Music Therapy and Physical Activity in Neurological Diseases
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 974
Special Issue Editors
Interests: neuromuscular disorders; electromyography/evoked potential; clinical neurophysiology; myasthenia gravis; music therapy; rare disease
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Interests: sport; exercise training; performance; quality of life; health promotion; childhood; aging; disability
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Our aim for this Special Issue is to collect research that investigates the role of music therapy and physical activity in neurological diseases across the human lifespan. This Special Issue will focus on new approaches (e.g., ecological, nutritional) and training protocols with and without music, as well as applications of new technologies in health-related aspects of neurological diseases. New challenges are emerging for researchers promoting health-related aspects for people with neurological diseases. In response to this, our aim for this Special Issue is to collect papers exploring the multi-dimensional concept of health-related quality of life, including domains related to music-based interventions in the context of physical, mental, emotional, and social functioning.
Authors are invited to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting letters, original research papers, case studies, meta-analyses, and systematic reviews that contribute new knowledge to the area of physical exercise and music therapy, as well as psychology, neuroscience, education, medicine, and clinical practice. The study selection phase will be followed by a rigorous peer review process prior to publication. This Special Issue will share research results and applications in clinical and exercise science.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Claudia Vinciguerra
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Battaglia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- music therapy
- music-based interventions
- rehabilitation
- physical exercise
- neurological diseases
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