kinesthesia
Sensing body position
Kinesthesia is the sense of your body's position and movement in space—the awareness that lets you touch your nose with your eyes closed or know where your limbs are without looking.
Athletes and dancers develop acute kinesthesia: Her kinesthesia allowed her to land the jump perfectly.
Also spelled kinaesthesia.
Skillful hand coordination
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- synchronyTemporal coordination
- timingArt of choosing moments
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
control · technique · grace · finesse · hand-eye · motor control · balance · skill
Change in position
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
- athleticsCompetitive physical activities
agility · flexibility · stride · gait · fluidity · choreography · gesture · reach
Sensing one's physical position
- spatial sensePerception of position and arrangement
- self-perceptionHow one views oneself
- mechanoreceptorsSensory cells detecting pressure
- somatosensoryRelating to bodily sensation
Sustained fiber contraction
- stretchPull to extend
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- weightMeasure of heaviness
- heavinessState of being weighty
lightness · effort · exertion · fatigue · strain · relaxation · contraction · tightness
Movement coordination organ
- motor cortexBrain region controlling movement
- sensory cortexBrain area processing senses
- proprioceptorsReceptors sensing body position
- neural pathwaysBrain's communication routes
vestibular system · basal ganglia · spinal cord · sensorimotor · nervous system · brain mapping · motor neurons · sensory processing
Treatment using physical expression
- skill acquisitionGaining new abilities
- muscle memoryAutomatic physical skill retention
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
dexterity
Skillful hand coordination
rhythm · control · technique · grace · finesse · hand-eye · motor control · balance · skill · execution
motion
Change in position
- locomotionAbility to travel independently
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- gymnasticsAthletic discipline of controlled movement
athletics · agility · flexibility · stride · gait · fluidity · choreography · gesture · reach · grasp
body awareness
Sensing one's physical position
- spatial sensePerception of position and arrangement
- self-perceptionHow one views oneself
- mechanoreceptorsSensory cells detecting pressure
muscle tension
Sustained fiber contraction
- stretchPull to extend
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- weightMeasure of heaviness
heaviness · lightness · effort · exertion · fatigue · strain · relaxation · contraction · tightness · looseness
cerebellum
Movement coordination organ
- motor cortexBrain region controlling movement
- sensory cortexBrain area processing senses
- proprioceptorsReceptors sensing body position
neural pathways · vestibular system · basal ganglia · spinal cord · sensorimotor · nervous system · brain mapping · motor neurons · sensory processing
movement therapy
Treatment using physical expression
- skill acquisitionGaining new abilities
- muscle memoryAutomatic physical skill retention
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- motor skillsmotor skills, fine motor skills, motor control, gross motor skills, walking
- perceptionsee, vision, seeing, senses, observing
- balanceequilibrium, balancing, harmony, stability, symmetry
- coordinationbalance, timing, rhythm, synchronization, alignment
- body sensestouch, pain, proprioception, tactile sensation, skin sensation
- holistic wellnessAyurveda, ayurveda, aromatherapy diffuser, acupressure, chakra
kinesthesianumbness
Loss of sensation
sensory deprivation · anesthesia · paralysis · deafferentation · disembodiment