Dysfunctions or Approaches of the Musculoskeletal System
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Preventive Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: qualitative research; physical activity; physiotherapy; COVID-19
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system are frequent and generate large costs for different health systems. Great advances in their approaches have been made, as well as numerous ways of treating them from a multidisciplinary perspective.
We are pleased to invite you to submit your research to this Special Issue, where we aim to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of dysfunctions of the musculoskeletal system and various strategies for therapeutic approaches. We seek to explore the diagnosis and multidisciplinary management of a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions, from sports injuries to the impact of psychosocial factors on clinical presentation and recovery, and to delve into physiotherapy, occupational therapy, therapeutic exercise, sports medicine, orthopedics, and other related disciplines.
We aim, with this Special Issue, to publish original research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and qualitative research.
Prof. Dr. Paloma Moro
Prof. Dr. Jorge Rodriguez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- musculoskeletal disorders
- musculoskeletal system
- physical therapy
- rehabilitation
- orthopedics
- manual therapy
- exercise therapy
- sports medicine
- pain management
- functional movement
- quality of life
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