Happy New Year! Welcome to V17N1 of The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, published by The North American Sports Medicine Institute (NASMI), our first issue of 2022! We are excited to bring the readership the inaugural special issue after the publishing transition, which focuses on The Human Movement System. We cannot believe that our first special issue dedicated to the movement system was published in November of 2017, to critical acclaim.
This special issue was designed to continue professional discussion of issues related to the movement system in the practice of physical therapy. Thanks to Rob Manske, our Associate Editor for special issues for seeing this project through. I am especially grateful to Dr. Shirley Sahrmann for ongoing conversations and her dedication to movement as a framing ideology for the profession in the United States. Although the movement system is a topic of interest to physical therapists (educators, researchers, and clinicians) in the United States, the editorial team believes that there are many “clinical pearls” and important concepts that will resonate with our international readership.
Many thanks for the stellar contributions of Dr. Paula Ludewig and her colleagues from University of Minnesota, Dr. Kathleen Mangione and her colleagues from Arcadia University, Dr. Brandon Ness and his colleagues at Tufts (and many other institutions/practices throughout the country!), and Dr RobRoy Martin and his colleagues at Duquesne University. Contributions by Dr. Ashley DiSantis and Dr. Nicholas Washmuth round out the issue with insights into lifespan and technique considerations related to movement. Each of these individuals and writing teams are leaders in the ongoing dialogue regarding the movement system and its integration into the practice of physical therapy.
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We continue to seek new manuscript reviewers to assist in the scientific process of peer review. The IJSPT is eager to support our established reviewers as well as new reviewers. The IJSPT team is committed to offering training and review tips (including access to our awesome “Reviewers Workshop” conducted by Dr. Phil Page PT, PhD, ATC, which was recorded and is available on our YouTube channel here. You can give back to your profession in this all-important mechanism, please contact Ashley Campbell, Managing Editor (acampbell@ijspt.org) if you are interested in joining our distinguished international team of reviewers.
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