Clinical Rehabilitation
A section of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383).
Section Information
With the aging of society worldwide, increasing numbers of people are experiencing impairments and disabilities such as physical impairment, cognitive impairment, frailty, and comorbidity. These are associated with an increased incidence of adverse healthcare outcomes, including hospitalization, poorer quality of life, and increased healthcare expenditure. The number of people who need rehabilitation has increased dramatically.
Recent work in rehabilitation has made great progress. There are numerous randomized controlled studies in every field of rehabilitation. The outcome of rehabilitation, such as cardiac rehabilitation, is classified as Class I and Evidence A. Rehabilitation services are delivered quicker (stroke, etc.), more widely (heart failure, renal failure, pulmonary hypertension, etc.), and for longer (not only in the acute and recovery stage, but also in the maintenance stage and before the surgery) in order to obtain better outcomes.
Rehabilitation generally aims to "add years to life" by helping patients with impairments achieve and utilize their full physical, mental, and social potential. However, growing evidence suggests that rehabilitation for patients with visceral impairment, such as renal, cardiac, and pulmonary impairment, can not only improve exercise performance and the health-related quality of life, but also increase survival. Therefore, rehabilitation for patients does not simply aim to "add years to life " but “add years to life and life to years", which is a new rehabilitation concept.
Furthermore, advances in robotics and artificial intelligence, as well as the emergence of regenerative medicine, are expected to dramatically change the content and effectiveness of traditional rehabilitation techniques.
The journal brings together the experience of clinicians, rehabilitation specialists, and researchers from different regions and countries to gain new perspectives on the vision and treatment of disorders addressed in clinical rehabilitation.
We solicit cutting-edge research reports and overviews in relation to rehabilitation. We sincerely welcome your submission to the Journal of Clinical Medicine. Our readers are waiting for your contribution to Clinical Rehabilitation.
Subject Areas
clinical rehabilitation; neuro-rehabilitation; cognitive rehabilitation; spinal rehabilitation; orthopedic rehabilitation; pediatric rehabilitation; geriatric rehabilitation; frailty rehabilitation; cancer rehabilitation; visceral rehabilitation; cardiac rehabilitation; pulmonary rehabilitation; long COVID rehabilitation; renal rehabilitation; hepatic rehabilitation; burns rehabilitation; rehabilitation for transplantation; multimorbidity and multiple disabilities (MMDs); fitness
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Clinical Advances in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (Deadline: 26 August 2026)
- Rehabilitation Strategies for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain (Deadline: 1 September 2026)
- Updates on Physiotherapy in Pain Management (Deadline: 10 September 2026)
- Application of Physiotherapy in Clinical Rehabilitation (Deadline: 17 September 2026)
- Clinical Advances in Musculoskeletal Disorders: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Rehabilitation in Musculoskeletal Disease (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Advances in Physical Therapy for Healthy Aging: Innovative and Functional Rehabilitation Approaches (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Musculoskeletal Disorders: Clinical Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Clinical Updates in Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 23 October 2026)
- Musculoskeletal Pain: Clinical Management Updates (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Integrated Clinical Approaches to Managing Multimorbidity and Multiple Disabilities: Advances in Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Strategies (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Rehabilitation Strategies for Neurological Disorders: Advances and Insights (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Clinical Rehabilitation and Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions (Deadline: 10 December 2026)
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Low Back Pain (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Beyond Full Weight-Bearing Alone: Innovative, Individualized and Holistic Rehabilitation in Geriatric Orthopedic Trauma (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Physiotherapy in Clinical Practice: From Assessment to Rehabilitation (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Clinical Cardiac Rehabilitation: Integrating Multidimensional Approaches for Enhanced Cardiovascular Health (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Clinical Updates of Physical Therapy in Rehabilitation (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Regenerative and Biologic Therapies for Musculoskeletal Disorders (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Innovations in Neurorehabilitation—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Rising Star: Advanced Physical Therapy and Expansion (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Advancements in Gait Rehabilitation: Innovative Approaches and Clinical Insights (Deadline: 20 February 2027)
- Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Women’s Health: Clinical Perspectives in Sports Medicine (Deadline: 25 February 2027)
- Clinical Rehabilitation Strategies and Exercise for Stroke Recovery (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Technology-Enhanced Clinical Rehabilitation: Innovations, Applications and Outcomes (Deadline: 15 March 2027)
- Clinical Physical Therapy: Current Advances and Future Challenges (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- State of the Art in Spinal Cord Injuries: Clinical Rehabilitation and Management (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Sarcopenia, Musculoskeletal, and Neuromuscular Disorders: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Perspectives (Deadline: 20 March 2027)
- Advances in Functional Diagnostics and Physiotherapy of Musculoskeletal Disorders (Deadline: 10 April 2027)
- Advances in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation and Functional Movement (Deadline: 13 April 2027)
- Physiotherapy: Multidisciplinary Interventions and Digital Health (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- Electrotherapy and Electrodiagnostic in Modern Rehabilitation Medicine: Current Evidence, Clinical Applications, and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- Advances in Rehabilitation and Musculoskeletal Health (Deadline: 20 April 2027)
- New Insights into Physical Therapy: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 April 2027)
- Current Advances in Clinical Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders (Deadline: 20 May 2027)