Exploring the Role of Wearable Technology in Sport Kinematics and Kinetics: A Systematic Review

The aim of this review was to understand the use of wearable technology in sport in order to enhance performance and prevent injury. Understanding sports biomechanics is important for injury prevention and performance enhancement and is traditionally assessed using optical motion capture. However, s...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 19; no. 7; p. 1597
Main Authors: Adesida, Yewande, Papi, Enrica, McGregor, Alison H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI 02.04.2019
MDPI AG
Subjects:
athlete
Athletes
Biomechanical Phenomena
coaching
Humans
kinematics
Kinetics
Monitoring, Physiologic
motion analysis
Movement - physiology
Review
sensors
Sports
sports performance
Wearable Electronic Devices
wearables
sensors
athlete
kinematics
coaching
wearables
motion analysis
sports performance
ISSN:1424-8220, 1424-8220
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Summary:The aim of this review was to understand the use of wearable technology in sport in order to enhance performance and prevent injury. Understanding sports biomechanics is important for injury prevention and performance enhancement and is traditionally assessed using optical motion capture. However, such approaches are limited by capture volume restricting assessment to a laboratory environment, a factor that can be overcome by wearable technology. A systematic search was carried out across seven databases where wearable technology was employed to assess kinetic and kinematic variables in sport. Articles were excluded if they focused on sensor design and did not measure kinetic or kinematic variables or apply the technology on targeted participants. A total of 33 articles were included for full-text analysis where participants took part in a sport and performed dynamic movements relating to performance monitored by wearable technologies. Inertial measurement units, flex sensors and magnetic field and angular rate sensors were among the devices used in over 15 sports to quantify motion. Wearable technology usage is still in an exploratory phase, but there is potential for this technology to positively influence coaching practice and athletes’ technique.
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ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s19071597