1. A system comprising: a kinematic measurement device having one or more sensors configured to detect a plurality of physical positions of a part of an object; an associative memory, in communication with the kinematic measurement device, and comprising a plurality of data and a plurality of associations among the plurality of data, wherein the plurality of data is collected into associated groups, wherein the associative memory is configured to be queried based on at least indirect relationships among the plurality of data; and a processor, in communication with the associative memory and the kinematic measurement device, and configured to translate a range of coordinate positions of the part of the object to a qualitative description that names the range, wherein the processor is further configured to provide the qualitative description to the associative memory for storage.