Gerold Stucki
Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne
Switzerland
Editor-in-Chief

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal publishing research that investigates rehabilitation from biological, clinical, and sociohumanistic perspectives. Rehabilitation is the health strate...
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Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, University of Lucerne
Switzerland
Editor-in-Chief
The Education University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, SAR China
Specialty Chief Editor
Translational Research in Rehabilitation
KU Leuven
Belgium
Specialty Chief Editor
Interventions for Rehabilitation
Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg
Germany
Specialty Chief Editor
Human Functioning Science: Classification, Measurement and Epidemiology of Functioning
Ghent University
Belgium
Specialty Chief Editor
Work Rehabilitation
University College London
United Kingdom
Specialty Chief Editor
Human Functioning Sciences: Concept, Awareness and Applications of Functioning
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Italy
Specialty Chief Editor
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Italy
Specialty Chief Editor
Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems
235 editors · 0 reviewers
Original Research
Published
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
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
Binoy Mathew K V · Maryelizabeth Tidiya Walarine
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1927112
Original Research
Published
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
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
Haodong Zhang · Jie Shen · Yanping Qu
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1942850
Review
Published
Ezra B. Wijaya · Phyo-Wai Thu · Pao-Chu Chen
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1942904
Original Research
Published
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
Open for submissions
Open for submissions
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal publishing research that investigates rehabilitation from biological, clinical, and socio-humanistic perspectives. Rehabilitation is the health strategy of the 21st century, optimizing people's functioning in a future where people live longer, but with more disabilities. Led by Field Chief Editor Gerold Stucki (University of Lucerne and Swiss Paraplegic Research, Switzerland), Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences combines theoretical approaches and clinical practice with policy implementation to close the gap between research and practice. Its mission is to contribute to the better health, functioning, and wellbeing of people that experience disability. This journal covers the following subject areas: disability, rehabilitation, and inclusion human functioning interventions for rehabilitation medical and surgical rehabilitation pulmonary rehabilitation rehabilitation engineering rehabilitation for musculoskeletal conditions rehabilitation in children and youth rehabilitation in neurological conditions strengthening rehabilitation in health systems translational research in rehabilitation work rehabilitation. Submissions that adopt diverse methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, and policy briefs, are invited. The journal also welcomes submissions which support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3: good health and well-being. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Manuscripts that focus solely on early childhood development, pediatric care, or geriatric care without a clear connection to rehabilitation sciences are not suitable for publication in this journal. Additionally, studies that primarily focus on psychological, sociological, or educational aspects without a clear link to physical rehabilitation are also considered out of scope. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is committed to advancing developments in the field of rehabilitation sciences by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is a multidisciplinary journal publishing research that investigates rehabilitation from biological, clinical, and socio-humanistic perspectives. Rehabilitation is the health strategy of the 21st century, optimizing people's functioning in a future where people live longer, but with more disabilities.
Led by Field Chief Editor Gerold Stucki (University of Lucerne and Swiss Paraplegic Research, Switzerland), Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences combines theoretical approaches and clinical practice with policy implementation to close the gap between research and practice. Its mission is to contribute to the better health, functioning, and wellbeing of people that experience disability.
This journal covers the following subject areas:
disability, rehabilitation, and inclusion
human functioning
interventions for rehabilitation
medical and surgical rehabilitation
pulmonary rehabilitation
rehabilitation engineering
rehabilitation for musculoskeletal conditions
rehabilitation in children and youth
rehabilitation in neurological conditions
strengthening rehabilitation in health systems
translational research in rehabilitation
work rehabilitation.
Submissions that adopt diverse methodologies, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, and policy briefs, are invited. The journal also welcomes submissions which support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3: good health and well-being.
Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.
Manuscripts that focus solely on early childhood development, pediatric care, or geriatric care without a clear connection to rehabilitation sciences are not suitable for publication in this journal. Additionally, studies that primarily focus on psychological, sociological, or educational aspects without a clear link to physical rehabilitation are also considered out of scope.
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences is committed to advancing developments in the field of rehabilitation sciences by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.
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Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/interventions-for-rehabilitation
Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/medical-and-surgical-rehabilitation
Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/pulmonary-rehabilitation
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Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/rehabilitation-for-musculoskeletal-conditions
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Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/strengthening-rehabilitation-in-health-systems
Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/translational-research-in-rehabilitation
Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/work-rehabilitation
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