The sensory awareness of body parts as they move [Go to source
from the Greek terms, kines- motion or movement, thesia- awareness of. Thus kinesthesia would literately “awareness of motion.” (empty)(empty)(empty)(empty)
the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
The conscious awareness of joint position and body movement in space, such as knowing where to place one's feet when climbing stairs, without visual cues.
Sensing what one is experiencing by focusing awareness internally on one's body position, movement, and feeling.
Perceptual awareness of how body parts move in space; an awareness of movement.
The muscle sense that provides information to the person regarding the degree of relaxation or tension in the muscles. Through this kinesthesia, the person is able to estimate the amount of force3 of muscle movement that is required to make contact with an object. This estimate is used to determine the distance to the object.
Ability to perceive extent, direction or weight of movement; muscle sense.
The ability to perceive the direction and extent of movement of a joint or body part.
The sensory awareness of body parts as they move (see Position Sense and Proprioception) [Click Here To Return To List
