Neuromechanics and Precision Motor Control for Functional Health

Dear Colleagues,

Human movement and motor control are central to functional health, physical performance, and quality of life across the lifespan. Movement patterns, motor skills, and physical fitness reflect complex interactions among biomechanical structures, neural regulation, and physiological capacity. However, traditional assessments often rely on isolated indicators, limiting our understanding of integrated movement function and overall health status.

Recent advances in biomechanics, neuroscience, and standardized fitness evaluation have enabled more precise assessment of movement performance, neuromuscular coordination, and functional capacity in diverse populations. Integrating these approaches provides new opportunities to characterize individual movement profiles, identify early functional decline, and optimize training and health interventions.

This Special Issue focuses on interdisciplinary research that integrates biomechanical analysis, neuroimaging/neural assessment, and physical fitness evaluation to investigate human movement and motor control in laboratory, clinical, and real-world settings. We encourage studies examining gait and movement biomechanics, neural mechanisms of motor control, and physical fitness assessment in relation to functional health. In addition, this Special Issue seeks to feature large-scale epidemiological research on physical activity and fitness that delineates new strategic directions and emerging trajectories for the field.

By promoting precision-oriented and cross-disciplinary perspectives, this Special Issue aims to advance evidence-based frameworks for the integrated assessment of movement biomechanics, neural regulation, and physical fitness. Our ultimate goal is to foster performance optimization and personalized exercise and rehabilitation strategies across diverse populations.

We welcome original research articles and reviews that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Gait and movement biomechanics: kinematic and kinetic analysis of walking, running, and functional tasks.
• Neural and brain mechanisms of motor control: central and peripheral regulation of movement, coordination, and adaptation.
• Motor learning and skill acquisition: neural and biomechanical processes underlying movement proficiency.
• Neuromechanical coupling: interactions between neural control and musculoskeletal mechanics.
• Precision exercise and rehabilitation: Individualized interventions based on biomechanical, neural, and fitness profiles.
• Epidemiology of movement health: large-scale population studies identifying trends in activity, fitness, and health outcomes.

Dr. Wenfei Zhu
Dr. Yuliang Sun
Guest Editors

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