KINESIOTHERAPY/KINESIOTHERAPIST

Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist: A program that prepares individuals, under the direction of physicians, to treat the effects of disease, injury, and congenital disorders through therapeutic exercise and education. Includes instruction in human anatomy, human physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, therapeutic exercise and adapted physical education, human growth and development, motor learning and performance, testing and measurement, first aid and cardiopulmonary resucitation, psychology, rehabilitation procedures, patient assessment and management, and professional standards and ethics.