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
Anagha Shinde · Virendra Shete · Ninad Mehendale
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1864998
Original Research
Published
Norikazu Hishikawa · Shogo Toyama · Koshiro Sawada · Suzuyo Ohashi · Yasuo Mikami
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1920901
Original Research
Published
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
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
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
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
Michael Minor · Elisabeth Plath · Carsten Volland · Silke Neusser · Anna Bußmann
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1904321
Correction
Published
Kang Ahn · Aerisa Ahn · Seung Jun Oh · Hyun Sung Kim
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
doi 10.3389/fresc.2026.1999671
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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
Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/rehabilitation-in-children-and-youth
Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/rehabilitation-sciences/sections/rehabilitation-in-neurological-conditions
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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