The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Rehabilitation
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health and Preventive Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editors
Interests: strength training; biomechanics; exercise physiology; musculoskeletal rehabilitation
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Interests: resistance training; flexibility; biomechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Exercise and physical activity play a central role in functional recovery, disease prevention, and overall health promotion. Advances in rehabilitation science, driven by evidence-based practice, novel technologies, and interdisciplinary collaboration, have redefined strategies for optimizing patient outcomes.
This Healthcare Special Issue, “The Role of Exercise and Physical Activity in Rehabilitation,” seeks to gather high-quality research, systematic reviews, and clinical reports that deepen our understanding of exercise-based rehabilitation approaches. Topics include physiotherapeutic and movement-based interventions, predictive modeling of functional recovery, wearable and assistive technologies, tele-rehabilitation, biopsychosocial factors, and the integration of artificial intelligence in rehabilitation. Studies exploring musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological responses, as well as biomarker-based insights, are particularly welcome.
We invite submissions of clinical trials, experimental research, reviews, meta-analyses, and case studies that advance innovation in rehabilitation science and practice.
Dr. Estêvão Rios Monteiro
Prof. Dr. Paulo Marchetti
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- strength training
- resistance training
- manual therapy
- musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- cardiorespiratory rehabilitation
- physical exercise
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