Newswise — 13 June 2013: BALTIMORE, Md. – A lot can happen in any field or industry over 50 years. In rehabilitation research, 50 years can be transformational and life changing. As the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, JRRD, celebrates 50 years of publication this year, we recognize this celebratory time and look back at the remarkable achievements in rehabilitation research in a special Then & Now section. These reflective commentaries will look at how the achievements of the past have allowed us to reach where we are today.
Thanks to the contributions of some present-day researchers, from both within the VA and other esteemed rehabilitation research institutions, each volume 50 issue will include a reflective commentary that relates to an article from the 1964 volume of JRRD (then called the Bulletin of Prosthetics Research). The first issue features a commentary on 65 years of progress at the VA Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service by Dr. Lucille Beck, Chief Consultant, Office of Rehabilitation Services, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration. Other contributors include experts working in the fields of design and development of wheelchair and mobility devices, rehabilitation and care, and prosthetics design and evaluation.
“Research into prosthetics and rehabilitation have provided new opportunities to so many Veterans and civilians…opportunities that were unimaginable 50 years ago,” said JRRD Editor Stacieann Yuhasz, PhD. “When we took a look at the topics that were covered and the state of the research when the journal first launched, we found many similarities in the areas of focus. In most areas, science has taken huge advances, like in prosthetics and sensory aids. But in other areas, advances have been slower to develop, although much progress has been made. We, the JRRD editorial team, are pleased to be able to support and advance this progress through continued and improved communication.”
As the need for advanced prosthetics and assistive technologies continues to grow, JRRD will continue to provide insight into the research and science that will one day close the gap between where technologies and treatments are and where patients and caregivers need them to be. The complete list of topics, with links to the original articles, can be found at www.rehab.research.va.gov/thenandnow/index.html.
JRRD, an open-access, international peer-reviewed rehabilitation journal, has been a leading research journal in the field of rehabilitation medicine and technology for 50 years. JRRD publishes original research articles, clinical studies, topical reviews, and editorials from U.S. and international researchers covering 31 rehabilitation disciplines. JRRD publishes both multi- and single-topic issues and is currently translated and available in English, Spanish, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
The journal is an official publication of VA’s Rehabilitation Research and Development Service and is available to anyone with an Internet connection at www.rehab.research.va.gov/jrrd/index.html. No subscription or registration is required to access full-text articles online. Articles are archived on JRRD's Web site and within PubMed and many other abstract indexing companies. Legacy archival materials dating back to 1964 are available on the JRRD Web site. Digital subscriptions are available on Zinio or, if a printed copy of JRRD is preferred, it can be purchased through the U.S. Government Bookstore.
Contact: Ken Frager, [email protected]Cell: (443) 996-7208
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