《肌肉骨骼科學(xué)與實踐》，國際肌肉骨骼物理治療雜志，是一份同行評審的國際期刊(以前是手工治療)，發(fā)表高質(zhì)量的原創(chuàng)研究、評論和大師級文章，有助于提高臨床對肌肉骨骼疾病的適當(dāng)治療過程的理解。該雜志發(fā)表的文章影響或補充了診斷和治療過程、以病人為中心的護(hù)理、肌肉骨骼療法指南以及支持評估、診斷、臨床推理和干預(yù)發(fā)展的理論模型等方面的證據(jù)。發(fā)表在《肌肉骨骼科學(xué)與實踐》上的論文具有國際相關(guān)性，并具有全局性的臨床應(yīng)用焦點或為臨床方法提供信息。該雜志發(fā)表的論文顯示深度，嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)，創(chuàng)新和高質(zhì)量的表現(xiàn)，為有關(guān)功能/功能障礙機(jī)制的證據(jù)基礎(chǔ);治療方法;最佳臨床實踐;臨床推理和決策過程;肌肉骨骼疾病的評估與臨床管理探索相關(guān)的臨床干預(yù)措施;多模態(tài)方法;心理問題;以及服務(wù)用戶的期望、體驗和觀點。

Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, international journal of musculoskeletal physiotherapy, is a peer-reviewed international journal (previously Manual Therapy), publishing high quality original research, review and Masterclass articles that contribute to improving the clinical understanding of appropriate care processes for musculoskeletal disorders. The journal publishes articles that influence or add to the body of evidence on diagnostic and therapeutic processes, patient centered care, guidelines for musculoskeletal therapeutics and theoretical models that support developments in assessment, diagnosis, clinical reasoning and interventions.Papers published in Musculoskeletal Science & Practice are of international relevance and have an over-arching applied clinical focus or serve to inform clinical approaches.The journal publishes papers that show depth, rigour, originality and high quality presentation which inform the evidence base relating to mechanisms of function/dysfunction; treatment methods; best clinical practice; clinical reasoning and decision making processes; assessment and clinical management of musculoskeletal disorders; exploration of relevant clinical interventions; multi modal approaches; psychosocial issues; and service user expectations, experiences and perspectives.