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• Original Research

  Published 12 October 2026

  Physical therapist management of patients with suspected or confirmed osteoporosis – German translation and contextual adaptation of a clinical practice guideline from the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy (USA)

  Tobias Braun · Maxime Hermanns · Vanessa Haug · Jessica Nau · Bettina Scheffler · Gudrun Diermayr · Gregory W. Hartley · Keith G. Avin · Susanne Saal

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1933821

• Case Report

  Published 9 October 2026

  Case Report: An MDT-guided multimodal protocol for large-area stroke plateau — integrating neuromodulation with multimodal assessment

  Xiao-li Wu · Xiao-qian Xia · Chang-qing Ye · Yun-lei Wang · Xing-zhu Li · Li-xu Liu · Fu-biao Hang · Jing-song Liu · Yi-chuan Song · Yue Zhang · Xiao-xia Du

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1803123

• Perspective

  Published 8 October 2026

  Bridging institutional expertise and democratic decentralization: a proposed hub-and-spoke framework for rehabilitation, built on Kerala’s model of community-based disability care

  Binoy Mathew K V · Maryelizabeth Tidiya Walarine

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1927112

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Early mobility to improVE health outcomes following cardiac surgery (EVE) clinical trial development: findings from workshop 2—co-created definition and prioritized barriers, facilitators and outcome and experience measures

  Emily K. Phillips · Jacqueline L. Hay · April Gregora · Kathy Smith · Anna M. Chudyk · Carly Shaski · Sarah Gilchrist · Andrew Fagan · Maureen C. Ashe · Annette S. H. Schultz · Rakesh C. Arora · Todd A. Duhamel · Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1801097

• Methods

  Published 8 October 2026

  Early mobility to improve health outcomes following cardiac surgery (EVE) clinical trial development: engagement methods using body mapping and virtual consensus building

  Emily K. Phillips · Jacqueline L. Hay · April Gregora · Kathy Smith · Carly Shaski · Sarah Gilchrist · Andrew Fagan · Maureen C. Ashe · Annette S. H. Schultz · Rakesh C. Arora · Todd A. Duhamel · Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy · Anna M. Chudyk

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1801084

• Case Report

  Published 8 October 2026

  Combined intermittent theta-burst stimulation and functional electrical stimulation as adjuncts to intrathecal baclofen in hereditary spastic paraplegia type 11: a case report

  Haodong Zhang · Jie Shen · Yanping Qu

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1942850

• Review

  Published 8 October 2026

  Implementing robotic-assisted therapy in stroke rehabilitation: a structured narrative review of evidence and technology adoption barriers in Indonesia

  Ezra B. Wijaya · Phyo-Wai Thu · Pao-Chu Chen

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1942904

• Original Research

  Published 8 October 2026

  Early mobility to improVE health outcomes following cardiac surgery (EVE) clinical trial development: findings from workshop 1—embodied experiences of early mobility

  Emily K. Phillips · Jacqueline L. Hay · April Gregora · Kathy Smith · Anna M. Chudyk · Carly Shaski · Sarah Gilchrist · Andrew Fagan · Maureen C. Ashe · Annette S. H. Schultz · Rakesh C. Arora · Todd A. Duhamel · Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1801092

• Original Research

  Published 7 October 2026

  Confidence-gated temporal voting for EMG-based prosthetic arm control: a low-cost end-to-end pipeline with quantified rejection behaviour

  Anagha Shinde · Virendra Shete · Ninad Mehendale

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1864998

• Original Research

  Published 2 October 2026

  Feasibility and safety of a 6-month outpatient rehabilitation program combining therapeutic electrical stimulation using belt electrodes and nutritional management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study

  Norikazu Hishikawa · Shogo Toyama · Koshiro Sawada · Suzuyo Ohashi · Yasuo Mikami

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1920901

• Original Research

  Published 1 October 2026

  Do patients give a damn? An exploratory study of patient perspectives on clinician swearing during physical rehabilitation

  Andrew Mercer · Adam Meakins · Roxanne St. Martin · Garrett Trummer · Libbi Geoghagan · Kara Muscha · Nicholas B. Washmuth

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1719743

• Perspective

  Published 1 October 2026

  Beyond rehabilitation: toward developmental and trans-sectoral systems of support for complex acquired brain injury in children

  Christiaan Gmelig Meyling · Sandra Bakker · Marike Reinders · Jeanine Voorman · Bas Oude Ophuis · Geeke Blenk · Hannemieke van der Lei · Marjolijn Ketelaar · Mireille Donkervoort · Jan Willem Gorter

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1936032

• Original Research

  Published 30 September 2026

  Reference ranges and dimensional structure of upper body posture parameters in adults: a cross-sectional study

  Lianhua Yin · Chendong Ruan · Xiaojin Zhuang · Lijuan Wu · Xuling Ni · Jing Tao · Lidian Chen

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1930857

• Original Research

  Published 29 September 2026

  Exploring the biomechanical mechanisms of neuromuscular joint facilitation intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a finite element analysis

  Yu Qu · Hualong Xie · Peipei Wang · Xin Zhang · Shan Liu · Ming Huo

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1945210

• Systematic Review

  Published 29 September 2026

  Comparison of group and individual therapy in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy: a systematic review

  Michael Minor · Elisabeth Plath · Carsten Volland · Silke Neusser · Anna Bußmann

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1904321

• Correction

  Published 29 September 2026

  Correction: Pathological similarities between degenerative enthesopathy and rheumatic enthesitis: the role of ECM stiffness and Wolff's Law-based mechanical stimulation as a therapeutic strategy

  Kang Ahn · Aerisa Ahn · Seung Jun Oh · Hyun Sung Kim

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1999671

• Original Research

  Published 29 September 2026

  Timing is everything: the effect of measurement timing on trailing limb angle in gait analysis

  Sally Kenworthy · Stacey Gorniak

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1897235

• Original Research

  Published 29 September 2026

  Multimodal rehabilitation for hard flaccid syndrome in a retrospective case series

  Christopher L. Mendias · Tariq M. Awan

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1970062

• Hypothesis and Theory

  Published 28 September 2026

  Redefining cerebral palsy: diagnostic boundaries based on the functional maturation of corticospinal motor control

  Huaifeng Sun

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1936873

• Brief Research Report

  Published 25 September 2026

  Assistive devices identified as most useful for people with Parkinson's disease – a patient-centered survey

  Hollie Adams · Charles Babbush · Camilla Kilbane

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1898569

• Systematic Review

  Published 24 September 2026

  Patient-reported experiences and patient-reported experience measures in primary care, home care, and community settings. A scoping review

  Ilaria Marcomini · Nicoletta Troiano · Mattia Bozzetti · Debora Rosa · Giulia Villa · Andrea Poliani · Duilio Fiorenzo Manara

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1966101

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Long-term electromyography-based virtual reality training for chronic upper-limb motor paralysis after stroke: an exploratory single-case experimental design

  Yohei Nagaoka · Shinya Suzuki · Tsuyoshi Nakajima · Hiroyuki Ohtsuka · Akimasa Hayashi · Max Ortiz-Catalan · Yukari Ohki

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1946303

• Opinion

  Published 23 September 2026

  Beyond fixed beats: adaptive musical entrainment for precision neurorehabilitation in neurodegenerative disorders

  Benoît G. Bardy

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1909811

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Long-term use of an assistive exercise product in young people with cerebral palsy who are non-ambulant is a balancing act—a phenomenographic study

  Jenny Gårdling · Katarina Lauruschkus · Åsa B. Tornberg

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1927259

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Robot-assisted gait training yields superior functional gains in non-ambulatory subacute stroke patients

  Alice Najsrova · Iva Fiedorova · István Szegedi · Sarka Banikova · Tomas Adamec · Adela Konde · Pavla Hanzlikova · Aravind Ganesh · Michal Bar · Ondrej Volny

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1897418

• Original Research

  Published 23 September 2026

  Education as a factor in social participation for people affected by disabilities in communities endemic to neglected tropical diseases in Benin and Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa

  Fifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi · Florentine Adjouavi Houedenou · Ginette Victoire Senami Gandigbe · Sonagnon Ines Elvire Agbo · Yévèdo Borel Tossou · Sètondji Diane Edwige Zanvo · Karine Lucrèce Marie Codjo-Seignon · Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou · Dagbédji Damien Toffa · Franck Zinsou Mignanwande · Paule Héléna Biaka · Mamadou Kaloga · Anna Gine-March · Manuel Pozzati · Roch Christian Johnson

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1810112

• Hypothesis and Theory

  Published 23 September 2026

  Accessory–vagal crosstalk at the jugular foramen: a hypothesis for reflex dry cough during posterior cervical extracorporeal shockwave therapy

  Xuewen Jia

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1915218

• Original Research

  Published 22 September 2026

  Empirical evaluation of an ICF core set for managing musculoskeletal conditions in primary care physical therapy services in Spain: a multicenter study

  Héctor Hernández-Lázaro · Sandra Jiménez-del-Barrio · María Teresa Mingo-Gómez · Ana Isabel Rodríguez-Fernández · Agnieszka Wiśniowska-Szurlej · Agnieszka Sozańska · Zofia Dzięcioł-Anikiej · Luis Ceballos-Laita

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1960608

• Original Research

  Published 22 September 2026

  Effectiveness of tailored individual follow-up vs. standard one-day group course on health-related quality of life in patients with post COVID-19 condition: a randomized controlled trial

  Marte Wilson · Henriette Michalsen · Audny Anke · Synne G. Pedersen · Marina Espinasse · Nina Langeland · Rebecca J. Cox · Pål Aukrust · Tuva B. Dahl · Axel Sandvig · Maja Wilhelmsen

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1927300

• Original Research

  Published 22 September 2026

  Early occupational therapy use of a 3D printer introduced with minimal formal support: a single-site pre–post observational study

  Yusuke Harada · Yuki Sawada · Hiroshi Momma · Rie Takeshima · Jun Suzurikawa

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1859684

• Original Research

  Published 22 September 2026

  Speech and language pathologists' diagnostic approaches to developmental language disorders in German-speaking children with intellectual disability

  Jenny Thillmann · Tina Ghaemi · Anna-Lena Scherger

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1925293

• Original Research

  Published 21 September 2026

  Changes in exercise adherence during use of an e-health application in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

  Mathilde Pelletier-Visa · Louise Jeannot · Bruno Pereira · Emmanuel Coudeyre · Charlotte Lanhers

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1900991

• Clinical Trial

  Published 21 September 2026

  Quantifiable ankle pump exercise monitoring for early postoperative rehabilitation after hip and knee arthroplasty: an exploratory randomized controlled trial

  Jiquan Shen · Xinggao Wang · Changjian Zhou · Xiaoying Zhu · Huiyun Shen · Yuxuan Chen · Run Liu · Zhijun Ye · Bo Wang

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1933740

• Original Research

  Published 21 September 2026

  Quick fabrication of 3D-printed prosthetic sockets with embedded sensors to track limb motion

  Joan E. Sanders · Amy P. Culter · Mathew J. Weissinger · Paul Fallon · Joseph C. Mertens · Katheryn J. Allyn · Benjamin N. Sanders · Joseph L. Garbini

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1805115

• Original Research

  Published 18 September 2026

  Development and validation of machine learning models for predicting rehabilitation non-response after knee arthroplasty

  Niclas J. Hubel · Ferdinand Prüfer · Walter Bily · David Schneider · Bernhard Holzner · Michael J. Fischer · Vincent Grote

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1930836

• Policy and Practice Reviews

  Published 17 September 2026

  From aid dependency to market transformation: harnessing international trade and innovative business models to revitalize the assistive technology ecosystem in Africa

  Mendemwelabou Timothée Pakouyowou

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1905487

• Original Research

  Published 16 September 2026

  Effects of an outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation program on exercise capacity, muscle fatigue, dyspnea, and functional status in post-COVID-19 patients: non-randomized clinical trial

  Miriã C. Oliveira · Paolo Capodaglio · Heren N. C. Paixão · Adriano L. Fonseca · Larissa R. Alves · Jairo B. S. Ribeiro Júnior · Rodrigo F. Oliveira · Tiago V. Fernandes · Daniel G. Marconi · Rodrigo A. C. Andraus · Deise A. A. P. Oliveira · Claudia S. Oliveira · Carlos H. M. Silva · Orlando A. Guedes · Wilson R. Freitas Júnior · Luis V. F. Oliveira

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1921478

• Case Report

  Published 15 September 2026

  Persistent refractory hypercapnia following tracheostomy decannulation in a patient with brainstem hemorrhage: a case report

  Yunhong Deng · Fuqiang Wang · Yaojiang Li · Dongzhen Xue · Jinfeng Liang · Hanbo Chen · Wenying Xie · Bizhou Fu · Man Hao

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1874164

• Original Research

  Published 15 September 2026

  Statistical interval-based assessment of work disability using large-scale medical data: implications for public health and workforce participation

  Lyazat M. Aktayeva · Aiman S. Iskakova

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1851082

• Original Research

  Published 15 September 2026

  Immediate effects of the retrocapital pad and toe bar in sensorimotor foot orthoses on the electromyographic activity of the gastrocnemius muscle in healthy adults

  Stephan Becker · Jonas Dully · Alessia Arcieri · Lukas Maurer · Carlo Dindorf · Michael Fröhlich

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1887293

• Original Research

  Published 14 September 2026

  Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation based on wrist-ankle acupuncture theory on the skeletal muscle repair and gut microbiota modulation in rats with gastrocnemius muscle injury

  Haobin Cheng · Tingting Mai · Kai Chen · Mengcheng Cai · Fanfu Fang

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1742110

• Original Research

  Published 11 September 2026

  The value of performance-based tests in the assessment of patients with fibromyalgia: a construct validity and comprehensiveness analysis of a standardized test battery

  José Luis Socorro-Cumplido · Joaquim Chaler · Miriam Almirall · Judith Sánchez-Raya · Josep Blanch-Rubió · Maria José Castro · Maria Giné-Garriga · Patricia Launois · Tamara Rodríguez-Araya · Anna Arias Gassol · Geert Crombez · Raimon Milà Villarroel · Blanca Roman-Viñas

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1947752

• Clinical Trial

  Published 11 September 2026

  Feasibility and safety of multi-field functional electrical stimulation for distal upper-limb rehabilitation after subacute stroke: a randomised controlled feasibility trial

  Silvia Guillén-Climent · Pablo Casado-Adam · Manuela Mejías-Ruiz · Aitor Martín-Odriozola · Cristina Rodríguez-de-Pablo · Inmaculada Salcedo-Leal · Esmeralda Sillero-Ruz · María Dolores Morente-Navajas · Manuel Flores-Lara · José Peña-Amaro · Fernando Jesús Mayordomo-Riera

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1920617

• Mini Review

  Published 11 September 2026

  Low-cost pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic respiratory diseases: a narrative review

  Else Saliés Fonseca · Marcelo Velloso · Marcelo Couto Jorge Rodrigues · Karla Medeiros Costa · Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira · Ana Luiza Lima Sousa · Natasha Yumi Matsunaga Spicacci · Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1706188

• Original Research

  Published 10 September 2026

  Baseline PTSD and depressive symptoms predict multidimensional recovery after combat-related transtibial amputation: a prospective cohort study

  Iryna Halabitska · Iryna Kamyshna · Mykhailo Buchynskyi · Pavlo Petakh · Oleksandr Kamyshnyi

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1891994

• Original Research

  Published 9 September 2026

  Institutionalization of assistive health technology in India: establishment of a national centre within the IIT-AIIMS ecosystem

  Sunanda Deb · Rinila Das · Ravinder Singh

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1879168

• Original Research

  Published 9 September 2026

  A novel assessment of self-perceptions of recovery from illness and injury in U.S. Navy service members

  Lisa M. Hernández · Nikita R. Tovey · Anu Venkatesh · Kristin J. Heaton · Justin S. Campbell · Jessica M. Hru · Marcus K. Taylor

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1846239

• Clinical Trial

  Published 9 September 2026

  Synergy-based Functional Electrical Stimulation for gait rehabilitation in chronic stroke: a pilot study

  Jackson Taylor Levine · Xin S. Yu · Rebecca Muñoz · Alaina Fiorenza · Irina Djuraskovic · J. D. Peiffer · Emilia Ambrosini · Simona Ferrante · Elliot J. Roth · Jozsef Laczko · Ronald James Cotton · Alessandra Pedrocchi · Jose L. Pons

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1847719