Physiological and Biomechanical Monitoring in American Football Players: A Scoping Review
American football is the sport with the highest rates of concussion injuries. Biomedical engineering applications may support athletes in monitoring their injuries, evaluating the effectiveness of their equipment, and leading industrial research in this sport. This literature review aims to report o...
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| description | American football is the sport with the highest rates of concussion injuries. Biomedical engineering applications may support athletes in monitoring their injuries, evaluating the effectiveness of their equipment, and leading industrial research in this sport. This literature review aims to report on the applications of biomedical engineering research in American football, highlighting the main trends and gaps. The review followed the PRISMA guidelines and gathered a total of 1629 records from PubMed (n = 368), Web of Science (n = 665), and Scopus (n = 596). The records were analyzed, tabulated, and clustered in topics. In total, 112 studies were selected and divided by topic in the biomechanics of concussion (n = 55), biomechanics of footwear (n = 6), biomechanics of sport-related movements (n = 6), the aerodynamics of football and catch (n = 3), injury prediction (n = 8), heat monitoring of physiological parameters (n = 8), and monitoring of the training load (n = 25). The safety of players has fueled most of the research that has led to innovations in helmet and footwear design, as well as improvements in the understanding and prevention of injuries and heat monitoring. The other important motivator for research is the improvement of performance, which has led to the monitoring of training loads and catches, and studies on the aerodynamics of football. The main gaps found in the literature were regarding the monitoring of internal loads and the innovation of shoulder pads. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3214c231ae94606bba3cb8e0f9212c82023-11-17T17:34:01ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-03-01237353810.3390/s23073538Physiological and Biomechanical Monitoring in American Football Players: A Scoping ReviewAntonio Nocera0Agnese Sbrollini1Sofia Romagnoli2Micaela Morettini3Ennio Gambi4Laura Burattini5Department of Information Engineering, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Marche Polytechnic University, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, ItalyAmerican football is the sport with the highest rates of concussion injuries. Biomedical engineering applications may support athletes in monitoring their injuries, evaluating the effectiveness of their equipment, and leading industrial research in this sport. This literature review aims to report on the applications of biomedical engineering research in American football, highlighting the main trends and gaps. The review followed the PRISMA guidelines and gathered a total of 1629 records from PubMed (n = 368), Web of Science (n = 665), and Scopus (n = 596). The records were analyzed, tabulated, and clustered in topics. In total, 112 studies were selected and divided by topic in the biomechanics of concussion (n = 55), biomechanics of footwear (n = 6), biomechanics of sport-related movements (n = 6), the aerodynamics of football and catch (n = 3), injury prediction (n = 8), heat monitoring of physiological parameters (n = 8), and monitoring of the training load (n = 25). The safety of players has fueled most of the research that has led to innovations in helmet and footwear design, as well as improvements in the understanding and prevention of injuries and heat monitoring. The other important motivator for research is the improvement of performance, which has led to the monitoring of training loads and catches, and studies on the aerodynamics of football. The main gaps found in the literature were regarding the monitoring of internal loads and the innovation of shoulder pads.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/7/3538American footballbioengineeringsportinjurieswearable sensorportable sensor |
| spellingShingle | Antonio Nocera Agnese Sbrollini Sofia Romagnoli Micaela Morettini Ennio Gambi Laura Burattini Physiological and Biomechanical Monitoring in American Football Players: A Scoping Review Sensors American football bioengineering sport injuries wearable sensor portable sensor |
| title | Physiological and Biomechanical Monitoring in American Football Players: A Scoping Review |
| title_full | Physiological and Biomechanical Monitoring in American Football Players: A Scoping Review |
| title_fullStr | Physiological and Biomechanical Monitoring in American Football Players: A Scoping Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physiological and Biomechanical Monitoring in American Football Players: A Scoping Review |
| title_short | Physiological and Biomechanical Monitoring in American Football Players: A Scoping Review |
| title_sort | physiological and biomechanical monitoring in american football players a scoping review |
| topic | American football bioengineering sport injuries wearable sensor portable sensor |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/7/3538 |
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