Pediatric Physical Therapy: Research and Evaluation
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Orthopedics & Sports Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025
Special Issue Editors
Interests: posture; postural balance; vestibular diseases; rehabilitation; manual therapy; headache; migraine; neck pain; temporomandibular joint disorders; fibromyalgia
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Physiotherapy is one of the four pillars of therapeutics, along with surgery, pharmacology, and psychotherapy. In recent years, various physiotherapy modalities have gained significant relevance and scientific support, particularly for their use in children. The various physical therapy techniques range from traditional therapeutic models, which now have greater scientific support, to exercises assisted by new technologies such as virtual reality. Additionally, clinicians are assisted by functional measurement tools that are essential for properly assessing the health impacts of different physiotherapy modalities. This Special Issue aims to cover all of these innovations in physiotherapy applied to improve the health of children. We hope you will find this Special Issue of interest and decide to present your excellent work.
Prof. Dr. Rafael Lomas-Vega
Guest Editor
Dr. Ana Belén Peinado-Rubia
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- child
- physiotherapy
- rehabilitation
- physical therapy modalities
- pediatric orthopedics
- validation studies
- clinical trials
- systematic reviews
- evidence-based practice
- reproducibility of results
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