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Kinesiology In The Medical Profession

March 12th, 2010

Kinesiology TheropyIn general, Kinesiology is the study of human movement. It encompasses all areas of the body and interacts with other biological functions as well. Overall, Kinesiology is something that many physical therapists have some kind of knowledge and as they tried to define and diagnose what the patient’s injuries might be, and then come up with a plan to help them correct certain faults. At the same time, there are some people who view Kinesiology as a way to institute certain practices that might be considered as alternative forms of therapy.

For instance, there are some people who believe that studying a person’s body can give them insight into what types of collars a person could wear to help enhances their moods and their health. Sometimes known as Chakras, the theory behind this is that color has energy that can boost a person’s body, enhance their immune system, and make them feel good all over. There are many institutes that promote this theory, however there has been no scientific studies that prove this to be true. It has been proven that colors can alter the mine, but not there is any physical thing that connects the two.

There is also a belief that Kinesiology can help some practitioners determine the type of diet that their patients should be following to enhance their health. Once again, diet and exercise are always recommended to bring better health to the body, but studying movement to determine this has not been proven by scientific research. Having said this, there are many athletic coaches for high caliber athletes that will design both eating and exercise plans are geared to enhance the athlete’s body for what it is they do rather than for general overall health. And, since many of those athletes do end up going on to perform some amazing things, it can be understood why this kind of connection might be made.

Overall, Kinesiology is best used as a diagnostic tool to figure out why someone might be in pain and how to relieve it. By studying the body and how it’s moving, a therapist might notice imperceptible movements such as minor limps, the way a person leans, and maybe even if a leg is shorter than the other leg or the shoulders aren’t even. Therefore, Kinesiology has its place as far as a medical practice, but if used for any other reason could be questioned. However, no one will ever be harmed if they decide to try Kinesiology for any of these other reasons.

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Kinesiology

February 2nd, 2010

aklogoIn general, kinesiology is the study of human movement. It goes beyond that however, because it also looks at the different things that are behind human movements and offers the opportunity for practitioners to come up with multiple ways to try to affect people’s mental and physical health.

For instance, a practitioner named Kathryn Pape sees kinesiology as registering energy flow throughout the body, and believes that by looking for energy imbalances that one can create customized diets and behaviors to improve their personal awareness and perception of things. Some people might find that kind of thinking has been on the fringe, but there are organizations such as Sanctus Wellness that pretty much agree on the same thing.

For others, the thought about what’s conventional and what’s not is pretty much a hotly debated topic. Some practitioners come at it like a physical therapist, while others come at it from more of a metaphysical approach. There are debates around the question of voluntary versus involuntary movements, and whether movements can be regulated by mental processes as opposed to teaching different physical processes. It’s an interesting field mainly because of these discrepancies.

Study of Body Movement & Structure

Study of Body Movement & Structure

The American Kinesiology Association pretty much takes the position that it’s all about physical activity and nothing else. They believed that one needs to look at the daily movements of a person to determine how they fare in their daily lives. They’re geared more towards the educational aspects of kinesiology, which means they mainly work with colleges and universities, but they also support therapists who lean towards using kinesiology in their practices.

There’s also something called applied kinesiology which is also somewhat controversial. It is a mixture of both physical and metaphysical principles, as it employs some of the processes used in chiropractic medicine with touches of acupuncture and Chinese medicine thrown in. It professes that understanding the movements of the body and applying the principles of “chi”, or natural energy, is the best way to balance a person’s entire body and mind. Some people have said they have been helped by this, while many professionals believe this is only pseudoscience, and since there have been no studies based on scientific principle that have been performed, at this point both sides are only speculating as to whether this is a legitimate practice or not.

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