New Insights into Physical Therapy
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2025 | Viewed by 1184
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physical therapy; respiratory physiotherapy; rehabilitation; muscular weakness; ICU rehabilitation; virtual reality; innovation in rehabilitation; critical illness; prevention
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Interests: evidence-based physiotherapy practice; prevention; neuromusculoskeletal pathologies; occupational health; physical activity; exercise; low back pain
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in the field of technology and physical therapy have facilitated and augmented the recovery process in the spectrum of pathologies treated in physical therapy rehabilitation. Injuries, chronic illnesses, and different kinds of disabilities often affect peoples’ functionality and quality of life. These effects and the long recovery pathway that most would have are being described as a significant burden not only for the patient but also for society and health systems.
New insights into physical therapy rehabilitation include all new techniques and technologies that provide new possibilities and transform the rehabilitation process. New techniques such as blood flow restriction, motor imagery, clinical pilates, and emerging technologies such as virtual reality provide new opportunities to enhance function, mobility, and quality of life. These advances beyond the strict aspect of pathology could also lead the field of prevention and healthy aging, minimizing disability, and preserving healthy and mobile living. New technologies have especially managed to overcome environmental barriers and make physical rehabilitation more accessible.
We welcome the latest research developments and findings in the above areas in this Special Issue. Thus, we invite you to contribute original research articles and reviews of the literature, aiming to include high-quality papers on new techniques and technologies in the field of physical rehabilitation.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Applied Sciences.
Dr. Patsaki Irini
Dr. George A. Koumantakis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- physical rehabilitation
- new technologies
- virtual reality
- augmented reality
- telerehabilitation
- clinical pilates
- blood flow restriction
- manual therapy
- motor imagery
- electrophysical modalities
- therapeutic exercises
- neurology
- musculoskeletal
- geriatric
- respiratory
- acute illness
- cardiovascular
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