Advances in Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging and Sensing
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 21183
Special Issue Editor
Interests: physiotherapy; manual therapy; neurodynamics; RUSI (Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging)
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Dear Colleagues,
Currently, there is a growing interest among physiotherapists regarding the use of ultrasound imaging in clinical work. The use of ultrasound imaging in physiotherapy is known as rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI). RUSI is used in physiotherapy in some ways: Diagnostic US (as an aid in the functional diagnosis of neuromuscuoskeletal disorders - point-of-care applications), Rehabilitative US (as sonofeedback to support therapeutic management), Interventional US (as percutaneous procedures like dry needling, acupuncture e.t.c.) and Reaserch US (explore muscle and soft-tissue structure and function, develop and evaluated screening tool and intervention). RUSI is widely used for the assessment and treatment of lower back pain, neck pain, rotator cuff issues, pelvic floor dysfunction, and many other conditions. The scientific evidence in the literature supporting the diagnostic and therapeutic benefits of RUSI is growing; however, much remains to be explored. Future research should aim to increase the areas of application for RUSI and show the possibility of its use in other diseases for which its usefulness has not been assessed thus far. Studies should also aim to extend the diagnostic and measurement capabilities of RUSI in terms of functional diagnostics in order to facilitate accurate diagnoses, allow for objective assessments of the severity of disorders, and to monitor the progress of therapy and assess the final effects of therapy. In addition, future research should present optimal training strategies using sonofeedback with physiotherapy for neuromusculoskeletal disorders.
This Special Issue, ‘Advances in Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging and Sensing’, aims to collect original scientific articles and reviews on the latest developments regarding the use of RUSI in physiotherapy.
Dr. Tomasz Wolny
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- rehabilitative ultrasound imaging
- RUSI
- ultrasound imaging
- USI
- shear wave elastography
- physiotherapy
- rehabilitation
- biofeedback
- sonofeedback
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