The Pac-12 has funded a research project that could help teams evaluate a low-cost motion capture technology option used to assess the injury risk and readiness of rehabilitating college athletes in their return to action.
The University of Washington in studying injury prevention will focus on evaluating Microsoft Kinect’s simple motion capture technology as a viable option to measure abnormal joint movements and help facilitate safe return to sports at a lower cost than standard systems such as Vicon.
The study will compare the functional movement data in healthy volunteers using Kinect and Vicon to see if the low-cost option can be used to determine when student-athletes can return from injury or surgery.