Physiotherapy and Therapeutic Exercise in Modern Clinical Practice
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Orthopedics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 359
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physiotherapy; therapeutic exercise; exercise therapy; clinical reasoning; headache; neck pain; pain management; rehabilitation technology; manual therapy
Interests: physiotherapy; therapeutic exercise; muscle pain; trigger points; myofascial pain; manual therapy
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Interests: chronic primary pain; central sensitization syndromes; person-centered care; pain management; patient education
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The history of physiotherapy is long and varied, ranging from ancient healing practices to evidence-based approaches in contemporary healthcare. These approaches remain integral to musculoskeletal medicine, rehabilitation, and pain management, offering non-pharmacological approaches to a wide range of conditions. In recent decades, advances in clinical reasoning, neurophysiological understanding, and integration with exercise and technology have transformed physiotherapy into a modern, patient-centered intervention. Despite this progress, there are ongoing debates regarding its efficacy, mechanisms of action, optimal dosage, and its role within multimodal rehabilitation strategies.
This Special Issue, entitled “Physiotherapy and Therapeutic Exercise in Modern Clinical Practice,” aims to compile high-quality contributions that explore the contemporary role of physiotherapy in clinical practice, highlighting advances in clinical efficacy, mechanistic insights, its integration with exercise and technology, and its contribution to modern rehabilitation strategies.
We particularly encourage the submission of innovative research that presents emerging clinical applications of physiotherapy, exercise therapy, pain management, novel methodological approaches, and its integration with multimodal rehabilitation strategies.
We welcome original research articles and reviews that advance our understanding of the effectiveness, safety, and mechanisms of physiotherapy, as well as its integration with exercise, pain management, and broader rehabilitation approaches.
Prof. Dr. Andoni Carrasco Uribarren
Prof. Dr. Luis Ceballos-Laita
Prof. Dr. Carolina Climent-Sanz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- exercise therapy
- physiotherapy
- therapeutic exercise
- musculoskeletal disorders
- musculoskeletal rehabilitation
- pain management
- patient-centered care
- physiotherapy
- rehabilitation technology
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