IS THERE WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY IN THE YOUNG ATHLETE S FUTURE?
By Dev K. Mishra, M.D., President, Sideline Sports Doc, Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University Key Points: Wearable technology is very popular for monitoring steps, energy expenditure, and movement patterns. The devices can generally be divided into step counters, accelerometers, GPS based devices, and physiologic measurement devices. Many systems combine several elements The…