Dr. Bertalan Meskó on future trends in sports medicine

Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD, is a Hungarian physician, digital health advocate, Amazon Top 100 author and director of The Medical Futurist Institute. In an article on LinkedIn, Dr. Meskó identified six key trends in the future of sports medicine.

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1. Preventive genomics: The rise of personalized genetic tests will spread to nutrition, according to Dr. Meskó. Athletes will be able to create performance-boosting meal plans suited to their genetic makeup.

2. Sensors and wearables: Clinicians will be able to see athletes’ physiological data in real-time.

3. Sports injury prevention through sensory garments, helmets and mouth guards: Protective gear will also display athletes’ physiological data in real-time.

4. Technologies such as an anti-gravity treadmill and exoskeletons will be used in injury rehabilitation.

5. Exercise equipment will increasingly be included as part of the rehabilitation process.

6. The use of virtual and augmented reality in sports medicine will expand.

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