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.