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Kinesiology

Kinesiology specialists take care of your treatment after the initial symptoms have been resolved. The goal is to restore proper and full movement function. Using a test battery at the final therapy session, we confirm that the causes of the problems have been eliminated and ensure preventive resilience.

Success of kinesiology

Clinical case studies of physiotherapy with integrated kinesiology demonstrate greater success in treating musculoskeletal injuries and pain.

Kinesiology is the science of preparing and specialising exercises for a wide variety of muscle, joint, and ligament injuries.

Patients who work with our kinesiologists after physiotherapy achieve a higher level of function and permanence of rehabilitation.

The fundamental principle of rehabilitation at MEDICOFIT clinic is that an injury is finally rehabilitated when the patient reaches the same level of muscle and joint function as before the injury and at the same time eliminates the causes of the injury.

Why is kinesiology crucial?

The goal of modern treatment of injuries and pain is to fully restore the ability to move and bear loads with the affected area.

Simply reducing pain is not an appropriate goal of rehabilitation, as we want to prevent the recurrence of the patient’s problems.

The basic goal of any ligament and joint injury treatment is to gradually build resilient and safe movement without limitations.

A kinesiologist is an expert who, based on previously completed physiotherapy, performs progressive movement therapy with the integration of rehabilitation exercises and good measurability of key movement parameters.

Because general exercises can have high risks, the involvement of a kinesiologist is crucial for the safe treatment of the patient’s function.

MEDICOFIT kinesiologist

Our kinesiologists are experts in the scientific field of rehabilitation kinesiology, which deals with the study and rehabilitation of human body movement.

The personal kinesiologist we provide to each patient is a specialist in kinesiotherapy, i.e. therapy that uses exercises and training techniques tailored to the orthopaedic problem as the main means of treatment.

A MEDICOFIT kinesiologist is an expert in the specific field of movement problems that are the result of the patient’s injury or pain.

A kinesiologist is an expert who, after you complete physiotherapy, guides you to achieve your movement goals.

Your personal kinesiologist – Their role and areas of work

Kinesiologists at MEDICOFIT clinic are carefully selected for patients based on their specialised knowledge of physical rehabilitation and therapeutic exercises that are appropriate for the patient’s problems.
A kinesiologist at MEDICOFIT clinic is responsible for managing rehabilitation after the acute phase of injury, which is carried out by the physiotherapy department. MEDICOFIT clinic has a team of nine kinesiologists.
After treatment, a MEDICOFIT kinesiologist takes care of post-rehabilitation, which is intended for long-term maintenance of muscles and joints after more serious injuries that require specialised training techniques even after rehabilitation has been completed.
A MEDIOCOFIT kinesiologist leads a personal training programme, which is a highly individualised professional form of personal training based on safe implementation of strength exercises, preventive goals, and a focus on long-term aspects of health and physical resilience.

The basic goal of any ligament and joint injury treatment is to gradually build resilient and safe movement without limitations.

Areas of MEDICOFIT kinesiology

Kinesiology in our clinic works in two main areas.

Rehabilitation kinesiology works in collaboration with our physiotherapy specialists to treat orthopaedic injuries of traumatic and chronic origins.

The second area is preventive kinesiology, which we carry out as part of long-term personal training, provided to patients after they successfully complete treatment.

After successful treatment, you can get a personal kinesiologist who has already learned about your body during the treatment phase, which means the possibility of a highly specialised individualised training programme for your physical status.

MEDICOFIT personal kinesiology training

MEDICOFIT personal kinesiology training includes the following:

Individual preventive training
Individualised post-injury rehabilitation
Management of chronic and degenerative conditions
Physical preparation for athletes
Body shaping

More about kinesiology

MEDICOFIT kinesiologists are experts in safe individualised training strategies for the human body during various demanding periods. Kinesiologists primarily take care of the second phase of injury rehabilitation, elderly patients, individualised training after complex injuries, and top athletes.

How are physiotherapy and kinesiology related?

There is almost no field in healthcare where there is such a fruitful synergy as between physiotherapy and kinesiology. In layman’s terms, the rehabilitation of any injury is started by a physiotherapist and completed by a kinesiologist. The physiotherapist takes care of eliminating pain and restoring basic motor function, while the kinesiologist is responsible for ensuring that each patient achieves the same motor function as they had before the injury.

The role of kinesiology in training for the elderly?

Later stages of life are marked by a gradual regression of our functional abilities and the resilience of the musculoskeletal system. Old age brings high risks, especially in terms of loss of balance, muscle memory, and basic movement coordination. Sarcopenia, which affects the elderly, can significantly reduce the quality of life.

By specialising in kinesiology for the elderly, we can affect the main risks such as loss of muscle mass, decline in balance and muscle endurance, and reduced general motor function..

MEDICOFIT clinic is trusted by many patients in early, middle and late life; the oldest patient participating in the individualised kinesiology programme for the elderly was visiting our clinic until he was 104 years old.

What is the role of kinesiologists in the rehabilitation of top athletes?

Rehabilitation for top athletes is a specialised field that requires a very methodical adjustment of the load through rehabilitation towards the specific demands of the sport. In Slovenia, a lot of young potential is lost due to inappropriate rehabilitation of athletes in the second phase. The kinesiologists at MEDICOFIT clinic in Ljubljana are specialists in meeting all the specific demands of sports in the rehabilitation of various orthopaedic injuries.

Every injury rehabilitation at MEDICOFIT clinic continues after the acute phase, which is performed by physiotherapy, in the kinesiology department. The patient moves on to the second phase of treatment when they achieve a symptom-free status, i.e. without any pain and movement restrictions.