Innovations in Sports Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation

Dear Colleagues,

Despite extensive research into injury risk, prevention strategies, and rehabilitation, sports injuries remain a major challenge. Athletes, coaches, and sports scientists continue to face rising rates of injury and reinjury, which significantly impact athletic performance, career longevity, and financial investment. A sports trauma represents a complex, multifactorial condition involving interrelated factors such as neuromuscular activity, movement quality, workload, psychology, and quality of rehabilitation. This signifies that various medical professionals, such as sports scientists, physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons, and sports psychologists, should collaborate to achieve effective prevention and treatment of sports-related traumas.

Addressing this multifaceted issue requires innovative, interdisciplinary research that focuses on applying emerging methods and technologies to enhance primary and secondary injury prevention and rehabilitation. The application of innovative technologies, such as wearable sensors and biomechanical analysis, can provide deeper insights into injury risk patterns and movement dysfunctions. Functional measurements and innovative rehabilitation protocols can enhance actionable injury risk screening and rehabilitation. Moreover, incorporating advanced statistical modeling can provide real-time insights that have the potential to improve both clinical decision-making and field-based practice.

This Special Issue aims to publish high-quality research and review articles in the field of sports injury prevention and rehabilitation. We particularly welcome studies that offer multidisciplinary approaches and provide actionable insights into the diagnosis, management, and recovery of sports-related injuries. Our goal is to provide a platform for presenting the latest scientific advancements that enhance understanding and support the practical application of evidence-based strategies for injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: injury prevention, exploring the underlying risk factors for sports trauma, biomechanical analysis of movement patterns related to injury, injury rehabilitation interventions and recovery optimization, utilizing wearable technologies for injury risk assessment and rehabilitation monitoring, multidisciplinary approaches to sports injury management, and innovations in surgical interventions and post-surgical rehabilitation.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Dr. Sofia Xergia
Guest Editor

Dr. Nikolaos I. Liveris
Guest Editor Assistant

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