INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY

Center of Advanced Studies In Health & Technology (CASHT)

 KINESIOLOGY
❑ Kinesiology, derived from the Greek terms kinesis (movement) and
logos (the study of).

❑ It is a branch of medical field that deals with the study of human

physical activity.

❑ It is the study of human motion with specific focus on joint and muscle
movements.

❑ Concepts of anatomy, physiology, and mechanics of body movement.

 EXAMPLES
▶ How the body moves in a variety of situations (sports, activities of daily
living, fight or flight)

▶ Walking across the grass then onto pavement and then up/down a flight
of stairs.

▶ Other Examples?
 KINESTHETIC

▶ Kinesthesia is the sense which helps us detect weight, body position, or

the relationship between movements in our body parts such as joints,
muscles and tendons.

▶ It is the muscle sense. 

▶ The sense of body awareness.

 REHABILITATION

The Latin prefix re-, meaning “again” and habitare, meaning “make

fit.”

Rehabilitation is the restoration of optimal form (anatomy) and

function (physiology).
 REHABILITATION
Rehabilitation is a treatment  designed to facilitate 
the process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease 
to as normal a condition as possible.
WHY THE REHAB IS IMPORTANT ?

It is a important process designed

▶To minimize the loss associated with acute injury or chronic disease
▶To promote recovery
▶To maximize functional capacity, fitness and performance
 GOALS OF REHABILITATION

The ultimate goal of the rehabilitation

process is to
▶Limit or stop the injury
▶Reduce or reverse the impairment and
functional loss
▶Prevent, correct or eliminate the
disability
▶Maximum functionality and
independence
 PHASES OF REHAB

▶ Phase I—Control pain and swelling

▶ Phase II—Begin ROM and training.

▶ Phase III—Restore ROM, and strength

▶ Phase IV—Improve strength and Return to activity.

 WHAT IS INJURY

Harm or hurt;
Damage inflicted on the body by an external force

Also called trauma and wound