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| '''Kinesiotherapy''' or '''Kinesitherapy''' or '''kinesiatrics''', (kinēsis, "movement") literally movement therapy, is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/kinesitherapy|title=Kinesitherapy|publisher=Merriam Webster|accessdate=21 March 2012}}</ref>{{,}}<ref name="DouryDirheimer1981">{{cite book|last1=Doury|first1=Paul|last2=Dirheimer|first2=Yves|last3=Pattin|first3=Serge|title=Algodystrophy: diagnosis and therapy of a frequent disease of the locomotor apparatus|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XNJrAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=21 March 2012|year=1981|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=978-0-387-10624-3|page=21}}</ref> | '''Kinesiotherapy''' or '''Kinesitherapy''' or '''kinesiatrics''', (kinēsis, "movement") literally movement therapy, is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/kinesitherapy|title=Kinesitherapy|publisher=Merriam Webster|accessdate=21 March 2012}}</ref>{{,}}<ref name="DouryDirheimer1981">{{cite book|last1=Doury|first1=Paul|last2=Dirheimer|first2=Yves|last3=Pattin|first3=Serge|title=Algodystrophy: diagnosis and therapy of a frequent disease of the locomotor apparatus|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=XNJrAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=21 March 2012|year=1981|publisher=Springer-Verlag|isbn=978-0-387-10624-3|page=21}}</ref> | ||
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Kinesiotherapy or Kinesitherapy or kinesiatrics, (kinēsis, "movement") literally movement therapy, is the therapeutic treatment of disease by passive and active muscular movements (as by massage) and of exercise. · It is the core element of physiotherapy/physical therapy.
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Equivalents of the term Kinesiotherapy are used in place of the term physiotherapy/physical therapy in several non-English speaking countries (e.g. Bulgaria, Lithuania, Rwanda, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Belgium, France, Chile, Paraguay, and Romania).
History
It has been used as a well-established therapeutical resource since the early 20th century. Back then, various devices were used including vibrating devices to stimulate the muscles.
References
- "Kinesitherapy". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- Doury, Paul; Dirheimer, Yves; Pattin, Serge (1981). Algodystrophy: diagnosis and therapy of a frequent disease of the locomotor apparatus. Springer-Verlag. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-387-10624-3. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- Shoemaker, John Vietch (1908). A practical treatise on materia medica and therapeutics: with especial reference to the clinical application of drugs. F.A. Davis. p. 1000. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- United States. Patent Office (1918). Classification Bulletin of the United States Patent Office ...: Containing the Classification of Subjects of Invention ... U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2012.