Sports Injuries: Epidemiology, Assessment, Prevention and Rehabilitation
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 8
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2. KinesioLab–Research Unit in Human Movement, Instituto Piaget, 2805-059 Almada, Portugal
Interests: epidemiology studies; orthopedics
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Dear Colleagues,
Sports practice, whether amateur, recreational, or professional, involves physical demands that can strain the structures of the human body. Scientific research into sports injuries is of fundamental importance for the health, performance, and longevity of athletes, whether amateur or professional. This type of research allows for a better understanding of the types of injuries and mechanisms that most frequently cause them, the most frequently injured anatomical sites, and the identification of intrinsic risk factors such as age and gender, as well as extrinsic factors such as intensity, frequency and duration of training sessions, years of practice, technical movements performed, and environmental conditions in each sport.
Data from epidemiological, biomechanical, physiological, and/or clinical studies enable the development of more effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation strategies. Therefore, scientific research directly contributes to the development of new technologies and faster and more effective rehabilitation protocols, which reduces athletes' time away from work and improves their quality of life. It also plays a fundamental role in the education of coaches, healthcare professionals, and athletes themselves, promoting a culture of prevention based on scientific evidence.
Injury prevention plays a fundamental role in promoting public health by reducing injury occurrence, the burden on health services, hospital costs, and the social impact resulting from temporary or permanent disabilities. Therefore, investing in injury prevention is an efficient and sustainable strategy to strengthen the health system and protect collective well-being.
Thus, investing in science in the field of sports injuries goes beyond caring for the athlete; it also has an economic and social impact, reducing treatment and absence costs and ensuring the continuity and success of sports careers. Therefore, promoting and valuing research in this area is essential for the evolution of sports and the protection of those who participate.
We are pleased to invite you to submit your manuscript to this Special Issue, titled “Sports Injuries: Epidemiology, Assessment, Prevention and Rehabilitation”. In this Special Issue, original research articles, systematic review, meta-analysis, reviews, and clinical trials are welcome. Research areas may include sport injuries for recreational or, incidence or prevalence epidemiological data, biomechanical, physiological, and/or clinical studies that involve return to sport, rehabilitation for sport injuries, and preventive training.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Prof. Dr. Beatriz Minghelli
Dr. Priscila Marconcin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sport injuries
- athletic injuries
- sports medicine
- sports rehabilitation
- injury prevention
- athlete health
- epidemiology
- incidence
- preventive training
- return to sport
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