With more than 40% of contact sports players having a form of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), impact prevention and monitoring are more important than ever. In this article, we discuss why it’s important to monitor impacts, who uses impact detection data and how impact data can be used in various industries.
Why Impact Detection is Important
Impact detection is growing increasingly important across a range of industries because it monitors repeat sub-concussive impacts that can lead to long-term damage like CTE; it replaces the guesswork with data, and it helps identify potential concussions that may not be visible straight away.
Using and understanding impact detection technology not only helps post-impact, but it also helps users, governing bodies and leagues to prevent the severity of impacts and makes industries a safer place to be.
Which Industries use Impact Detect Data?
Impact Detect technology is used by a variety of industries where impacts are prevalent: motorsport, extreme sports, team sports, construction and labour and equestrian. Within these industries, impact data can be used by athletes, coaches, parents, medical staff, researchers and sporting leagues.
How Impact Data is Used
Using the Impact Detect Recorder (IDR) mobile app, impact data is consistently stored to support the analysis of the impact type and severity. For significant impacts, the IDR app will trigger an alert to relevant parties that a significant impact has occurred that may require attention.
About Impact Detect Technology
Impact Detect’s patented impact detection technology is small, lightweight, low-cost, robust and battery-powered. These properties make Impact Detect technology easy to integrate in both new and existing helmets, PPE or monitoring equipment with little or no issues relating to weight or wearer comfort.
The use cases for Impact Detect technology span virtually any market where a helmet is required. Whether you’re using the device for yourself or a motorsport governing body, shop Impact Detect technology online to see the difference that impact data can make for your industry.