About this journal

Physical Therapy Reviews is an international journal which aims to publish contemporary reviews, discussion papers and editorials within physical therapy, and in those basic and clinical sciences which are the basis of physical therapy. The journal is aimed at all those involved in research, teaching and practice within the area of physical therapy.

Reviews (both descriptive and systematic) are invited in the following areas, which reflect the breadth and diversity of practice within physical therapy:

•neurological rehabilitation
•movement and exercise
•orthopaedics and rheumatology
•manual therapy and massage
•sports medicine
•measurement
•chest physiotherapy
•electrotherapeutics
•obstetrics and gynaecology
•complementary therapies
•professional issues
•musculoskeletal rehabilitation

Subjects not specifically identified, but of direct relevance to the practice of physical therapy, will be covered by guest editorials and/or commissioned reviews as appropriate. Letters to the Editor, book and video reviews will also be included where appropriate. All reviews are subject to a peer review process.

Editor-in-Chief:
• Professor David Baxter: [email protected]

Editorial Assistant:
• Dr Alicia Emerson (High Point University, USA): [email protected]

Deputy Editors:
• Dr Leon Mabire (Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand): [email protected]

Specialist Librarian:
• Thelma Fisher (University of Otago, New Zealand): [email protected]

Senior Editors:
• Professor Pernilla Asenlof (Uppsala University, Sweden)
• Professor Rob de Bie (Maastricht University, Netherlands)
• Professor Jeff Basford (Mayo Clinic, MN, USA)
• Professor Kari Bo (Norwegian School Sports Sciences, Norway)
• Professor Lucy Chipchase (Flinders University, Australia)
• Dr Claire Davies (Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, USA)
• Dr Angela Spontelli Gisselman (Tufts University, USA):  [email protected]
• Associate Professor Christina Gummesson (Lund University, Sweden)
• Dr Mandeep Kaur (University of Virginia, USA)
• Dr Morey J Kolber (Nova Southeastern University, FL, USA)
• Dr Eric Lamberg (Stony Brook University, NY, USA)
• Dr Lizhou Liu (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
• Professor Suzanne McDonough (RCSI, Ireland)
• Professor Steve Milosavljevic (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
• Dr Dan Pinto (Marquette University, USA)
• Professor Roberta Shepherd (University of Sydney, Australia)
• Dr Margot Skinner (University of Otago, New Zealand)
• Professor Yong Tang (Chengdu University of TCM, China)
• Associate Professor Steve Tumilty (University of Otago, New Zealand)
• Professor Steve Wolf (Emory University, GA, USA)
• Dr Alexis Wright (Tufts University, USA)

Editorial Board:
• Professor Nicola Adams (Northumbria University, UK)
• Dr Hana I. Al-Sobayel (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
• Dr Manit Arora (University New South Wales, Australia)
• Dr Gillian Baer (Queen Margaret University, UK)
• Dr Lori Bolgla (Augusta University, GA, USA)
• Dr Joao Brito (Portuguese Football Federation, Portugal)
• Associate Professor Scotty Butcher (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
• Dr Catherine Capio (The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
• Dr Yujen Chen (Fujian University, Taiwan)
• Dr Andrew E. Littmann (Regis University, CO, USA)
• Professor Clynton Lourenco Correa (Federal University of Rio de Janiero, Brazil)
• Dr Snehil Dixit (King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia)
• Dr Caroline Dodd-Reynolds (Durham University, UK)
• Dr Catherine Faulk (Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New England, USA)
• Dr Brona Fullen (University College Dublin, Ireland)
• Dr Aleksandra Macznik (Keio University, Japan)
• Dr Poonam Mehta (UTS, Australia)
• Dr Katy Pedlow (Ulster University, UK)
• Dr Kesava Sampath (Wintec, New Zealand)
• Professor Alessandra Swarowsky (University of Jamestown, USA)
• Dr Marcos de Noronha (La Trobe University, Australia)
• Dr Fernando Ribeiro (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
• Professor Ligia Rusu (University of Craiova, Romania)
• Professor Simon Stebbings (University of Otago, New Zealand)
• Dr Chee-Wee Tan (Glasgow Caledonian University, UK)
• Dr Nicholas Turner (Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand)
• Dr Craig Wassinger (Tufts University, USA)
• Dr Mark Wilhelm (Tufts University, USA)