Annual Meeting session · 0.5 CECs

Wearable Technology in Sports Medicine: Clinical Insights and Real-World Applications

Wearable technologies, like smartwatches, activity monitors, and inertial measurement units are increasingly used in sports medicine to monitor athlete health, performance, and injury prevention and recovery. These tools offer objective data that can enhance clinical decision-making, but also…

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2026 ACSM Annual Meeting Session

What you will learn

  • Critically evaluate the validity and limitations of wearable technology outputs in order to make informed clinical decisions related to athlete monitoring, rehabilitation, and return-to-play
  • Integrate wearable-derived metrics, such as heart rate, training load, and biomechanical variables, into clinical workflows to enhance individualized care and performance management strategies
  • Identify context-specific applications of wearable devices in both individual and team settings in order to improve athlete outcomes and support evidence-based injury evaluation and prevention practices

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