Tag: Injury
MIT Unveils a Toolkit That Allows Anyone To Design Their Own Muscle-Sensing Wearables
MIT’s Science and and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has created a toolkit that lets users design health-sensing devices that can detect how muscles move....
This Wearable Insole Could Prevent Shin Splints Forever
The term "shin splints" refers to pain along the shin bone, also known as the tibia. It is the large bone in the front...
Vanderbilt Researchers Develop Next-Gen Wearable Sensor Algorithms To Prevent Injury in Athletes
A bone stress injury (BSI) means that the bones cannot tolerate repeated mechanical loads, resulting in structural fatigue and local bone pain. A delay...
Duke Athletes Develop Wearable That Can Predict Injuries Before They Happen and Accelerate Healing
From muscle strains to ankle sprains, sports can bring about a number of injuries. Sometimes preventing common sports injuries is beyond our control, but...
Hyundai Develops Lighter Exoskeleton to Ease Burden in Overhead Work
Jobs like car mechanics require workers to lift one of both arms while lifting heavy weight, drilling, driving screws etc. These tasks may lead...
FIGUR8 Raises $7.5M in Seed Funding to Help Clinicians Make Better Decisions through Human...
FIGUR8, a new digital platform designed to measure and track body movements as a biomarker, was launched after the company raised $7.5 million in...