This document provides an introduction to kinesiology. It defines kinesiology as the study of human movement, focusing on the mechanical principles and mechanisms involved. Physiotherapists play an important rehabilitation role in treating patients with reduced physical fitness due to injury, illness or aging. Their goals are to relieve pain, improve strength and range of motion, and enhance posture. Rehabilitation aims to help patients achieve maximum physical, social and psychological fitness to regain independence. It involves various therapies like physical, occupational and speech therapy. Biomechanics is the study of living body mechanics, specifically the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure. It has branches of kinematics, dealing with motion description, and kinetics, dealing

1. INTRODUCTION TO KINESIOLOGY
REPRESENTED BY!
TOOBA MUBARAK (PT)
NOOR- UL -HUDA (PT)
DPT 2ND YEAR
INDUS UNIVERSITY

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• DEFINITION OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
• DEFINITION OF REHABILITATION
• DEFINITION OF KINESIOLOGY
• TO CLARIFY THE CONCEPT OF KINESIOLOGY
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3. AIMS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
• TO RELIEF PAIN
• TO IMPROVE MUSCLE STRENGTH
• TO INCREASE MOBILITY AND JOINT RANGE OF MOTION
• TO IMPROVE POSTURE
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4. WHAT DOES A
PHYSIOTHERAPIST DO???....
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5. PHYSIOTHERAPIST TREATS PATIENTS
WHO SUFFER FROM REDUCED PHYSICAL
FITNESS AND LOCOMOTION DUE TO AN
ACCIDENT, ILLNESS, INJURY OR AGING.
OR
A PHYSIOTHERAPIST REHABILITATES A PERSON.
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6.  Cardiovascular rehabilitation
 Pulmonary rehabilitation
 Geriatric Physical therapy
 Neurological Physical therapy
 Orthopedic (musculoskeletal) Physical therapy
 Pediatric Physical therapy
Areas covered by Physiotherapist
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7. WHAT IS REHABILITATION?
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8. “THE PROCESS OF RESTORING A PERSON’S ABILITY
TO LIVE AND WORK AS INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE,
AFTER A DISABILITY, INJURY OR ILNESS.”
DEFINITION
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9. REHABILITATION AIMS TO HELP
THE PATIENT IN ACHIEVING
MAXIMUM POSSIBLE PHYSICAL,
SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
FITNESS
AND TO REGAIN THE ABILITY TO
BE INDEPENDENT.
AIMS OF REHABILITATION
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11. TYPES OF REHABILITATION
Physical
Therapy
Occupational
Therapy
Neuropsyc
hological
therapy
Speech
Therapy
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12. WHAT IS KINESIOLOGY???
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13. • THE STUDY OF HUMAN MOVEMENT
CONCERNING MECHANICAL
PRINCIPLES, ELEMENTS AND
MECHANISM INVOLVED WITHIN HUMAN
MOVEMENT.
• KINESIOLOGIST STUDY THE ENTIRE
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND THE
VARIOUS COMPLICATED WAYS IN
WHICH IT WORKS.
DEFINITION
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14. Kinesiology
Anatomy Physiology Mechanics
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15. WHAT IS BIOMECHANICS ???
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16. DEFINITION
THE STUDY OF THE MECHANICS OF A
LIVING BODY, ESPECIALLY OF THE
FORCES EXERTED BY MUSCLES AND
GRAVITY ON THE SKELETAL
STRUCTURE.

17. BRANCHES OF BIOMECHANICS
KINEMATICS
• KINEMATICS DEALS WITH
THE DESCRIPTION OF
MOTION.
KINETICS
• KINETICS DEALS WITH
THE
ANALYSIS OF FORCE.
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