Kinesthesia

How the term is used

Kinesthesia is closely related to proprioception and is often used when discussing movement sense.

Why it matters

It adds useful language for understanding how people perceive movement from within the body.

Related terms

• Proprioception

  The body’s ability to sense its position, movement, and orientation in space without relying only on vision.

• Motor Control

  The nervous system’s organization and coordination of movement to accomplish a task.

• Mobility

  The ability to move a joint or body region through an available range with control.

• Joint

  A place where two or more bones meet.

• Muscle Tension

  A general term for increased muscular contraction, stiffness, or the sensation of tightness.

• Flexibility

  The ability of muscles and other soft tissues to lengthen through an available range of motion.

• Muscle Tone

  The ongoing low-level activity or tension present in muscles even when they are not producing a large movement.

• Fascia

  Connective tissue that surrounds, supports, separates, and connects muscles, organs, nerves, blood vessels, and other structures througho…