Physical Therapy
Research
Aims and Scope
Physical Therapy Research (PTR) is an Open Access journal that aims to foster important advances in physical therapy.
PTR publishes a comprehensive and dynamic array of peer-reviewed articles and materials that are of interest to our broad global audience of researchers, practitioners, continuing-education students, and those interested in the field. The article types include Original Articles, Case Studies, Brief Reports, Reviews, and more.
PTR is free to access for all readers and free to publish for most authors*.
ISSN 2189-8448
* A submission fee and a publication fee must be paid for by those who hold a physical therapy license in Japan but do not belong to Japanese Physical Therapy Associaation (JPTA)
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Current lssue
(2024 vol.27 lssue 3)
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Review
Current Status of the Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Kidney Disease
Yuhei OTOBE
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Original Article
Association Between Early Mobilization and Postoperative Pneumonia Following Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy in Patients with Thoracic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Yasuaki NOZAWA
Kazuhiro HARADA, Kazuhiro NOMA, Yoshimi KATAYAMA, Masanori HAMADA, Toshifumi OZAKI -
Original Article
Exploring the Impact of Sports Participation on Social Capital and Health-related Factors in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Cross-sectional Study
Kazuki KANEDA
Noriaki MAEDA, Takumi NAGAO, Ayano ISHIDA, Tsubasa TASHIRO, Makoto KOMIYA, Yukio URABE -
Original Article
Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for Quadriceps Muscle Thickness and Lower Extremity Motor Score in Individuals with Subacute Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Yusuke MOROOKA
Yosuke KUNISAWA, Yuya OKUBO, Yasuyuki TAKAKURA -
Original Article
Factors Related to Ikigai among Home-visit Rehabilitation Users Aged 75 Years and Older Receiving Home Medical and Nursing Care in Japan
Eisuke KOGURE
Takeshi OHNUMA, Yuta SUGITA, Tsuyoshi HARA -
Original Article
Risk Factors for Chronic Lower Back Pain among Older Workers: A Prospective Cohort Study
Ryutaro MATSUGAKI
Shinya MATSUDA -
Original Article
A Clinical Prediction Rule for Predicting the Health-related Quality of Life after 5 Months in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis Undergoing Conservative Treatment
Shunsuke YAMASHINA
Tetsuya AMANO, Shigeharu TANAKA, Yu INOUE, Ryo TANAKA -
Original Article
The Impact of Multidisciplinary Team Intervention for Early Mobilization of Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Stroke Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Kenji OIKE
Osamu ISHIBASHI, Nobuyuki NOSAKA, Shin HIROTA -
Case Study
Effects of Smile Training on Gait Disturbance in Parkinson’s Disease Patient with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms: A Single Case Design
Yumeka HARADA
Tatsuya IWABE , Keisuke OTA, Shinsuke HAMADA, Fumio MORIWAKA -
Case Report
Efficacy of Neuro-muscular Electrical Stimulation for Orthostatic Hypotension Associated with Long-term Disuse and Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy: A Case Report
Kazuyuki KOMINAMI
Masatoshi AKINO, Motoshi KANAI