My dear students, today we arelearn what is kinesiology used for and basic information of kinesiology, howmany types, nature, aims, objects, indication and contra-indication ofkinesiology.

Basic information of kinesiology:                                                    

Kinesiology came from two Greek Words. 'kinenin' means 'to move' and'logos' means 'study'.

Kinesiology is the study of human movement from the point of view of thephysical sciences or kinesiology refers to the study of movement [see details].

Main areas of kinesiology:

·        Anatomical kinesiology

·        Mechanical kinesiology

The nature of kinesiology:

The study of human body as a machine for the performance of work has itsfoundation on three major areas of study.

·        Mechanics

·        Anatomy [see details] and

·        Physiology [see details].

More specifically:

The three areas are-

·        Biomechanics

·        musculoskeletal anatomy

·        Neuromuscular physiology

The accumulated knowledge of this three fields form the foundation of studyof human Movement....Continue reading