3. What is Kinesiology?
Definition: Study of Movement as related to human body.
Origin from Greek word Kinesis “to move” an ology “to Study”
4.
5. Role of Kinesiology in Physical Education
Kinesiology helps physical educators and physicians in learning
and correcting physical deformities of a person. It enables the
coach to provide effective scientific training of players.
Kinesiology plays an important role in the personality
development of a sports person.
Kinesiologists identify and examine how the human body moves
and how it can function better. They can work in a wide variety
of settings -- everywhere from the sidelines at a sports arena to a
research laboratory.
Injury rehabilitation/exercise therapy
Active health and fitness
Biomedical applications
Rehabilitation equipment and technology
Research, disability/case management
8. Cont…
Flexion Bending
Extension Straightening
Abduction Moving away from the reference axis
Adduction Bringing closer to the reference axis
Protrusion Forward
Retrusion Backward
Elevation Superiorly to the reference axis
Depression Inferiorly to the reference axis
Lateral rotation Rotation away from the midline
Medial rotation Rotation toward the midline
Pronation Medial rotation of the radius, resulting in the palm of
the hand facing posteriorly (if in anatomical position) or inferiorly
(if elbow is flexed)
Supination
9. Cont….
Lateral rotation of the radius, resulting in the palm of the hand
facing anteriorly (if in anatomical position) or superiorly (if elbow is
flexed)
Mnemonic: 'Supinate to the Sun and Pronate to the Plants'
(Supinate: palm towards the sun, Pronate: palm towards the plants)
Circumduction Combination of: flexion, abduction, extension,
adduction
Deviation Ulnar and radial abduction of the wrist
Opposition Bringing the thumb in contact to a finger
Reposition Separating the thumb from the digits
InversionPlantar side toward the medial plane
Eversion Plantar side away from the medial plane
10. What is a movement?
Flexion/extension
Knee
Elbow
Shoulder
Neck
Vertebral column
Foot
Abduction/adduction
Arms & Legs
Digits
Protrusion/retrusion
Mandible
Depression/elevation
Mandible
14. Planes and Axes
Explained
• To describe the direction and characteristics
of movements used in different sports, we
refer to planes and axes of motion.
• Human movement takes motion in a plane
and about an axis
15. Planes and axes of movement
Tohelp explain movement, the body can be viewed as having
a series of imaginary slices/glass panes running through it.
These are referred to as planes of
movement
16. Planes
1. The sagittal plane is a vertical plane that
divides the body into right and left
sides.
Movement along this plane tends to be
forwards or backwards, like walking,
running, somersault.
17. Planes
2. The frontal plane is also a vertical
plane but this divides the body into
front and back.
Movement along this plane could
include star jumps or cartwheels
18. Planes
3. The transverse plane is a horizontal
plane that divides the body into upper
and lower halves.
Movement along this plane includes an
ice skating spin.
19. Axes are like invisible skewers running
through the body.
All movements rotate around one of
the axes.
Axes of the body
20. Axes of the body
Vertical axis runs through the body vertically
from the top to bottom.
21. Sagittal axis runs through the body horizontally from the left
to right.
22. Frontal axis runs through the body horizontally from the back
to front.
Axes of
the body
23. FRONTALAXIS
SAGITTAL PLANE
Planes & Axes of the body
combined
Movement in the sagittal plane about the
frontal axis allows for front
somersaults/forward roll.
24. Movement in the frontal plane about the
sagittal axis allows for cartwheels.
SAGITTALAXIS
FRONTAL PLANE
25. Planes & Axes of the body combined
Movement in the transverse plane about
the vertical axis allows for a 360 degree
twist.
VERTICALAXIS
TRANSVERSE
PLANE
