kinesiologists
Human movement science professionals
Kinesiologists are practitioners of kinesiology—the study of human movement.
In clinical settings, they assess how people move and design exercise programs for rehabilitation, injury prevention, or athletic performance.
Some kinesiologists practice applied kinesiology, an alternative therapy that uses muscle testing to diagnose health problems, a method rejected by mainstream medicine.
The kinesiologist evaluated her gait after the knee surgery.
Locomotion pattern
- postureBody position, alignment
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- agilityQuickness and ease
flexibility · mobility · locomotion · proprioception · neuromuscular · stability · alignment · compensations
Study of movement itself
- dynamicsStudy of forces
- forceStrength or compulsion
- motionChange in position
- torqueRotational force measurement
momentum · levers · load · stress · strain · tension · compression · velocity
Good physical shape
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- nutritionBodily use of food
Recovery from injury/addiction
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- patientAble to wait calmly
therapy · recovery · electrotherapy · hydrotherapy · orthopedic · neurological · chronic · acute
Sports competitor
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- strengthPower to exert force
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
power · speed · periodization · technique · optimization · elite
Learns through examination
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- publicationsWorks issued to readers
gait
Locomotion pattern
- postureBody position, alignment
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
agility · flexibility · mobility · locomotion · proprioception · neuromuscular · stability · alignment · compensations · dysfunction
kinematics
Study of movement itself
torque · momentum · levers · load · stress · strain · tension · compression · velocity · acceleration
fitness
Good physical shape
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- lifestylePersonal living pattern
- preventionStopping something before occurring
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
patient · therapy · recovery · electrotherapy · hydrotherapy · orthopedic · neurological · chronic · acute · referral
athlete
Sports competitor
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- strengthPower to exert force
endurance · power · speed · periodization · technique · optimization · elite
studies
Learns through examination
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- evidence-basedSupported by verified data
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
publications · measurement · validity · reliability · laboratory
kinesiologistsfaith healers
Those claiming supernatural cures
kinesiologistsorthopedic surgeons
Doctors who operate on skeletons