Abstract:Research is fun! At least, that is my experience. As Editor-in-Chief of the journal, I extend this fun to all association members with no hesitation. In recent years, the desire of local clinicians in...Research is fun! At least, that is my experience. As Editor-in-Chief of the journal, I extend this fun to all association members with no hesitation. In recent years, the desire of local clinicians involved in clinical studies has been strengthened with the promotion of continuous education. However, it is not an easy job to perform clinical studies, not to mention submitting your work to various journals for publication. Having a control group in a research study may give rise to ethical issues, and obtaining a large enough sample of patients is yet another common obstacle. Locally, we face problems like how can we blind the reviewer of a study given that both the reviewer and the investigator therapists work in the same clinic, and how the investigators work with the subjects are easily noticeable by the reviewer therapist. No matter how difficult it is, we're still performing studies regularly as this remains the most evidential way to prove the efficacy of our treatment and to advance our profession. Last year, only a few articles were accepted for publication in order to maintain the high standards of the Journal. However in the past year, the Journal received triple the usual number of submissions despite various hurdles around us. Some of the submitted manuscripts were of a high standard and quality as noted by the manuscript reviewers. I must also take this opportunity to thank all the reviewers who were part of the manuscript reviewing process. Your comments were most helpful to the authors for improving their manuscripts, and the Journal could not have been published without your commitment and willingness to share your time and expertise. “Research” virtually means “to investigate thoroughly”. I hope that in the coming year, researchers will bear this fundamental meaning in mind and work in an enjoyable state of mind.Read More