New technology could help athletes avoid injury by identifying weak spots


  • TECH
  • Friday, 29 Aug 2014

HANDY: Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have constructed algorithms that could be used to discern areas of tendons, muscles and bones more vulnerable to injury than others.

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have constructed algorithms that could be used to discern areas of tendons, muscles and bones more vulnerable to injury than others. 

Although the technology is not ready for patients, it could uncover tiny sprains and tears that tend to go unnoticed before succumbing to greater injury and researchers say it could one day be used for injury prevention. 

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