Special Issue on Physiotherapy

Physiotherapy is a health care profession primarily concerned with the remediation of impairments and disabilities and the promotion of mobility, functional ability, quality of life and movement potential through examination, evaluation, diagnosis and physical intervention carried out by physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. In addition to clinical practice, other activities encompassed in the physical therapy profession include research, education, consultation, and administration. Physical therapy involves the interaction between therapist, patients or clients, other health care professionals, families, care givers, and communities in a process where movement potential is assessed and diagnosed and goals are agreed upon. As one of the most important research fields of human life, physiotherapy is of great attractions to researchers.

In this special issue, we intend to invite front-line researchers and authors to submit original researches and review articles on exploring physiotherapy. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Physical therapy
• Physical clinical practice
• Physical examination
• Manual therapy
• Kinesiology
• Electrophysiological evaluation

Authors should read over the journal’s Authors’ Guidelines carefully before submission, Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal at Paper Submission System.

Please kindly notice that the “Special Issue” under your manuscript title is supposed to be specified and the research field “Special Issue - Physiotherapy” should be chosen during your submission.

According to the following timetable:

Guest Editor:

Dr. Junming Liao

Tulane University, USA

For further questions or inquiries

Please contact Editorial Assistant at

ijcm@scirp.org