“Smart” shirt aims to predict failing health
A multi-disciplinary research team from Kinesiology and Engineering suggests that wearable sensors tracking changes in aerobic response may one day be used to alert us to early changes in our overall health. Researchers hope that turning data into predictive knowledge will help
health-care providers better understand an individual’s health.
Aging slows perception of falls
By the time many older adults realize they are falling, it’s too late for them to do anything about it, according to research published last fall by Kinesiology alumnus Julian Lupo. Findings will help shape the development of new fall-prevention wearable technologies. The study appeared
in Gait and Posture last fall, and Julian is now enrolled in the JD Law program at Western University.
Standing desks can cause lower back pain
A study by PhD candidate Dan Viggiani suggests standing desks may not be the answer to our too-much-sitting blues. Dan gave 40 adults two hours of standing work, and almost half reported low-back pain when they were done. Dan says the key take-away, whether you are sitting or
standing at work, is to move around and shift your posture often.
