• (n.) A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements; -- also termed kinesitherapy, kinesipathy, lingism, and the movement cure.
(ki-ne″se-at´riks) kinesitherapy.
Kin`e·si·at'rics noun [ Greek motion (fr. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: ki-nē′sē-at′riks Synonyms: kinesitherapy
kinesiatrics, kinesiatric 1. The treatment of diseases by means of gymnastics or muscular action. 2. Kinesitherapy, treatment of ailments with movements or exercises.