(ISSN 2573-4393)
OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. It covers all evidence-based scientific studies on integrative, alternative and complementary approaches to improving health and wellness.
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Special Issue
Manual Therapy for Balance Disorders Management
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2020 (Open) Submit Now
Guest Editor
Marco Tramontano, PT, DO
1. IRCSS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Roma, Italy
2. Director of degree course of Physiotherapy Tor Vergata University, Rome.
Research Interests: Rehabilitation; neurorehabilitation; musculoskeletal disorders; balance and gait rehabilitation; vestibular rehabilitation; manual therapy
About this Topic
Balance is a complex multifactorial system in which proprioceptive, visual, vestibular and cognitive systems interact. The central nervous system integrates the information originating from these systems into a continuous sensorial re-weighting that ensures postural control in both static and dynamic conditions. Balance disorders are common and areamong the most frequent reasons for consultation and referral to specialist care.
Impairments of balance and postural control can negatively affect quality of life and lead to an increased risk of falls that can result in serious injury, morbidity and mortality.
Understanding how the different types of manual therapy approaches can influence balance and postural control might be useful to better manage dizziness and postural imbalance.
Submission
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We sincerely invite investigators to contribute original research and review articles for this special issue, and we hope it will advance the research of manual therapy for balance disorders management.
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