Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Journal overview

An interdisciplinary approach to stroke rehabilitation yields improved outcomes.

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation is the leading journal devoted to the study and dissemination of interdisciplinary, evidence-based, clinical information related to stroke rehabilitation. The journal’s scope covers physical medicine and rehabilitation, neurology, neurorehabilitation, neural engineering and therapeutics, neuropsychology and cognition, optimization of the rehabilitation system, robotics and biomechanics, pain management, nursing, physical therapy, cardiopulmonary fitness, mobility, occupational therapy, speech pathology and communication. There is a particular focus on stroke recovery, improving rehabilitation outcomes, quality of life, activities of daily living, motor control, family and care givers, and community issues.

The journal reviews and reports clinical practices, clinical trials, state-of-the-art concepts, and new developments in stroke research and patient care. Both primary research papers, reviews of existing literature, and invited editorials, are included. Sharply-focused, single-issue topics, and the latest in clinical research, provide in-depth knowledge.

Subscribers have described Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation as a "living textbook" of functional approaches and innovative techniques. Each bimonthly issue includes a key topic or theme, as well as the latest in clinical research and evidence-based practice. The result is an ongoing service that keeps knowledge for all members of the stroke recovery and rehabilitation team at the leading edge of practice.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

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