Laboratory Evaluation of a Wearable Instrumented Headband for Rotational Head Kinematics Measurement.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) are a highly prevalent condition with heterogeneous outcomes between individuals. A key factor governing brain tissue deformation and the risk of mTBI is the rotational kinematics of the head. Instrumented mouthguards are a widely accepted method for measuring rotational head motions, owing to their robust sensor-skull coupling. However, wearing mouthguards is not feasible in all situations, especially for long-term data collection. Therefore, alternative wearable devices are needed. In this study, we present an improved design and data processing scheme for an instrumented headband.

Methods

Our instrumented headband utilizes an array of inertial measurement units (IMUs) and a new data processing scheme based on continuous wavelet

SUBMITTER: Tripathi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12283827 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature