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Clinical Rehabilitation Template

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About the Clinical Rehabilitation format

Clinical Rehabilitation is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders. Over its lifetime it has published 4,362 papers, which have received 180,373 citations.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Clinical Rehabilitation. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Traumatic Brain Injury Research
ISSN0269-2155
Citation impact (2-yr)2.01
h-index160
i10-index2,876
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Nottingham
Journal websitewww.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Clinical Rehabilitation per year

175
2014
139
2015
119
2016
140
2017
166
2018
160
2019
192
2020
140
2021
144
2022
91
2023
117
2024
161
2025

Citation impact of Clinical Rehabilitation by publication year

8.5K
2014
7.2K
2015
5.2K
2016
6.2K
2017
5.6K
2018
4.3K
2019
4.8K
2020
2.7K
2021
2.1K
2022
902
2023
514
2024
161
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Clinical Rehabilitation

The impact of physical therapy on functional outcomes after stroke: what's the evidence?

Roland PS van Peppen, Gert Kwakkel, Sharon Wood-Dauphinée et al. · 17 Nov 2004

OBJECTIVE: To determine the evidence for physical therapy interventions aimed at improving functional outcome after stroke. METHODS: MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, DARE, PEDro, EMBASE and DocOnline were searched for controlled studies. Physical therapy was divided into 10 intervention categories, which were analysed separately. If statistical pooling…

Reliability and validity of arm function assessment with standardized guidelines for the Fugl-Meyer Test, Action Research Arm Test and Box and Block Test: a multicentre study

Thomas Platz, Cosima Pinkowski, Frederike van Wijck et al. · 29 Apr 2005

OBJECTIVES: To establish: (1) inter-rater and test-retest reliability of standardized guidelines for the Fugl-Meyer upper limb section, Action Research Arm Test and Box and Block Test in patients with paresis secondary to stroke, multiple sclerosis or traumatic brain injury and (2) correlation between these arm motor scales and more general measures of impairment and activity…

Reliability of assessment tools in rehabilitation: an illustration of appropriate statistical analyses

G. Rankin, María Stokes · 1 Jun 1998

OBJECTIVE: To provide a practical guide to appropriate statistical analysis of a reliability study using real-time ultrasound for measuring muscle size as an example. DESIGN: Inter-rater and intra-rater (between-scans and between-days) reliability. SUBJECTS: Ten normal subjects (five male) aged 22-58 years. METHOD: The cross-sectional area (CSA) of the anterior tibial muscle group was measured using…

Goal attainment scaling (GAS) in rehabilitation: a practical guide

Lynne Turner‐Stokes · 29 Jan 2009

Goal attainment scaling is a mathematical technique for quantifying the achievement (or otherwise) of goals set, and it can be used in rehabilitation. Because several different approaches are described in the literature, this article presents a simple practical approach to encourage uniformity in its application. It outlines the process of setting goals appropriately, so that…

A review of the properties and limitations of the Ashworth and modified Ashworth Scales as measures of spasticity

Anand Pandyan, Garth Johnson, Christopher Price et al. · 1 Oct 1999

BACKGROUND: The Ashworth Scale and the modified Ashworth Scale are the primary clinical measures of spast city. A prerequisite for using any scale is a knowledge of its characteristics and limitations, as these will play a part in analysing and interpreting the data. Despite the current emphasis on treating spasticity, clinicians rarely measure it. OBJECTIVES:…

Clinical Rehabilitation template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Clinical Rehabilitation format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Clinical Rehabilitation template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Clinical Rehabilitation use?
Clinical Rehabilitation uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Clinical Rehabilitation. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Clinical Rehabilitation?
No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Clinical Rehabilitation document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Clinical Rehabilitation template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Clinical Rehabilitation format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Clinical Rehabilitation?
SAGE journal (sagej). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by SAGE.
Can I export a submission-ready Clinical Rehabilitation PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Clinical Rehabilitation template (the sagej class) that is ready to submit to SAGE, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Clinical Rehabilitation template cost?
You can start writing in the Clinical Rehabilitation template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Clinical Rehabilitation PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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