Innovative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Therapies in Pain Management and Rehabilitation
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editors
Interests: digital health; rehabilitation; virtual reality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue on Innovative Approaches and Interdisciplinary Therapies in Pain Management and Rehabilitation. Pain remains a widespread and complex health challenge, often leading to disability, reduced quality of life, and significant socioeconomic burden. Advances in science, technology, and interdisciplinary care now offer unique opportunities to develop more effective, personalized, and integrated therapeutic strategies.
This Special Issue aims to gather high-quality research and clinical studies on novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for acute and chronic pain, as well as interdisciplinary rehabilitation interventions. It aligns with the journal’s scope by promoting research that bridges innovation and clinical practice to improve patient outcomes.
We welcome original research articles and systematic reviews. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Digital health solutions;
- Immersive virtual reality interventions;
- Physical therapy innovations;
- Non-pharmacological and biopsychosocial approaches;
- Patient-centered integrative models of care.
We look forward to your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Raquel Alarcón
Guest Editor
Dr. Raúl Romero-Del Rey
Guest Editor Assistant
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- digital health
- disability, pain
- rehabilitation
- telemedicine
- virtual reality
- wearable electronic devices
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