Dear Abdel-Rahman,

I'd go along pretty much with Marcelo's answer.

As I see it, there is neither a clear-cut definition of kinesiology at an international level, nor is there a clear distinction to be drawn between what people understand by kinesiology as compared to human movement science(s). 

This pretty much depends on national traditions in terminology as well as  college structures. In Poland,  the Scandinavian and the Benelux-countries, kinesiology seems to have a tradition at least terminologically,  while in the German-speaking countries the term is used rather seldom as a designator for college disciplines. In the English-speaking countries, to my feeling it is pretty mixed - you should stick to the syllabus on the respective college homepage if you really want to know what's being taught there, when you read "kinesiology", "human movement studies", "motor learning and control", etc.,. Here, as in Scandinavia, there are close relations to physiotherapy, which, contrary to this,  in a lot of other nations is not considered a scientific field taught at an university, but is rather understood as a field of vocational training.

And when you compare, e.g., journals like "Journal of Human Movement Science" and "Journal of Human Kinetics", you'll find that they both cover a real broad area of scientific enterprise related to the  human motor system (biomechanical, physiological, neurological), to motor learning, motor development, motor control, and to various more or less applied areas associated thereto.

So, no, there won't be a conscise definition that applies for more than one national system or even university.

Regards,

Klaus Blischke

Dear Abdel-Rahman

Kinesiology, also known as human kinetics, is the scientific study of human movement. Kinesiology addresses physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms. Applications of kinesiology to human health include biomechanics and orthopedics; strength and conditioning; sport psychology; methods of rehabilitation, such as physical and occupational therapy; and sport and exercise.[1] Individuals who have earned degrees in kinesiology can work in research, the fitness industry, clinical settings, and in industrial environments.[2] Studies of human and animal motion include measures from motion tracking systems, electrophysiology of muscle and brain activity, various methods for monitoring physiological function, and other behavioral and cognitive research techniques [3][4]. In addition, Kinesiology as described above should not be confused with applied kinesiology, a controversial medical diagnostic method. Applications of kinesiology in human-health include physical education teacher, the rehabilitation professions, such as physical and occupational therapy, as well as applications in the sport and exercise industries. Kinesiology is a field of scientific study, and does not prepare individuals for clinical practice. 

References:

[1]  "Welcome to the Ontario Kinesiology Association". Oka.on.ca. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

[2] "CKA - Canadian Kinesiology Alliance - Alliance Canadienne de Kinésiologie". Cka.ca. Retrieved 2009-07-25.

[3] Bodo Rosenhahn, Reinhard Klette and Dimitris Metaxas (eds.). Human Motion - Understanding, Modelling, Capture and Animation. Volume 36 in 'Computational Imaging and Vision', Springer, Dordrecht, 2007

[4] Ahmed Elgammal, Bodo Rosenhahn, and Reinhard Klette (eds.) Human Motion - Understanding, Modelling, Capture and Animation. 2nd Workshop, in conjunction with ICCV 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS 4814, Springer, Berlin, 2007

Sincerely yours,

Dear Marcelo,

Thank you for your answer and I respect your opinion, but this concept is general and contains many branches such as Biomechanics, Motor control, Physiology, occupational therapy, psychology, and many sciences in sports. Recently, every branch of previous is separated science. However,  does the kinesiology equal human movement science?, and depend on intersections between several sciences such as Biomechanics and motor control. Really, I need to know an accurate and determinant concept.

Best regards,

Dear Abdel-Rahman,

I'd go along pretty much with Marcelo's answer.

As I see it, there is neither a clear-cut definition of kinesiology at an international level, nor is there a clear distinction to be drawn between what people understand by kinesiology as compared to human movement science(s). 

This pretty much depends on national traditions in terminology as well as  college structures. In Poland,  the Scandinavian and the Benelux-countries, kinesiology seems to have a tradition at least terminologically,  while in the German-speaking countries the term is used rather seldom as a designator for college disciplines. In the English-speaking countries, to my feeling it is pretty mixed - you should stick to the syllabus on the respective college homepage if you really want to know what's being taught there, when you read "kinesiology", "human movement studies", "motor learning and control", etc.,. Here, as in Scandinavia, there are close relations to physiotherapy, which, contrary to this,  in a lot of other nations is not considered a scientific field taught at an university, but is rather understood as a field of vocational training.

And when you compare, e.g., journals like "Journal of Human Movement Science" and "Journal of Human Kinetics", you'll find that they both cover a real broad area of scientific enterprise related to the  human motor system (biomechanical, physiological, neurological), to motor learning, motor development, motor control, and to various more or less applied areas associated thereto.

So, no, there won't be a conscise definition that applies for more than one national system or even university.

Regards,

Klaus Blischke

Thanks Dr. Klaus Blischke for your answer.