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What’s this
Kinesiology consists ofmovement education or re-education aimed at achieving a physical goal, eliminating pain, recovering the functionality of one or more areas of the body or correcting posture.
Literally, the term kinesiology means “study of human movement” and provides one series of personalized exercises to be carried out after having carried out a series of tests to evaluate your physical condition. The professional figure of reference is the kinesiologist, graduated in physical education or graduated from the higher institutes of physical education (ISEF) and expert in movement.
What it heals
Kiniesology can help several categories of people including sportsmen, children, the elderly, pregnant women. The kinesiologist is in fact a movement expert able to follow any person in achieving a physical, sporting, re-educational or preventive goal. The kinesiologist can be contacted, for example, for fight back pain, neck pain and other pains, correct posture, or for rehabilitation after an injury. The kinesiologist can also formulate training plans for the athletic preparation of athletes or postural gymnastics programs or aimed at an aesthetic result.
To summarize, kinesiology can be useful in case of:
- back pain;
- neck pain;
- contractures;
- muscle tears;
- posture defects;
- motor rehabilitation after injury;
- rehabilitation following surgery or fractures;
- overweight and obesity;
- movement education.
The kinesiologist’s job is to analyze the patient’s conditions and needs through special tests and teach suitable movements and exercises to achieve the set goal, monitoring the results. The purpose of kinesiology is to educate to movement, so those who turn to the kinesiologist will learn over time to be autonomous in carrying out the exercises.
Difference between kinesiology and applied kinesiology
Kinesiology and applied kinesiology or kinesiology are often disciplines confused but very different. As we have seen, kinesiology deals with movement education and re-education, through the work of professionals graduated in Motor Sciences or in possession of an ISEF diploma. Applied kinesiology, also known as kinesiology, is instead a therapy that belongs to alternative medicines, practiced by holistic practitioners not necessarily in possession of a degree. Applied kinesiology can indeed be carried out by doctors, physiotherapists or nutritionists but also by chiropractors and naturopaths or wellness operators.
It is a discipline conceived in the early sixties of the last century by George Goodheart, an American chiropractor. In developing his theories, Goodheart took inspiration from the meridian theory of traditional Chinese medicine and from muscle tests developed a few decades earlier for sportsmen and athletes. According to applied kinesiology, the human being must be considered as a whole, with a holistic vision, therefore evaluating not only the biochemical and physiological reactions that occur at the level of organs and tissues, but also the psychological and emotional responses. Thinking of the human being as a body-mind complex, any ailment, pain or symptom, should be seen as an imbalance between the physical and the emotional. Applied kinesiology therefore focuses on the muscular system to evaluate and correct the body’s energy imbalances, considering it as a whole. According to applied kinesiology, in fact, behind a pain or a dysfunction affecting the musculoskeletal system there is a physical and emotional imbalance which is reflected on the musculature, weakening it.
Applied kinesiology is basically based on the concept that, since the muscular system is controlled by the central nervous system, the loss of muscle strength or pain in one or more muscles are signs of a disturbance of the central nervous system which could lead to illness over time. This is because, if the central nervous system does not work properly, it is not only the muscle that is affected but also the organs, and this could lead to various disorders and pathologies. Applied kiniosology therefore does not limit itself to treating muscle weakness or pain, but it is also used for example in case of mood disorders, anxiety, agitation, problems related to concentration and memory, allergies, intolerances and disorders of the gastrointestinal system. To do this, kinesiology provides opportune kinesiological tests, i.e. tests carried out by the operator in order to identify weak muscles and thus determine the energy imbalance at the base and the organs involved. The kinesiologist then deals with rebalance the energies solving the disorder, through appropriate treatments that stimulate the body’s self-healing processes. Applied kinesiology it has no contraindications and can be practiced on anyone, including children and the elderly.
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