Identify and analyze research trends that have shaped the physiotherapy discipline in Latin America during two distinct periods: the pre-COVID-19 era, spanning from 2015 to 2019, and the subsequent pandemic era, covering the years 2020 to 2022. By delving into these two temporal domains, we aim to provide a comprehensive view of how physiotherapy research has responded to the unique challenges posed by the pandemic and how it has evolved within the Latin American contextidentify and analyze research trends that have shaped the physiotherapy discipline in Latin America during two distinct periods: the pre-COVID-19 era, spanning from 2015 to 2019, and the subsequent pandemic era, covering the years 2020 to 2022.
This study employed bibliometric analysis with co-word analysis to explore shared terms among documents and map relevant documents through the interaction of key terms related to physiotherapy. This study has received ethical approval from the Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud with the code 10756.
We developed a search strategy encompassing countries that are members of the CLADEFK and incorporated Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms, including Physical Therapy Modalities, Animal Assisted Therapy, Drainage, Postural, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Exercise Therapy, Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, Hydrotherapy, Musculoskeletal Manipulations, and Myofunctional
A search strategy was conducted in the PubMed database using specific keywords, and inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to retrieve a total of 5401 articles, predominantly in the English language (98.2%), followed by Spanish (1.6%) and Portuguese (0.2%). Upon analysis of the publication years, it was observed that the highest proportion of articles was published in 2020, accounting for 19%, while the lowest proportion was in 2016, at 1.3%A search strategy was conducted in the PubMed database using specific keywords, and inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied to retrieve a total of 5401 articles, predominantly in the English language (98.2%), followed by Spanish (1.6%) and Portuguese (0.2%).
Physiotherapy, an integral component of modern healthcare focused on helping individuals restore, maintain and restore people’s maximum movement and functional ability. They can help people at any stage of life, when movement and function are threatened by ageing, injury, diseases, disorders, conditions or environmental factors. As we navigate a healthcare landscape marked by unprecedented global events, it becomes crucial to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the physiotherapy discipline .
This information is supported by the study conducted by Emami et al. , which examined the most frequently used and effective subject areas in the field of physiotherapy over a 19-year period.
physiotherapy specialty
Latin America
