Wearable Sensing Technologies for Human Movement and Rehabilitation
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Wearables".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 132
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in wearable sensing technologies have transformed the quantitative assessment of human movement in both laboratory and real-world environments. Wearable systems, including inertial sensors, pressure sensors, bioelectrical sensors, flexible and textile-integrated devices, and other emerging sensing platforms, now enable continuous monitoring of biomechanics, motor control, and functional recovery across diverse populations.
This Special Issue aims to bring together innovative research on wearable sensing systems for human movement analysis and rehabilitation. We welcome contributions spanning novel sensor designs and materials, system integration and embedded hardware, signal processing and data analytics, digital mobility biomarkers, and clinical validation studies. This Special Issue focuses on wearable sensing technologies for the quantitative assessment of human movement across multiple clinical and translational domains, including neurorehabilitation, orthopaedics, ageing and mobility research, sports and performance science, prosthetics, and assistive technologies. Contributions addressing both neurological and musculoskeletal conditions, as well as healthy population monitoring, are welcome.
The Special Issue welcomes original research articles, methodological and systems papers, and comprehensive review articles that advance wearable sensing technologies or demonstrate impactful applications at the intersection of sensors, biomechanics, and rehabilitation science.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
[Topic 1] Wearable sensing technologies for human movement monitoring.
[Topic 2] Inertial, pressure, bioelectrical, textile, and flexible sensors.
[Topic 3] Gait, posture, and functional mobility assessment.
[Topic 4] Sensor-enabled rehabilitation monitoring and outcome evaluation.
[Topic 5] Digital mobility biomarkers and quantitative functional metrics.
[Topic 6] Embedded systems and real-time wearable signal processing.
[Topic 7] Machine learning and data-driven modelling for movement analysis.
[Topic 8] Longitudinal and real-world monitoring in clinical and home settings.
[Topic 9] Reliability, calibration, and validation of wearable sensing systems.
Prof. Dr. Nitish V. Thakor
Guest Editor
Junjun Chen
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- wearable sensors
- human movement analysis
- rehabilitation engineering
- gait analysis
- inertial sensors
- bioelectrical sensing
- digital mobility biomarkers
- signal processing
- machine learning
- real-world monitoring
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