Sports Medicine Assessment Tool

Q-Track Corporation, Huntsville AL

Investigators

Abstract

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Q-Track seeks to develop a Sports Medicine Assessment Tool (SMAT) to provide comprehensive kinematic and physiological data to trainers, coaching staff, and athletes. In addition to the safety benefit of monitoring the vital condition of players in real time, our goal is to develop a fatigue management system. The purpose of this proposal is to integrate kinematic data into a physiological monitoring system in order to determine if these data can help in assessing the condition of athletes during training and competition. For the Phase I feasibility study, our specific aims are to deliver the body-wearable prototypes, baselines the athletes with standard fitness tests, and measure their fitness with the SMAT sensors while training. Our research team includes sports scientist Dr. Leonard D. Zaichkowsky, Dr. Emil Jovanov a recognized leader in wireless medical devices, the University of Massachusetts at Lowell men's hockey team and the Q-Track technical team who is commercializing their proprietary Near Field Electromagnetic Ranging approach to indoor location.