Thanks to a markerless motion capture system, this approach let them establish a unique profile for each person in just seven minutes and
detect signs of concussion in a player before the medical team could.
Not exact matches
Because they can
detect subtle
signs of cognitive impairment indicating that an athlete's brain has not fully healed, even where the athlete claims his symptoms have cleared, the tests are designed to help to protect young athletes against the risk
of suffering a second
concussion by returning too soon, which can lead to short - and long - term cognitive problems, and catastrophic injury or even death from second impact syndrome.
One approach to the problem
of sub-concussive blows that escape detection via conventional means is to find new enhanced detection methods: If functional impairment could be
detected on the sports sideline, a player, like those exhibiting more obvious
concussion signs or complaining
of symptoms consistent with
concussion, could be removed from play.
Recent studies have shown that the use
of the SAC has value in helping sports medicine professionals in
detecting and quantifying acute cognitive impairment on the sports sideline (3), particularly in identifying
concussions in the 90 to 95 %
of cases where there is no loss
of consciousness or other obvious
signs of concussion.
The difficulty is that some
of the residual symptoms can be more difficult to
detect and the clinician must be carefully looking for the more subtle
signs of concussions.
Head Case: Founded by concerned parents
of competitive kids, Head Case is a sports technology company with the mission to protect athletes from the cumulative risk
of undetected
concussions.Head Case are the creators behind Head Case, an affordable three - part head health management systemthat that measures and records head impacts in G - force, provides alerts on impacts
of concern, offers diagnostic tools to
detect signs and symptoms
of potential
concussions, and recommends the best treatment facilities in an athlete's current location.
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detects early
signs of concussion in real time.»