Target audience and Situation: General Public
Term: Kinesiologist
Parenthetical Definition
Human movement specialist.
Sentence Definition
A Kinesiologist studies human movement, physical activity and sport, their impact on health, performance, society, and quality of life.
Expanded Definition
A Kinesiologist provides unique and valuable services contributing to your health care and treatment.
A Kinesiologist helps you to:
- prevent and treat illness or injury through appropriate exercise prescription.
- improve your physical performance in sport, work and daily activities.
- oversee or assist with the implementation of your individual health care plan.
- assess workplace demands and provide workplace design services (ergonomics) to help prevent and/or recovery from injury; and
- provide support in rehabilitation and wellness management.
A Kinesiologist usually works as part of interdisciplinary teams to ensure you receive integrated best-practices care for safe and effective treatment and independently in the community depending on your needs.
Works Cited:
UBC School of Kinesiology
British Columbia Association of Kinesiologists (BACK)
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