TEST AND MEASUREMENTS IN
KINESIOLOGY (KIN 3502) TEST 1
LECTURE NOTES LATEST 2024-2025
GUIDE LOUISIANA STATE
UNIVERSITY
, Kin 3402: Test 1
What is a registered kinesiologist?
● The scope of practice: The assessment of human movement and performance and its’
rehabilitation and management to maintain, rehabilitate or enhance movement and
performance
● Assessment and advisement
● What kinesiologists do
● Kinesiology became a regulated health profession in 2007
○ Kinesiologist is a protected title - must be registered with the college of
kinesiologists
What kinesiologists do
● The Discipline: “Kinesiology is the scientific study of human movement.”
● Incorporates anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neuroscience, psychology, public
health, and more.
○ It is prevention (disease)
○ It is management (disease)
○ It is performance (athletes)
● The Profession: Kinesiologists work with people of all ages and abilities in many settings
to help them achieve their health and wellness goals.
Essential Competencies - 5 Units, 45 Competencies, 301 Performance Indicators
1. Foundational knowledge
● Demonstrates knowledge of biomechanics in the provision of treatment and
services with individuals, groups and populations, human anatomy, motor
learning, chronic disease, physiology
● Uses foundational knowledge of human movement, performance, and function to
enhance and promote human health and recovery from illness and injury.
2. Professional practice
● Applies and integrates knowledge, skills and judgment to provide competent
services through the continuum of care
3. Professionalism
● Assumes professional responsibility to provide safe, ethical and effective
kinesiology services.
4. Communication
● Uses effective communication and collaboration with others to achieve common
goals and enhance relationships in the provision of kinesiology services.
5. Professional development
● Engages in self-reflection, continuing education and development for ongoing
competence.
● KIN EXAM: do they have enough knowledge to practice and expand?
● The document was created by the college of kinesiologists of Ontario in 2014
, ● Went through multiple rounds of review
Practice Settings
● Tertiary care - hospitals
● Long-term care
● Outpatient clinics
● Government - provincial funding
● Coaching
● NGO’s
● Digital health and wellness
What can one expect when treated by an RKin?
● Take a complete health history and find out your goals or objectives
● Conduct an assessment
○ Assessments differ according to the reason why you are seeing a kinesiologist
○ Assessments include: strength, flexibility testing, cardiovascular testing, gait
assessment, cognitive psychometric evaluation or a physical demands analysis
● Discuss the findings of the assessment with you
● Propose a personalized treatment plan that will meet your goals or objectives
● Obtain consent for the treatment plan as well as for fees and method of billing
● Regularly measure your progress and make adjustments to the treatment as needed
● Provide advice and education regarding your health
● Keep a record of the care provided and ensure your personal health information is kept
secure and confidential
● Collaborate with other health professionals as appropriate
● The 6 A’S
○ Ask, Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist, Arrange
○ CSEP
Policy brief
● Policy maker - influence our behaviors using policy tools
● Carrots: bribe us to do stuff
● Sticks: have to do something or go to jail/get tickets
● Sermons: education, public health messaging
Week 2 Reading: Intro to Clinical Kinesiology - Essential Competencies
Introduction
● The College of Kinesiologists of Ontario is the regulatory body for the kinesiology
profession in Ontario, Canada
○ Published in 2014 to protect the public and access
KINESIOLOGY (KIN 3502) TEST 1
LECTURE NOTES LATEST 2024-2025
GUIDE LOUISIANA STATE
UNIVERSITY
, Kin 3402: Test 1
What is a registered kinesiologist?
● The scope of practice: The assessment of human movement and performance and its’
rehabilitation and management to maintain, rehabilitate or enhance movement and
performance
● Assessment and advisement
● What kinesiologists do
● Kinesiology became a regulated health profession in 2007
○ Kinesiologist is a protected title - must be registered with the college of
kinesiologists
What kinesiologists do
● The Discipline: “Kinesiology is the scientific study of human movement.”
● Incorporates anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neuroscience, psychology, public
health, and more.
○ It is prevention (disease)
○ It is management (disease)
○ It is performance (athletes)
● The Profession: Kinesiologists work with people of all ages and abilities in many settings
to help them achieve their health and wellness goals.
Essential Competencies - 5 Units, 45 Competencies, 301 Performance Indicators
1. Foundational knowledge
● Demonstrates knowledge of biomechanics in the provision of treatment and
services with individuals, groups and populations, human anatomy, motor
learning, chronic disease, physiology
● Uses foundational knowledge of human movement, performance, and function to
enhance and promote human health and recovery from illness and injury.
2. Professional practice
● Applies and integrates knowledge, skills and judgment to provide competent
services through the continuum of care
3. Professionalism
● Assumes professional responsibility to provide safe, ethical and effective
kinesiology services.
4. Communication
● Uses effective communication and collaboration with others to achieve common
goals and enhance relationships in the provision of kinesiology services.
5. Professional development
● Engages in self-reflection, continuing education and development for ongoing
competence.
● KIN EXAM: do they have enough knowledge to practice and expand?
● The document was created by the college of kinesiologists of Ontario in 2014
, ● Went through multiple rounds of review
Practice Settings
● Tertiary care - hospitals
● Long-term care
● Outpatient clinics
● Government - provincial funding
● Coaching
● NGO’s
● Digital health and wellness
What can one expect when treated by an RKin?
● Take a complete health history and find out your goals or objectives
● Conduct an assessment
○ Assessments differ according to the reason why you are seeing a kinesiologist
○ Assessments include: strength, flexibility testing, cardiovascular testing, gait
assessment, cognitive psychometric evaluation or a physical demands analysis
● Discuss the findings of the assessment with you
● Propose a personalized treatment plan that will meet your goals or objectives
● Obtain consent for the treatment plan as well as for fees and method of billing
● Regularly measure your progress and make adjustments to the treatment as needed
● Provide advice and education regarding your health
● Keep a record of the care provided and ensure your personal health information is kept
secure and confidential
● Collaborate with other health professionals as appropriate
● The 6 A’S
○ Ask, Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist, Arrange
○ CSEP
Policy brief
● Policy maker - influence our behaviors using policy tools
● Carrots: bribe us to do stuff
● Sticks: have to do something or go to jail/get tickets
● Sermons: education, public health messaging
Week 2 Reading: Intro to Clinical Kinesiology - Essential Competencies
Introduction
● The College of Kinesiologists of Ontario is the regulatory body for the kinesiology
profession in Ontario, Canada
○ Published in 2014 to protect the public and access
