The Effect of Exercise on Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with Musculoskeletal Pain
This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Medicine and Sports Traumatology".
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Musculoskeletal disorders are significant causes of morbidity in the world, and these conditions have a strong negative influence in terms of health-related quality of life. Musculoskeletal disorders have also been associated with more mental distress and depression. This Special Issue on “The Effect of Exercise on Health-Related Quality of Life in Persons with Musculoskeletal Pain” aims to provide the latest scientific and professional insights, present recent findings, and share experiences in exercise to improve the health-related quality of life of persons with musculoskeletal pain.
People with musculoskeletal disorders need specific care depending on their health condition. This Special Issue aims to ensure the most recent scientific findings on musculoskeletal pain and the influence of suitable exercise-related treatments to improve the quality of life in this population. The scope of the topic is investigating and presenting the various exercise interventions that could enhance health-related quality of life in persons with various musculoskeletal disorders.
The following types of articles are suitable for this Special Issue: original research, review papers, and brief reports.
Prof. Dr. Patrik Drid
Dr. Tatjana Trivic
Dr. Roberto Roklicer
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- exercise
- health-related quality of life
- musculoskeletal pain
- spinal diseases
- low back pain
- shoulder pain
- hand pain
- ankle pain
- mental health
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Published Papers
Medicina - ISSN 1648-9144