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. 2011 Jun:28:25-31.
doi: 10.2478/v10078-011-0019-8. Epub 2011 Jul 4.

Kinesiophobia - introducing a new diagnostic tool

Andrzej Knapik  1 , Edward Saulicz, Rafał Gnat
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Kinesiophobia - introducing a new diagnostic tool

Andrzej Knapik et al. J Hum Kinet. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

Technical development of human civilisation brings about a decrease of adaptation potential of an individual, which is directly linked to deficient motor activity. Only precise identification of factors leading to hypokinesia would make prophylactic and therapeutic actions possible. In this article, authors would like to introduce a new, original tool aiming at diagnosing limitations of motor activity in adults. They propose a synthetic diagnosis of hypokinesia in two domains: biological and psycho-social, which is based on the contemporary model of health.

Keywords: fear of movement; hypokinesia; low motor activity.

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