title: Kinesiophobia - introducing a new diagnostic tool.
abstract: Technical development of human civilisation brings about a decrease of adaptation potential of an individual, which is directly linked to deficient motor activity. Only precise identification of factors leading to hypokinesia would make prophylactic and therapeutic actions possible. In this article, authors would like to introduce a new, original tool aiming at diagnosing limitations of motor activity in adults. They propose a synthetic diagnosis of hypokinesia in two domains: biological and psycho-social, which is based on the contemporary model of health.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care, Silesian Medical University, Katowice, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Knapik
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saulicz
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gnat
keywords: fear of movement; hypokinesia; low motor activity