About this Research Topic
Sports medicine and physical rehabilitation are important components in optimizing patient outcomes following injury, surgery, and illness. By incorporating physical rehabilitation into practice, patients may experience a rapid and more complete return to function. Human sports medicine and rehabilitation is a well-established discipline whose positive benefits have been clearly documented and recognized in human health care. Historically, relatively little attention has been given to veterinary patients afflicted with similar conditions. The techniques used in human sports medicine and physical therapy are being adapted for use in small animal and equine patients, and their effectiveness has been, or is being, studied further. This Research Topic issue seeks to address the science of sports medicine and rehabilitation to help provide better understanding of assessment methods, treatment techniques, and interventions utilized.
Our goal is to contribute to the library of knowledge in the science of physical therapy and rehabilitation in both the human medical and veterinary medical fields. By comparing techniques shared across the two disciplines, we hope to gain a better understanding of the inner workings of the physiology of the body’s healing and recovery processes. Through independent research, we hope to demonstrate new frontiers on the horizon for improved patient outcomes and a greater understanding of how an injured body heals and recovers. We hope to provide cutting-edge research into the modalities for improved patient care and a greater appreciation of assessment outcomes and new techniques for furthering the field. We hope to employ leaders in the field of rehabilitation and sports medicine research to light the way and spark new ideas for future discoveries.
The scope of this topic is to present cutting-edge research in the field of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Science. Through the presentation of original research, retrospective analysis of patient outcomes, and detailed review of important topics we hope to stimulate further development of ideas and modalities in this field. By eliciting discussion in the fields of human and veterinary medical physical therapy and rehabilitation, we will examine the complex interactions of how injured bodies return to function. Our goal is to showcase the newest and most innovative work and the complex interactions present in this discipline. We would love to have original research and detailed studies of the mechanisms considered when working with people and animals who are working to overcome disability due to surgery, illness, and injury.
Volume I of this Research Topic can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/6359/veterinary-sports-medicine-and-physical-rehabilitation
Our goal is to contribute to the library of knowledge in the science of physical therapy and rehabilitation in both the human medical and veterinary medical fields. By comparing techniques shared across the two disciplines, we hope to gain a better understanding of the inner workings of the physiology of the body’s healing and recovery processes. Through independent research, we hope to demonstrate new frontiers on the horizon for improved patient outcomes and a greater understanding of how an injured body heals and recovers. We hope to provide cutting-edge research into the modalities for improved patient care and a greater appreciation of assessment outcomes and new techniques for furthering the field. We hope to employ leaders in the field of rehabilitation and sports medicine research to light the way and spark new ideas for future discoveries.
The scope of this topic is to present cutting-edge research in the field of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Science. Through the presentation of original research, retrospective analysis of patient outcomes, and detailed review of important topics we hope to stimulate further development of ideas and modalities in this field. By eliciting discussion in the fields of human and veterinary medical physical therapy and rehabilitation, we will examine the complex interactions of how injured bodies return to function. Our goal is to showcase the newest and most innovative work and the complex interactions present in this discipline. We would love to have original research and detailed studies of the mechanisms considered when working with people and animals who are working to overcome disability due to surgery, illness, and injury.
Volume I of this Research Topic can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/6359/veterinary-sports-medicine-and-physical-rehabilitation
Keywords: Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Neurology
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