Knowra Kinesiology Kinesiology Kinesiology is the scientific study of human movement, including its mechanical, anatomical, and physiological foundations and its effects on health and performance.
Anatomy : The study of the structure of living organisms and their parts. Kinesiology uses anatomical structure to explain how the body can move.
Kinematics : The description of motion through position, displacement, velocity, and acceleration, without analyzing its causes. It characterizes movement patterns before their forces are considered.
Physical therapy : A health profession that uses movement, exercise, and other interventions to improve physical function. Movement science helps guide rehabilitation and restore physical abilities.
Physical education : The educational practice of teaching movement, physical activity, and related knowledge. It applies movement knowledge in teaching rather than defining the scientific field.
Physiology : The study of how living organisms and their parts function. Physiological processes supply and regulate the body's movement.
Kinetics : The study of the forces and moments that cause or accompany motion. It links observed movement to the forces acting on the body.
Exercise prescription : An individualized plan specifying physical activity type, intensity, duration, and frequency for a health or fitness goal. Kinesiology evidence helps match activity plans to goals and capacities.
Sports medicine : The medical specialty concerned with preventing and treating activity-related injuries and conditions. It centers clinical diagnosis and treatment, while kinesiology studies movement more broadly.
Biomechanics : The application of mechanical principles to living organisms and biological systems. It explains the forces and motions measured in human movement.
Muscle contraction : The process by which muscle fibers develop tension, with or without changing length. Muscle tension is a direct source of force in human movement.
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