what is kinesis?
Kinesis may refer to: 1  Kinesis (biology), a movement or activity of a cell or an organism in response to a stimulus. 2  Kinesis (band) 3  Kinesis (genus), a genus of earwigs.  Kinesis 1  (keyboard) Kinesis (magazine) - kinesis, the 1  suffix. motion or change in Aristotelian philosophy (Greek kinēsis): see potentiality and actuality.
Kinesiology is the study of the various disciplines that encompass the movement of the human body. There are two forms: pure and applied. Pure kinesiology seeks to understand human movement in order to analyze problems and come up with treatments for these problems. Applied kinesiology is a specific method to treat these problems.