Scope
The European Journal of Physiotherapy is an international journal covering all aspects of physiotherapy with special focus on: Physiotherapy in lifestyle-related health problems; Functioning, activity and participation; Behavioral medicine in physiotherapy; Disability and health in areas of pain; Physical activity in health promotion and rehabilitation.
The journal covers Original articles either as full-length report or as Short communications reporting preliminary data from original work, Case reports, reporting new and important clinical observations or experiences of a novel treatment, all types of Review articles, Focus papers, Debate articles, and Short commentaries for the EJPT relevant topics, as well as Letters to the editor. The journal also aims at maintaining a broad and interdisciplinary approach in order to reflect collaboration with practitioners and scholars from other disciplines.
The aims are: Evaluating and criticizing interventions and methods used in health promotion, lifestyle change, rehabilitation, pain related conditions, and physical activity research; Analyzing and debating research focused on topics in functioning, activity and participation; Contrasting different research perspectives on essential phenomena and questioning traditional paradigms in the special focus areas; Challenging and developing theoretical models in behavioral medicine in physiotherapy and physical activity research; Discussing educational and professional issues of physiotherapy in broad perspective; Improving implementation of research findings into clinical physiotherapy practice.