Baton Rouge-based Louisiana State University is developing personalized digital “twins” to detect orthopedic injury risk and tailor rehabilitation plans for athletes, soldiers and workers in other high-risk fields.
The interactive models integrate biomechanical, clinical and performance data, including full-body scans, motion capture and training loads, into a single platform. Clinicians use the tool to assess how movement patterns and musculoskeletal structures contribute to injury risk, according to a March 9 news release.
The project aims to support individualized prevention and return-to-play decisions, the release said. Future iterations will incorporate cognitive and immunological data to evaluate immune response to stress and mental and physical resilience.
The technology has applications in sports medicine, military readiness and occupational health. The long-term goal is to develop a universal model usable across aging, athletic and tactical populations.
Partners include LSU Athletics, LSU Health Sciences Center, LSU XR Studio, academic departments and industry collaborators in scanning and rehab technologies.
