WEARABLE DEVICE TO MONITOR MUSCULOSKELETAL LOADING, ESTIMATE TISSUE MICRODAMAGE AND PROVIDE INJURY RISK BIOFEEDBACK

摘要

A wearable device operably worn by a user for monitoring musculoskeletal loading on structure inside the body of the user includes a plurality of sensors, each sensor operably worn by the user at a predetermined location and configured to detect information about a biomechanical activity of musculoskeletal tissues, a limb segment orientation, and/or a loading magnitude or location thereon; and a processing unit in communication with the plurality of sensors and configured to process the detected information by the plurality of sensors to estimate the musculoskeletal loading, and communicate the estimated musculoskeletal loading to the user and/or a party of interest.