Musculoskeletal (MSK) injury assessment and diagnosis have historically relied heavily on a clinician impression dependent on assessment techniques that are subject to interpretation and often influenced by patient responses about their symptoms. With sustained rising costs and accessibility concerns surrounding existing MSK injury assessment techniques, a new technique that provides objective measurement of tissue characteristics following injury and through rehabilitation will have a positive impact on patients and providers.

Unpublished data from our research with collegiate student-athletes has shown that whole-body bio-impedance analysis (BIA), can be used to not only identify the presence of MSK injury but can provide insights to the relative severity of the injury. Additionally, we've been able to track patients through their rehabilitation and have shown that BIA can provide real-time insights related to tissue response through therapeutic intervention to return to participation.