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Four years ago @leonscottmd asked if we could use #wearables to monitor & eventually reduce bone stress injury risks in runners. Based on our latest #biomechanics study I'm more & more convinced answer is going to be: Yes!
What we figured out so far:
authors.elsevier.com/c/1byHRcBxf01UA
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What we figured out so far:
authors.elsevier.com/c/1byHRcBxf01UA
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Here's a few things to discuss...
#1 what causes overuse injuries like stress fractures?
#2 how do current wearables assess injury risk?
#3 benefits of multi-sensor algorithms
#4 epidemiological evidence from occupational health suggests this approach can work
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#1 what causes overuse injuries like stress fractures?
#2 how do current wearables assess injury risk?
#3 benefits of multi-sensor algorithms
#4 epidemiological evidence from occupational health suggests this approach can work
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#1 What causes stress fractures (& other overuse injuries)?
Converging, multidisciplinary evidence indicates overuse injuries are consistent with a mechanical fatigue failure process, in which tissues accumulate microdamage due to repetitive loading. (Fig from Edwards 2018)
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Converging, multidisciplinary evidence indicates overuse injuries are consistent with a mechanical fatigue failure process, in which tissues accumulate microdamage due to repetitive loading. (Fig from Edwards 2018)
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Excited to share our new #biomechanics publication on the effect of low-profile elastic #exosuits on back muscle fatigue. #exoskeleton #exosuit
nature.com/articles/s4159…
Challenging experiment, but we learned a lot in the process. Here are the top 4 lessons I took away....
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nature.com/articles/s4159…
Challenging experiment, but we learned a lot in the process. Here are the top 4 lessons I took away....
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First, huge kudos to lead author @lamers_erik who completed his PhD last month!
During his time @CREATEatVandy he completed a series of studies on quasi-passive wearable assistive devices spanning from foot prostheses to back-assist exosuits
Super proud of the work he did!
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During his time @CREATEatVandy he completed a series of studies on quasi-passive wearable assistive devices spanning from foot prostheses to back-assist exosuits
Super proud of the work he did!
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Next some background: When I talk to scientists they often want to know how much exosuits reduce muscle activity, or joint torque, or metabolic rate, or about the optimal assistance levels, specific design features, etc.
And I love this technical aspect of research, but...
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And I love this technical aspect of research, but...
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Thanks for all the great @BiomechanicsDay posts, videos & memories shared this week! Refreshing, energizing & inspiring! @CREATEatVandy & I posted on a few social media sites. Compiling here into #NBD2020 ode to #biomechanics! What biomech is to us...
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#Biomechanics is about improving lives. Improving mobility & independence for those w/ disabilities. Preventing injury & sustaining health in others.
We aim to advance understanding of how people move, & translate science/engineering out of the lab.
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engineering.vanderbilt.edu/create/
We aim to advance understanding of how people move, & translate science/engineering out of the lab.
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engineering.vanderbilt.edu/create/
#Biomechanics is studying human movement and musculoskeletal loading to inform how we design #wearables, #exoskeletons and #exosuits to support and protect manual material handlers and other workers in physically demanding jobs.
@EmilyMatijevich @lamers_erik @volgy
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@EmilyMatijevich @lamers_erik @volgy
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You go for a run down the street.
You feel the ground force on your feet.
You may think these reveal
The bone loads that you’ll feel,
But this thinking is just incomplete.
Read more in our #biomechanics pub. #running #stressfracture #wearables
tinyurl.com/y7qgjtkc
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You feel the ground force on your feet.
You may think these reveal
The bone loads that you’ll feel,
But this thinking is just incomplete.
Read more in our #biomechanics pub. #running #stressfracture #wearables
tinyurl.com/y7qgjtkc
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This paper reflects 2 years of fun, thought-provoking collaboration w/ @leonscottmd @EmilyMatijevich & Lauren B. The paper also benefited greatly from feedback & conversations on Twitter -- we even formally thanked the Twitterverse in Acknowledgements section -- so thank you! 2/n
@leonscottmd approached us a couple yrs ago asking if #wearables could be used to monitor & prevent bone stress fractures -- painful microcracks due to repeated bone loading -- in hopes of reducing the number of injured #runners showing up to his clinic each week. 3/n
