Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The Rehabilitation Practice and Science (RPS), formerly entitled the Taiwan Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, is the official journal of the Taiwan Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. It has been published continuously since 1973. Starting in 2023, the journal expanded its vision towards the international scientific community and began publishing all articles in English to reach and appeal to researchers around the world. This journal is periodically published twice a year (Issue 1: June to November; Issue 2: December to May) and provides open-access and peer-review articles.

See the Aims and Scope for a complete coverage of the journal.

Current Issue: Volume 2024, Issue 2 (2024)

Reviews

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Ultrasound-guided regenerative injection for carpal tunnel syndrome: A narrative review and authors' clinical experience
Yung-Tsan Wu, King Hei Stanley Lam, Chueh-Hung Wu, Ke-Vin Chang, Wei-Ting Wu, Tyng-Guey Wang, Wen-Shiang Chen, Chih-Peng Lin, and Kenneth Dean Reeves

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Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Spasticity in Post-stroke Patients: A Narrative Review
Yen‐Hua Chen and Shu-Mei Yang

Original Articles

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Influence of Proximal and Distal Upper-limb Motor Function on Self-care Skills in Patients With Stroke
Masanobu Iwai, Kazuya Takeda, Soichiro Koyama, Yuichi Hirakawa, Ikuo Motoya, Hiroaki Sakurai, Yoshikiyo Kanada, Nobutoshi Kawamura, Mami Kawamura, and Shigeo Tanabe

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The lumbar stabilization exercise and balance training in low-grade degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis - a prospective, clinical trial
Yun-Chung Lin, Mei-Yun Liaw, Tsung-Hsun Yang, Ya-Ping Pong, Yan-Yuh Lee, Chien-Wei Chen, Song-Chung Chen, and Yu-Chi Huang