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Kinesiotherapy or Kinesitherapy or kinesiatrics (kinēsis, "movement"), literally "movement therapy", is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise. [1] [2] It is the core element of physiotherapy/physical therapy . Equivalents of the term "kinesiotherapy" are used in place of ...
Chest fly using dumbbells (open kinetic chain) Hold 1 dumbbell in each hand and lie flat on a weight bench. Bring your hands over your chest with arms slightly bent, so the dumbbells meet above ...
Physical therapy (PT) is care that aims to ease pain and help you function, move, and live better. You may need it to: Relieve pain. Improve movement or ability. Prevent or recover from a sports ...
Re-educating muscles. Kinesiology tape can help re-train muscles that have lost function or that have gotten used to an unhealthy way of working. For example, kinesiology taping can be used to ...
Closed kinetic chain exercises or closed chain exercises (CKC) are physical exercises performed where the hand (for arm movement) or foot (for leg movement) is fixed in space and cannot move. The extremity remains in constant contact with the immobile surface, usually the ground or the base of a machine. The opposite of CKC exercises are open ...
A series of images that represent research (left) and practice (right) in the field of academic kinesiology. Kinesiology (from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis) 'movement', and -λογία -logía 'study of') is the scientific study of human body movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, anatomical, biomechanical, pathological ...
Orthopedic physical therapy is provided in outpatient clinics, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, sports facilities, and even in your home. The entry-level degree for a PT these days is a ...
pain relief. improved mobility. enhanced strength and flexibility. increased balance and coordination. faster recovery from injuries or surgeries. prevention of future difficulties. education on ...