The consequences of injury or sub-optimal training adaptations are often attributed as “neuromuscular” deficits. While this term generally refers to physical performance (e.g. balance, hop tests, strength related outcomes) or classic (bio-)mechanical (e.g. segmental movement characteristics), it also includes sensorimotor performance (e.g. sensorimotor functions / integration, neuromuscular activation). There is a need to expand our (bio-)mechanical view to a more integrated approach with more focus on sensorimotor performance to adequately address future challenges in training and therapy. More insight is therefore needed to depict the development of sensorimotor performance after training or following therapy of musculoskeletal injury. This will help in the design and implementation of accurate intervention strategies to improve / restore neuromuscular capacities.
The aim of this Research Topic is to publish a collection of studies including movement analysis studies that develop diagnostic set-ups and outcomes to assess sensorimotor performance and/or intervention studies that examine the effectiveness of training and therapy interventions on the plasticity of the sensorimotor system. We hope to provide evidence on the neuromuscular / sensorimotor performance capacity of healthy and injured populations that will enhance our ability to develop new intervention strategies that can be evaluated with meaningful outcomes and a high relevance for practical implications to enhance neuromuscular performance. We welcome submissions dealing with professional, sub-elite or physically active populations across all age groups that address diagnostic approaches or intervention outcomes with a special focus on neuromotor adaptations due to training and therapy. This includes training adaptations in sport settings or therapy outcomes in relation to various musculoskeletal injuries. This is not only limited to intervention outcomes but can also include diagnostic approaches that deepen the understanding of differentiating healthy and injured cohorts based on sensorimotor performance capacity. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Diagnostic studies on physically active healthy and injured cohorts of all age groups with a special focus on neuromuscular and sensorimotor performance
• Interventions studies addressing specifically neuromuscular and sensorimotor performance
• Gender specific aspects of neuromuscular and sensorimotor performance
• Studies that expand the classic (bio-)mechanical approach to the neuro-motor perspective
The consequences of injury or sub-optimal training adaptations are often attributed as “neuromuscular” deficits. While this term generally refers to physical performance (e.g. balance, hop tests, strength related outcomes) or classic (bio-)mechanical (e.g. segmental movement characteristics), it also includes sensorimotor performance (e.g. sensorimotor functions / integration, neuromuscular activation). There is a need to expand our (bio-)mechanical view to a more integrated approach with more focus on sensorimotor performance to adequately address future challenges in training and therapy. More insight is therefore needed to depict the development of sensorimotor performance after training or following therapy of musculoskeletal injury. This will help in the design and implementation of accurate intervention strategies to improve / restore neuromuscular capacities.
The aim of this Research Topic is to publish a collection of studies including movement analysis studies that develop diagnostic set-ups and outcomes to assess sensorimotor performance and/or intervention studies that examine the effectiveness of training and therapy interventions on the plasticity of the sensorimotor system. We hope to provide evidence on the neuromuscular / sensorimotor performance capacity of healthy and injured populations that will enhance our ability to develop new intervention strategies that can be evaluated with meaningful outcomes and a high relevance for practical implications to enhance neuromuscular performance. We welcome submissions dealing with professional, sub-elite or physically active populations across all age groups that address diagnostic approaches or intervention outcomes with a special focus on neuromotor adaptations due to training and therapy. This includes training adaptations in sport settings or therapy outcomes in relation to various musculoskeletal injuries. This is not only limited to intervention outcomes but can also include diagnostic approaches that deepen the understanding of differentiating healthy and injured cohorts based on sensorimotor performance capacity. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
• Diagnostic studies on physically active healthy and injured cohorts of all age groups with a special focus on neuromuscular and sensorimotor performance
• Interventions studies addressing specifically neuromuscular and sensorimotor performance
• Gender specific aspects of neuromuscular and sensorimotor performance
• Studies that expand the classic (bio-)mechanical approach to the neuro-motor perspective
