{"id":12634,"date":"2022-07-11T05:42:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T03:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesmartcityjournal.cibeles.net\/sin-categoria\/this-wearable-sensor-may-help-detect-concussions-early-in-athletes\/"},"modified":"2022-07-10T21:20:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T19:20:32","slug":"this-wearable-sensor-may-help-detect-concussions-early-in-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesmartcityjournal.com\/en\/smart-health\/this-wearable-sensor-may-help-detect-concussions-early-in-athletes","title":{"rendered":"This Wearable Sensor May Help Detect Concussions Early in Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Researchers developed a small, flexible patch that sticks on the back of an athlete\u2019s neck and can identify whiplash<\/p>\n<p>About&nbsp;3.8 million concussions&nbsp;from sports-related injuries occur annually in the United States. These injuries can have \u201cprolonged symptoms and long-term consequences,\u201d according to University of Michigan Health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/69\/wr\/mm6927a4.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimates<\/a>&nbsp;that as many as 5 to 8 percent of all athletes in the country suffer a concussion in any given sports season.<\/p>\n<p>While concussions often happen after physical impact, the brain can still be damaged without collision. Whiplash\u2014or high-acceleration head movement\u2014can also cause injuries like concussions.&nbsp;Early detection of concussions, with or without collision,&nbsp;is important to avoid future complications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a new study published in the journal&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-022-12266-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scientific Reports<\/a><\/em>, researchers created a device to identify whiplash early: a small, flexible patch that sticks on the back of an athlete\u2019s neck.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever there is movement of the neck, there is pressure either in the form of contraction or tension,\u201d Nelson Sep\u00falveda, a professor of electrical engineering at Michigan State University and co-author of the paper, tells&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/this-wearable-patch-can-instantly-detect-concussions-and-head-injuries-in-sports-players\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Beast<\/a><\/em>\u2019s, Tony Ho Tran. \u201cThose movements are picked up by the patch and translated to an electrical signal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The electrical signal produced is directly proportional to the amount of strain the neck experiences and can be used to estimate the acceleration and velocity of neck movement, both used for concussion predictions, per a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/956521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. The patch, which is about 0.1 millimeter thick, is made of a layer of thermoplastic material.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe end goal &#8230; is to have wearable, untethered patches that can provide real-time information about the head and neck movement of the athlete,\u201d Sep\u00falveda tells&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Health_News\/2022\/06\/23\/wearable-device-detect-concussion-football-study\/7811655987634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UPI<\/a>\u2019s Judy Packer-Tursman.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Margaret Osborne (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers developed a small, flexible patch that sticks on the back of an athlete\u2019s neck and can identify whiplash About&nbsp;3.8 million concussions&nbsp;from sports-related injuries occur annually in the United States. These injuries can have \u201cprolonged symptoms and long-term consequences,\u201d according to University of Michigan Health. 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