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adidas: Study on effect of pressure in sports (c) adidas AG
19.02.2024

adidas: Study on effect of pressure in sports

Under adidas’ ambition to help athletes overcome high pressure moments in sport, it has teamed up with leading sport neuroscientists, neuro11, to understand the impact it has within a game of football, basketball, and golf during penalty shootouts, high-stake putts and must-make free-throws.

Working with Emiliano Martínez, Ludvig Åberg, Nneka Ogwumike, Rose Zhang, and Stina Blackstenius, as well as amateurs in the game, adidas and neuro11 delved into their minds to identify and analyse where pressure peaks, to help athletes across the globe to better understand it.

Understanding from this study that grassroots athletes and their elite counterparts experience similarly intense levels of pressure in the biggest sporting moments - but elite athletes were up to 40% more effective at managing pressure during these moments1 - a toolbox of techniques has been developed, built from the specific findings, to assist next-gen athletes in managing and overcoming the feeling within their game.

Under adidas’ ambition to help athletes overcome high pressure moments in sport, it has teamed up with leading sport neuroscientists, neuro11, to understand the impact it has within a game of football, basketball, and golf during penalty shootouts, high-stake putts and must-make free-throws.

Working with Emiliano Martínez, Ludvig Åberg, Nneka Ogwumike, Rose Zhang, and Stina Blackstenius, as well as amateurs in the game, adidas and neuro11 delved into their minds to identify and analyse where pressure peaks, to help athletes across the globe to better understand it.

Understanding from this study that grassroots athletes and their elite counterparts experience similarly intense levels of pressure in the biggest sporting moments - but elite athletes were up to 40% more effective at managing pressure during these moments1 - a toolbox of techniques has been developed, built from the specific findings, to assist next-gen athletes in managing and overcoming the feeling within their game.

Covering in-depth detail on what pressure looks like within each sport, how it has been proven to impact specific in-game moments, the brain zones that neuro11’s state-of-the-art brain technology measures and the main insights from each athlete’s training session, each report sets out to support all athletes in accessing the optimal zone - the brain state in which they perform at their best.

Rounded off with science-backed tips that reveal the optimal area of a goal to strike a penalty, how to use time to regain focus before netting a free throw, as well as the impact of dwell time on putting in golf – the guides are shaped around enhancing mental focus during some of the most pressured moments across sport.

1 Findings captured during athlete training sessions, as part of adidas SS24 Brand Campaign, in collaboration with neuro11 (November ’23- January ’24). Study carried out with Emiliano Martínez, Ludvig Åberg, Nneka Ogwumike, Rose Zhang, and Stina Blackstenius, in addition to 5 grassroot athletes.

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(c) IDTechex
13.10.2022

Innovations in wearable sensor technology through watches and skin patches

IDTechEx report: Wearable Sensors 2023-2033

Overall, this report provides insight into how wearable sensors could be integrated into society long term - the technology underpinning value within the trend towards 'the quantified self'. The main drivers for growth identified are digital health and remote patient monitoring, extended reality, and the metaverse and performance analytics of athletes and sports people.

IDTechEx report: Wearable Sensors 2023-2033

Overall, this report provides insight into how wearable sensors could be integrated into society long term - the technology underpinning value within the trend towards 'the quantified self'. The main drivers for growth identified are digital health and remote patient monitoring, extended reality, and the metaverse and performance analytics of athletes and sports people.

More people than ever before are turning to wearable sensors to monitor their activity levels. Despite its origin in simple step counting, the market for wearable sensors is expanding into the more complex arena of health monitoring. Innovations in wearable sensor technology are expanding the envelope of biometrics accessible through watches and skin patches, addressing the rising demand for remote patient monitoring and decentralized clinical trials but also increasing consumer expectations. This includes easier access to health data, and extends further to sensor integration into headsets and accessories for immersive AR/VR experiences.
 
Motion sensors finding applications beyond step counting
Motion sensing hardware is well established, with accelerometers integrated into almost every wearable. Therefore, as profit margins for manufacturers diminish with commoditization, expanding the application space is crucial to maintain growth. This report provides an outlook for emerging use cases such as health insurance rewards, clinical trials, and professional athlete monitoring.
 
Optical sensors seeking to go further than heart-rate detection
Smart-watch wearers are familiar with the red and green lights on the back of their devices, used to obtain heart-rate data or blood oxygen and further analyzed for insights into calorie burn, VO2 max, and sleep quality.
Sensor developers are interested in pushing the boundaries of what can be measured non-invasively with light - whether it be through new software to analyze photoplethysmography (PPG) signals or new hardware for spectroscopy. Multiple companies are competing to lead in the commercialization of wearable blood pressure, with others setting their sights on ambitious 'clinic on the wrist' devices to replace common hospital tests and even glucose monitoring. This report appraises the potential for optical sensors, and overviews challenges for calibration requirements and regulatory approval.
 
Monitoring of the heart, muscle, and brain
Incorporating conductive materials into wearable technology is a simple concept. However, it has led to a vast variety of wearables sensors including wet electrodes stuck on the skin to measure the heart, dry electrodes in headphones to analyze brain signals, and microneedles within skin patches to quantify muscle movements. As such, this also creates a broad application space for electrodes ranging from vital sign monitoring and sleep analysis for healthcare, to emotional response and stress monitoring for marketing and productivity. This report dedicates a section to the four key categories of electrodes: wet, dry, microneedle, and electronic skin. This includes a summary of key material and manufacturing requirements.
 
Wearable sensors are fundamental to continuous monitoring of health, fitness, and wellness. As applications for wearable technology grow, there are increasing opportunities for sensors that detect parameters ranging from glucose levels to pressure and from motion to temperature. Based on a decade of market research on wearable technology hardware, this report analyses the technological and commercial landscape of this growing industry, both today and into the future. IDTechEx's research in wearables tracks the progress of over 50 wearable electronic product types. Within each of these products, a key focus of the research has been understanding and characterizing the prevalence of sensor types integrated into each.

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26.02.2019

Hochschule Niederrhein: Textil mit Sensortechnik soll Patienten nach Kreuzbandriss helfen

An der Hochschule Niederrhein soll ein Textil entwickelt werden, dass Patienten nach einem Kreuzbandriss zu einer optimierten Heilung verhelfen soll. Das mit Sensortechnik ausgestattete Textil soll durch Messungen der Bewegungen und unmittelbare Rückmeldungen an den Patienten dazu beitragen, Fehlhaltungen und Fehlbelastungen zu vermeiden. Das Forschungsprojekt wird bis Ende 2021 mit rund einer Million Euro vom Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (EFRE) gefördert.   
 
In Deutschland reißt durchschnittlich alle 6,5 Minuten ein Kreuzband. Besonders häufig ist das vordere Kreuzband betroffen. Patienten leiden oft noch lange nach dem Unfall und nach einer operativen Versorgung an dem „Giving-way-Phänomen“, einem gefühlten Stabilitätsverlust im Knie. „Diese Patienten neigen zu Fehlhaltungen und Fehlbelastungen, was wiederum zu Komplikationen im operierten Bein oder auch zu Verletzungen im gesunden Bein führen kann“, sagt Projektleiter Professor Dr. Martin Alfuth, der am Fachbereich Gesundheitswesen Angewandte Therapiewissenschaften lehrt.
 

An der Hochschule Niederrhein soll ein Textil entwickelt werden, dass Patienten nach einem Kreuzbandriss zu einer optimierten Heilung verhelfen soll. Das mit Sensortechnik ausgestattete Textil soll durch Messungen der Bewegungen und unmittelbare Rückmeldungen an den Patienten dazu beitragen, Fehlhaltungen und Fehlbelastungen zu vermeiden. Das Forschungsprojekt wird bis Ende 2021 mit rund einer Million Euro vom Europäischen Fonds für regionale Entwicklung (EFRE) gefördert.   
 
In Deutschland reißt durchschnittlich alle 6,5 Minuten ein Kreuzband. Besonders häufig ist das vordere Kreuzband betroffen. Patienten leiden oft noch lange nach dem Unfall und nach einer operativen Versorgung an dem „Giving-way-Phänomen“, einem gefühlten Stabilitätsverlust im Knie. „Diese Patienten neigen zu Fehlhaltungen und Fehlbelastungen, was wiederum zu Komplikationen im operierten Bein oder auch zu Verletzungen im gesunden Bein führen kann“, sagt Projektleiter Professor Dr. Martin Alfuth, der am Fachbereich Gesundheitswesen Angewandte Therapiewissenschaften lehrt.
 
Die Idee des Projekts: ein textiles Hilfsmittel – etwa eine Bandage – zu entwickeln, das mit Sensorik und Aktorik ausgestattet ist. Aktoren wandeln Muskelbewegungen, die über Sensoren erkannt werden, in physikalische Reaktionen um. Das heißt: Belastet der Patient sein Knie falsch, könnte er in Form eines lokalen Reizes (zum Beispiel Vibration oder Wärme) über ein in die Bandage eingebrachtes Sensorpflaster darüber informiert werden. Er weiß also unmittelbar, wann er sein Knie in eine Fehlhaltung bringt und kann darauf reagieren.

Das Forschungsinstitut für Textil und Bekleidung greift für das Projekt auf umfassende Vorarbeiten zurück. Textile Feuchte- und Temperatursensoren sowie textile Energieerzeugungs- und Speicherungssysteme wurden dort bereits entwickelt. In dem Projekt sollen mit der Funktionalisierung von Garnen und der Paillettenbestückung mit Sensoren Plattformtechnologien geschaffen werden, die auch anderswo genutzt werden können. Am Fachbereich Elektrotechnik und Informatik werden in Bezug auf die Signalauswertung Ergebnisse einer Promotion im Kompetenzzentrum FAST einfließen, um Bewegungsmuster zu erkennen und zu klassifizieren.
 
Für das Projekt werden an vier Fachbereichen insgesamt fünf wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter eingestellt. Im Projekt werden zunächst verschiedene Reize, auf die der menschliche Körper reagiert, analysiert und verglichen. Es wird ein Sensorpflaster entwickelt, das Bewegungsänderungen des entsprechenden Körperteils erfasst und die externen Reize auf die Strukturen des Körpers übertragen kann. Dieses Sensorpflaster wird in ein alltagstaugliches Textil integriert. Anschließend wird getestet, wie sich die Übertragung der Reize auf die Bewegung eines Menschen auswirkt.

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Hochschule Niederrhein