Movement 2017 Conference Open for Abstract Submission

The 2017 Movement conference is now accepting submissions for abstracts. The submission deadline is September 15, 2016.

The abstracts of the conference as well as selected principal papers will be proceedings and will be published in the journal Functional Neurology, Rehabilitation, and Ergonomics published by Nova Scientific publishers.

The purpose of the conference is to share knowledge of all those whose interests lie in the nature of human movement. The conference will address issues related to gait, motion, kinesiology, disorders of movement, movement rehabilitation, motion and balance, movement and cognition, human factors, and ergonomics, as well as optimized movement in elite athletes, developmental issues of movement, and coordination. Workshops on physiotherapy of movement impairment will also be provided.

For submission instructions, visit www.movementis.com/abstract-submission-instructions.

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