Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences & Research

Original Articles

Designing and Studying the Effectiveness of Nava Game Multimedia Software in Teaching the Diagnosis of Dysarthria Symptoms in Speech Therapy Students

Parvaneh Rahimifar; Negin Moradi; Majid Soltani; Mohammad jafar Shaterzadeh Yazdi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 1-5

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Background: Previous studies have found educational games effective in improving students’ learning quality and enhancing their ability to apply material in clinical environments. ... Read More

Systematic Reviews

Prevalence of Soft Tissue Injuries in Upper and Lower Limbs among Professional Racquet Sports Players: A Systematic Review

Gunjan Chaudhary; Anshika Singh; Shagun Agarwal; Latika Gulyani; Sumit Raghav

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 6-13

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Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the prevalence of soft tissue injuries in the upper and lower limbs among professional racquet sports players. Methods: ... Read More

Original Articles

Investigating the Effects of Adding Kinesio Taping to Diaphragm Strengthening Exercises on Pain, Function, Core Muscle Endurance, Agility, and Balance in Female Athletes with Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Study Protocol

Sara Jafarpour; Leila Abbasi; Marzieh Mohamadi; Hadi Sarafraz

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 14-19

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Background: Chronic non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP) is a prevalent musculoskeletal condition affecting athletes. While core muscle strengthening is effective in managing NS-LBP, ... Read More

Meta-Analyses

The Effects of Combined Training on Functionality, Balance, and Gait Speed of the Elderly: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

mahboobeh dehnavi; Amirali Jafarnejadgero; Farhad Tabatabai Ghomsheh; Ali Fattahi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 20-30

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Background: Ensuring the safety and functional independence of older people is becoming increasingly important. Fall-prevention guidelines emphasize the use of highly challenging training ... Read More

Original Articles

A Combined Exercise Program in Sedentary Older Adults: A Randomized Control Trial

Behnoosh Aminikhah; hamed babagoltabar-samakoush; Behnam Gholami-Borujeni

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 31-37

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Background: This study investigated the effectiveness and durability of a combined exercise program on strength, endurance, speed, agility, flexibility, and quality of life in sedentary ... Read More

Original Articles

Effects of Eight Weeks of NASM Exercises on Functional Tests, Pain, and Quality of Life in Khatam Al Anbia University Students

Mohammad Khajebafghi; Hemmat Bastami; Gholamali Ghasemi; Ali Karimi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 38-44

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Background: Musculoskeletal injuries are highly prevalent among military students, and exercise therapy is widely used for both the prevention and rehabilitation of such injuries. This ... Read More

Original Articles

Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Balance, Functional Performance, and Neurocognitive Function in Males with Chronic Ankle Instability: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Sara Asadi Abadi; Azadeh Shadmehr; Zeinab Shiravi; Sara Fereydounnia; Michael A Nitsche; Azita Yazdani

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 45-50

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Background: Approximately 40% of individuals who experience an ankle sprain subsequently develop Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI). Recent evidence highlights alterations in Central Nervous ... Read More

Original Articles

Life Satisfaction and Socioeconomic Situation among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury in Community Settings in Bangladesh

Faruq Ahmed; Nazmul Hassan; Saiba Muhammad Sabrin; Mohammad Nazmul Hasan; Shajida Akter; Golam Moula; Moeidu Bhuian Priti; Maruful Hasan Faruki

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 51-57

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Background: Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) often face numerous challenges in their communities after completing rehabilitation. This study aimed to examine the socioeconomic ... Read More

Original Articles

Immediate Effects of Mulligan’s Mobilization with and without Kinesio Taping on Pain, Range of Motion, and Cervical Proprioception in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Fatemeh Dokhaei; Azadeh Shadmehr; Kazem Malmir; Sara Fereydounnia

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 58-67

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Background: Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder frequently associated with proprioceptive impairments and reduced cervical mobility. This study aimed to evaluate the immediate ... Read More Background: Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder frequently associated with proprioceptive impairments and reduced cervical mobility. This study aimed to evaluate the immediate effects of Mulligan’s mobilization and conventional physiotherapy, with and without Kinesio taping, on pain intensity, cervical range of motion (RoM), and proprioception in individuals with non-specific chronic neck pain. Methods: This pilot randomized controlled trial included 24 patients (9 men, 15 women; aged 20–55 years) with non-specific chronic neck pain. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group receiving conventional physiotherapy, Mulligan’s mobilization, and Kinesio taping, or a control group receiving conventional physiotherapy and Mulligan’s mobilization alone. Pain intensity, active cervical RoM, and proprioception were assessed pre- and immediately post-intervention. Paired t-tests or Wilcoxon tests were used for within-group comparisons, and independent t-tests or Mann–Whitney tests for between-group comparisons. Results: Both groups demonstrated significant post-treatment reductions in pain intensity (control: p = 0.10; experimental: p < 0.001). The experimental group showed significant increases in RoM for cervical flexion and left lateral flexion, whereas the control group improved in extension and right lateral flexion (p < 0.05). Regarding proprioception, the experimental group exhibited significant improvement in repositioning accuracy from left rotation to neutral (p = 0.02) and to the target position (p = 0.03). No other proprioceptive measures changed significantly in either group (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The addition of Mulligan’s mobilization to conventional physiotherapy reduced pain and improved cervical RoM, with greater benefits observed when combined with Kinesio taping. The combined intervention also resulted in superior improvements in cervical proprioception compared with Mulligan’s mobilization alone.

Original Articles

A Novel Approach to Analyzing Wrestling Skills: Multidimensional Recurrence Quantification Analysis of Muscle Activity

Kazem Esfandiarian-Nasab; Mansour Eslami; Fateme Salari-Esker; Rohollah Yousefpour

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 68-74

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Background: As athletes develop, their motor patterns evolve from variable to adaptive neuromuscular control strategies, enabling precise execution of complex movements. Traditional ... Read More

Original Articles

The Effect of Partial Sleep Deprivation on Ground Reaction Force Components Before and After Fatigue

yasin hoseini; leila ghazaleh; paria mahmoodi

Volume 13, Issue 1 , March 2026, Pages 75-81

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Background: The combined effects of sleep deprivation and fatigue may increase the risk of injury. Analyzing ground reaction force (GRF) components during activities such as cutting ... Read More

The Interaction of Knee, Hip and L5-S1 Joint Contact Forces and spatiotemporal variables between Sound and Prosthetic Leg in Patients with Unilateral below-knee Amputation during Walking

Volume 4, Issue 2 , June 2017, , Pages 53-59

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Background: there is little knowledge explaining how forces applied on knee, hip and L5-S1 joint between the sound and prosthetic leg in unilateral Below-Knee Amputation (BKA), so the ... Read More

More realistic dynamical modeling of a humanoid robotic arm to reduce control effort with uncertainty using self-impact joint constrained

Volume 6, Issue 2 , June 2019, , Pages 68-79

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Background:The main challenge of modeling humanoid robots is establishing a compromise between the simplicity of the model and accuracy of the system. One of the realities of movement ... Read More

The Comparison of Neurodevelopmental- Bobath Approach with Occupational Therapy Home Program on Gross Motor Function of Children with Cerebral Palsy

Volume 1, Issue 1 , March 2014, , Pages 21-24

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Background & objectives: Traditional Bobath approach (TBA) is one of the several methods using in treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP) who referred to occupational therapy ... Read More

Comparison of the Effects of Massage and Cryotherapy on the Knee Extensor Muscles Fatigue and Isokinetic Parameters in Soccer Players

Volume 2, Issue 1 , March 2015, , Pages 1-7

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Background:Fatigue can cause a significant effect on the mechanics of complex motor skills and reduce physical and mental efficiency. One of the common ways to reduce fatigue is passive ... Read More Background:Fatigue can cause a significant effect on the mechanics of complex motor skills and reduce physical and mental efficiency. One of the common ways to reduce fatigue is passive recovering or using massage and cryotherapy after exercise. The present study aimed to compare the effects of massage and cryotherapy on muscles fatigue and isokinetic parameters.Methods:This study was conducted on54 healthy athletes aged 20-30 years who were randomly divided into three groups: cooling (ice therapy), massage, and control (resting). Each of the volunteers was evaluated in two sessions. The first session was to familiarize the participants with isokinetic contraction. The second session started with a brief warm up subsequently, using Biodex Isokinetic System Average Peak Torque (APTQ), Average Power (AP), and Total Work (TW) were measured. Then, the fatigue protocol was applied. Afterwards, interventions were performed for 15 minutes. After the intervention, isokinetic parameters were evaluated again. Also, perceived fatigue and Fatigue Index (FI) were recorded before and after the intervention.Results:APTQ, AP, and TW significantlyincreased in massage and cryotherapy groupsafter the intervention, while perceived fatigue and FI decreased significantly in both conditions (P<0.05). In the control group, however, no significant differences were observed in APTQ, AP, and TW before and after the intervention (P>0.05), but perceived fatigue and FI decreased significantly (P<0.05). Moreover, isokinetic variables (APTQ, AP, and TW) were higher in the massage group compared to cryotherapy and control groups (P<0.05), but such a difference was not observed between the massage and cryotherapy groups (P>0.05).Conclusion: Massage and cryotherapy could increase isokinetic parameters and decrease FI and perceived fatigue. Therefore, massage and cryotherapy have been more effective than rest as a strategy to return to normal state and no significant difference was observed between these two groups.

Effect of Kinesiotaping and Stretching Exercise on Forward Shoulder Angle in Females with Rounded Shoulder Posture

Volume 1, Issue 4 , December 2014, , Pages 78-83

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Background: Rounded shoulder posture is a common abnormal posture in upper quarter. Kinesiotape is a new intervention that recently used in rehabilitation. There are no studies have ... Read More

Scopus	Category	Quartile	Percentile
	Occupational Therapy	Q3	10th
	Speech and Hearing	Q4	18th
	Physical therapy and Rehabilitaiton	Q4	13th

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