什么是KINESIOLOGY-A STUDY OF BODYMOVEMENT
运动,可以说是整个宇宙的的存在形式:从星系到星球到自然到生物以至到分子原子等最小的结构单位,无一不是在运动的,而正是这些的永不停息的运动,才构成了我们丰富绚丽的世界。人类当然也不例外,Sowhat is the Common Body of Knowledge Upon Which Exercise Science isBased? KINESIOLOGY给了我们一个答案-HUMEN MOVEMENT。
HUMEN MOVEMENT作为A fundamental property of humanlife有很多形式:Work、Recreation、Treatment/Rehabilitation……这些活动中,人们总是思考几个问题:省力,提高效率,防止损伤,损伤后的有效治疗等等,这些呢,也都是KINESIOLOGY“思考”的问题,它给我们一一做了详尽的解释,所以我们研究KINESIOLOGY有着实际的、深远的意义。
Kinesiology is the study of the human body duringmovement. There are many disciplines withinkinesiology including anatomy, applied, energy, sports psychologyandbiomechanics。这是KINESIOLOGY的标准的定义,从中我们不难看出KINESIOLOGY的研究的价值性。
KINESIOLOGY也有着久远的发展史。
在古希腊,人们就已经重视Physical Training的发展与应用,无论是在Religiousemphasis方面,还是Military emphasis方面,还有我们所熟知的AncientOlympics;当时的一些名流,比如说提出Mind/Body dualism的Plato,和著了“Movement ofAnimals”的亚力士多德,无不渗透着早期KINESIOLOGY的思想。
到了19th and 20th Centuries,Physiciansadvocate exercise和Application of science to exercise之类的MedicalInfluence刺激了KINESIOLOGY的进展;1896年开始的Modern Olympics 使得Technology andSports 、Safety and enhanced performance、Healthrisks越发的促进了KINESIOLOGY的进步;尤其是二战后,KINESIOLOGY得到了空前速度的发展,并完善到了今天的程度。
发展到今天的KINESIOLOG涵盖了很多方面:
1、Applied Kinesiology
Draws together components of complementary therapies and formsenhanced treatment for illnesses.
2、Medicine Kinesiology
Manual muscle testing is a method in which it registers electricactivity in the muscles and CNS to find the dysfunctionalarea.(Chiropractic Physiotherapy Massage Clinical nutritionOrthomolecular medicine Herbal medicine Homeopathy Acupuncture)
3、Specialized Kinesiology
natural healing process involves the technique used to determinecommunication problems, imbalances in the mind, body or spirit
4、Energy Kinesiology
thought of as a hands-on approach to wellness (Brain IntegrationEmotional Stress Release Food Sensitivity)
其中呢,AK & MK uses more of the structural andmedical testing for dysfunctions,而EK & SK uses moreof the emotional and rhetoric tests for finding dysfunctions 。
社会发展到今天,无论哪个领域的人们都是想如何提高效率、如何事半功倍。KINESIOLOG就从MOVEMENT方面阐述了“效率”-Efficiencyand Effectiveness ofMovement。从生物力学角度,从有效合理利用肌肉的角度,从运动心理角度等等方面,充分诠释了KINESIOLOG的价值体现。这也是我们为何学习KINESIOLOG的原因所在。当然还有其他领域的体现,比如说AthleticTraining(mechanisms of injury、proper joint mechanics、biomechanicsof posture、pathological biomechanics)还有Kinesiotherapy(pathologicalbiomechanics、posture/balancebiomechanics)其实我认为在目前来看,最能体现KINESIOLOG的作用,最能充分展现KINESIOLOG能力的领域当数体育运动。