes across all levels of participation and posing complex challenges for healthcare professionals. Beyond the immediate management of tissue damage, optimal care requires accurate diagnosis, individualized rehabilitation, prevention of reinjury, and safe return to sport. These demands are further complicated by sport-specific biomechanics, high training loads, and the growing recognition of overuse injuries and persistent symptoms. Importantly, effective management of sports injuries increasingly depends on collaborative care models that integrate physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, sports scientists, and other allied health professionals.
This Special Issue aims to highlight contemporary challenges in sports injury management and to showcase evidence-based, multidisciplinary approaches used in clinical practice. By bringing together original research, clinical reviews, and practical perspectives, this Issue seeks to advance knowledge, promote collaboration across disciplines, and ultimately improve outcomes for physically active individuals and athletes.
Dr. Ki Jun Park
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sports injuries
- clinical practice
- injury prevention
- rehabilitation
- return to sport
- multidisciplinary care
- collaborative healthcare
- musculoskeletal disorders
- evidence-based practice
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