Kinesiologists in Australia

Kinesiology

Kinesiology is the study of basic human movements or physical actions. You'll most often find kinesiology in the rehabilitation/fitness industry and industrial or corporate environments.

Applied Kinesiology is separate from Kinesiology and is the practice of diagnosing illnesses using kinesiology principles and its use is often practiced by chiropractors.

Kinesiologists study the movement patterns of the human body to help rehabilitate injured persons or to prevent injuries from happening. They believe that the movement of the body is able to control the internal organs.

Applied Kinesiologists diagnose a patient based on the logic that all internal illnesses produce various signs in various muscles in the human body. By detecting these signs or weaknesses in the muscles the disease or illness can be identified.

Types of Kinesiology

Kinesiology can be used in a number of applications such as:

• Health Promotion: A number of kinesiologists work in fitness centers and help people improve their overall physical health by helping them correct their movements
• Rehabilitation: Kinesiology can be particularly beneficial to those people who have lost physical movement due to an accident or illness. The kinesiologist is able to help them get back their range of motion through physical therapy exercises
• Ergonomics: Kinesiology theories can be applied to the workplace to ensure that employees that sit at desk for extended periods of time do not develop pains or repetitive stress injuries

How Does Applied Kinesiology Work

Applied kinesiology is different from kinesiology. Kinesiology works to help people get back or improve their range of movements. Applied Kinesiology uses the patient's movements in order to evaluate their health.

The patient uses the muscles which are being targeted to resist gentle force applied against them by the applied kinesiologist. By the smoothness and force of the resistance the applied kinesiologist is able to ascertain the internal health of the patient or specific items that the body of the patient reacts well to or badly to (such as allergies for use in allergy treatment).

Before starting treatment it is important to make sure that the practitioner is licensed by an association like The Australian Kinesiology Association