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• Original Research

  Published 22 September 2026

  Effectiveness of load legs on rear-facing only child restraint systems (CRS) in frontal sled tests

  Julie A. Mansfield · Dan Ross · Janis Skujins · Nick Rydberg · Sara J. Seifert

  Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

  doi 10.3389/fmech.2026.1917681

• 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

• Editorial

  Published 22 September 2026

  Editorial: Enhancing gait therapy with artificial intelligence: current trends and future prospects

  Ankit Vijayvargiya · Rajesh Kumar · Pilani Nkomozepi · Kieran Moran · Chandra Prakash

  Frontiers in Robotics and AI

  doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1953216

• Original Research

  Published 21 September 2026

  From dependency to child maltreatment? Changing frames in U.S. newspaper coverage of welfare policy

  Logan Gray · Stephanie Moller

  Frontiers in Sociology

  doi 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1860911

• 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

• Brief Research Report

  Published 21 September 2026

  Bridging stakeholder needs and technological capabilities to identify humanoid robot applications in rehabilitation: a case study in an ALS multidisciplinary care unit

  Rachele Piras · Samuele Bordini · Riccardo K. Simi · Ilaria Consolo · Valentina Esposito · Claudia Cavaggion · Maddalena Feder · Maria Fossati · Giorgio Grioli · Antonio Bicchi · Christian Lunetta · Manuel G. Catalano

  Frontiers in Robotics and AI

  doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1944029

• Review

  Published 18 September 2026

  Implementation of the World Health Organization’s Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions: an overview of reviews

  Hongyi Xu · Yiming Hu · Maoshu Li · Jing Yang · João Joaquim Breda · Jing Wu · Alarcos Cieza

  Public Health Reviews

  doi 10.3389/phrs.2026.1609607

• 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

• Brief Research Report

  Published 18 September 2026

  Preliminary usability evaluation of a teleoperated humanoid robot for pediatric waiting-room observation: clinical and technical professionals’ perspectives

  Antea Scrocco · Samuele Bordini · Riccardo Kristen Simi · Elisa Matteucci · Elena Beani · Giovanni Cioni · Eugenia Conti · Maria Chiara Di Lieto · Giorgio Grioli · Antonio Bicchi · Giuseppina Sgandurra · Manuel Giuseppe Catalano

  Frontiers in Robotics and AI

  doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1943197

• Original Research

  Published 17 September 2026

  Effects of exercise-induced gradual versus instant avatar transformation on muscle strength and sense of embodiment in patients with chronic low back pain and healthy adults

  Yong-Hao Hu · Yuichiro Nakaso · Takuto Nakamura · Takafumi Kanaya · Masayuki Inoue · Yukiko Shiro · Takahiro Ushida · Takuji Narumi

  Frontiers in Virtual Reality

  doi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1869292

• Systematic Review

  Published 17 September 2026

  Research hotspots and emerging trends of macrophages in peripheral nerve injury: a bibliometric and visualization analysis

  Guohua Jiang · Renkun Huang · Kewen Wang · Yuchang Gui · Yun Tang · Guiyang Jiang · Yijun Liu · Jianwen Xu

  Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

  doi 10.3389/fncel.2026.1893849

• 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

• Perspective

  Published 16 September 2026

  Bird-centered ecological engagement: reframing human-bird interaction in stroke rehabilitation

  Victoria J. Dreitz · Jenna Griffin-Musick · Ashlynn Everett · Catherine A. Off

  Frontiers in Bird Science

  doi 10.3389/fbirs.2026.1953932

• Original Research

  Published 16 September 2026

  Expected clinical and patient-centered outcomes associated with different rehabilitation strategies for severe maxillary atrophy: an international cross-sectional survey

  Giulio Gasparini · Mattia Todaro · Edoardo Papa · Marco Gaetano Amato · Paolo De Angelis · Alessandro Moro · Carlo Lajolo · Gianluca Nicolai · Edoardo Rella · Roberto Boniello · Xavier Moix Gil · Edoardo Staderini · Sofia Gasparini · Federico Perquoti · Gianmarco Spinozzi · Veronica Santoro · Daniele Di Carlo · Giuliano Ascani · Paolo Francesco Manicone · Maurizio Diego Foresti · Maurizio Perugini · Francesca Azzuni · Martinna Bertolini · Gianmarco Saponaro

  Frontiers in Oral Health

  doi 10.3389/froh.2026.1873284

• Original Research

  Published 16 September 2026

  Land-water-energy nexus and long-term climatic trends in smallholder irrigation schemes: evidence from Vhembe District, South Africa

  Ernest Malatsi · Sue Walker · Jan W. Swanepoel

  Frontiers in Water

  doi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1920910

• 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

• Original Research

  Published 16 September 2026

  Oral health status in children with autism spectrum disorder in Almaty, Kazakhstan

  Zh. Yerkibayeva · G. Yermukhanova · K. Saduakasova · S. Yessembayeva · Y. Menchisheva · K. Rakhimov · Zh. Abu

  Frontiers in Dental Medicine

  doi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1928744

• Brief Research Report

  Published 15 September 2026

  Serum BDNF in subacute stroke: effects of a four-week aerobic exercise intervention in the PHYS-STROKE trial

  Torsten Rackoll · Lea Doppelbauer · Konrad Neumann · Alexander Heinrich Nave

  Frontiers in Stroke

  doi 10.3389/fstro.2026.1897859

• Original Research

  Published 15 September 2026

  Association between presbycusis and cognitive function: contributing factors in older adult

  Duo Wei · Yuehong Chen · Bin Liu · Zhiqiang Tan

  Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

  doi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1820873

• Policy Brief

  Published 15 September 2026

  Policy brief: how can rehabilitation be strengthened in Switzerland? Evidence-informed policy considerations based on the 2023 World Health Assembly resolution on strengthening rehabilitation in health systems

  Roxanne Maritz · David Weisstanner · Gerold Stucki · Oliver Stoller · Anke Scheel-Sailer · Christian Sturzenegger · Carla Sabariego · The Center for Rehabilitation in Global Health Systems · The Advisory Board of the LIFE Forum Rehabilitation

  Public Health Reviews

  doi 10.3389/phrs.2026.1609467

• 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

• Brief Research Report

  Published 14 September 2026

  Developing a spherical video-based virtual reality program to facilitate embodiment: a proof-of-concept study

  Nancy A. Baker · Alexandro Guerrero · Robert R. Edwards

  Frontiers in Virtual Reality

  doi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1878621

• 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

  Median nerve electrical stimulation promotes myelin regeneration through regulating miR-1-3p/BDNF/TrkB-MAPK pathway in a transient cerebral ischemia rat model

  Rui Li · Jingyi Lu · Chengcai Zhang · Xiaowei Zhang · Meiqi Wang · Ping Zhang · Kunli Yang · Hongmei Fang · Ying Gao · Kistina Mohamed · Che Ismail Che Noh · Yi Li · Kai Ling Chin

  Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

  doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1820913

• Review

  Published 11 September 2026

  Groundwater recharge, community water security, and practical engineering solutions in Northern Ghana

  Ralph Danquah-Acquah · Rameshwar S. Kanwar · Enoch Bessah

  Frontiers in Water

  doi 10.3389/frwa.2026.1948902

• 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

• Case Report

  Published 11 September 2026

  Esthetic rehabilitation of traumatic enamel defects using resin infiltration and microabrasion: a two-case report

  Samreena Kalander · Aravind R. Kudva · M. S. Prathap · Nihala Mariyam · Aysath Aphiya A

  Frontiers in Dental Medicine

  doi 10.3389/fdmed.2026.1924961

• Review

  Published 10 September 2026

  Copper-regulated cell death after spinal cord injury: evidence boundaries for non-coding RNA, epigenetics and cuproptosis

  Jun Tao · Guobing Wang · Guoying Jiang · Wenqi Feng

  Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

  doi 10.3389/fnmol.2026.1885261

• Case Report

  Published 10 September 2026

  Longitudinal oral and craniofacial follow-up of a genetically confirmed girl with Potocki-Lupski syndrome and repaired complete cleft palate: a case report

  Mariana C. Morales-Chavez · Ana M. Divasson-Pereira · Nancy Galindez-Landaeta

  Frontiers in Oral Health

  doi 10.3389/froh.2026.1918677

• 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

• Brief Research Report

  Published 9 September 2026

  A virtual reality driving simulator as an analogue of motion sickness in electric vehicle emergency driving

  Louise Hill-Madsen · Frederik Max Clausen Allsopp · Thomas Oliver Kamarauskas Ovesen · Jens-Jacob Henriksen · Hanne Owen · Therese Ovesen

  Frontiers in Virtual Reality

  doi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1867327

• 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

• Original Research

  Published 9 September 2026

  NeglectARm3D: a robotic and virtual reality platform for the three-dimensional assessment of unilateral spatial neglect

  Daniele Somma · Andrea Mannini · Chiara Pedrini · Francesca Cecchi · Egidio Falotico

  Frontiers in Robotics and AI

  doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1944332

• Methods

  Published 8 September 2026

  Age-related changes in movement control in virtual reality: a Fitts’ task protocol

  Sophia E. Hanke · Nicolas Ungureanu · Rita Sleimen-Malkoun · Jean-Jacques Temprado

  Frontiers in Virtual Reality

  doi 10.3389/frvir.2026.1894971

• Systematic Review

  Published 8 September 2026

  Effects of mind-body exercise on balance function in pre-frail and frail older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Wangyouyi Chen · Yiwen Bai · Liuling Song

  Frontiers in Aging

  doi 10.3389/fragi.2026.1915136

• Methods

  Published 8 September 2026

  Personalized robotic interventions for apathy in dementia: the RAPHAel trial

  Claudia Casadio · Vanessa Zanelli · Valentina Bettelli · Francesco Ricci · Lucrezia Grassi · Pietro Benvenuti · Erika Rovini · Giulia Smecca · Sara Isernia · Simone Salemme · Manuela Tondelli · Annalisa Chiari · Francesca Baglio · Filippo Cavallo · Fausta Lui · Francesca Benuzzi · Laura Fiorini · Antonio Sgorbissa · Giovanna Zamboni

  Frontiers in Robotics and AI

  doi 10.3389/frobt.2026.1913791

• Perspective

  Published 7 September 2026

  Built for the village, breached in the city: redesigning malaria vector control for Anopheles stephensi and insecticide resistance

  Shyamkumar Sriram

  Frontiers in Malaria

  doi 10.3389/fmala.2026.1916446

• Review

  Published 7 September 2026

  Clinical implementation of virtual reality in neurorehabilitation: a scoping review of barriers, facilitators, and motivational factors

  Ahmed S. Alanazi · Mohammed M. Alrashidi · Reem Aljohani · Taif Aljohani · Hams Madkhali · Alhanouf Almutairi · Alaa M. Alqurafi · Saad Z. Alqahtani

  Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences

  doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1912363

• Original Research

  Published 4 September 2026

  Roles in brain stimulation, recording and interpreting neuroimaging data: a systematic survey of 26 countries on current practices in EEG, MRI, TCD, TMS and FUS

  Vugar Valizada · Leon Daði Sesseljuson · Raffaele Nardone · Aljoscha Thomschewski · Eugen Trinka · Yvonne Höller

  Frontiers in Medical Technology

  doi 10.3389/fmedt.2026.1917621

• Review

  Published 3 September 2026

  Ultrasound imaging in the hands of physical therapists: unlocking potential across specialties

  George J. Beneck · Mohini Rawat · Stacie Akins · Alycia Markowski · Beshoy Ghaly · Ryan Boggs · Stephen Ramsey · Simon Hayward · Ruth M. Maher · Jennifer Wiley · Maureen K. Watkins · Murray E. Maitland

  Frontiers in Musculoskeletal Disorders

  doi 10.3389/fmscd.2026.1816879

• Case Report

  Published 3 September 2026

  Serial MRI documentation of sequestrated lumbar disc resorption during conservative management: a case report

  Zhou Zhang · Zhiliang Yang · Yongqi Zhao · Yuchen Guo · Guangwen Wu

  Frontiers in Pain Research

  doi 10.3389/fpain.2026.1853632