Photoplethysmography Detection of Overreaching

A multidisciplinary approach to overreaching detection in endurance trained athletes.

In sport, high training load required to reach peak performance pushes human adaptation to their limits. In that process, athletes may experience general fatigue, impaired performance, and may be identified as overreached (OR). When this state lasts for several months, an overtraining syndrome is diagnosed (OT). Until now, no variable per se can detect OR, a requirement to prevent the transitio...

Heart Rate Detection from Photoplethysmography- A Comparative Study

Photoplethysmography is a simple way for heart rate detection. However due to low level of detected signal, easily prone to motion artifacts and noise. In this paper DWT method is used to reduce the effect of noise, thereby calculate the heart rate. A comparative study of detecting heart rate using different mother wavelet is also discussed. Keywords— Heart beats, ECG, Photoplethysmography, Pea...

Independent Component Analysis for Fetal Heart Rate Detection Using Photoplethysmography

Photoplethysmography (PPG) is an optoelectronic technique for measuring and recording changes in the volume of body parts. These changes are associated with each heart beat and acquired by pulse oximetry. Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring using PPG is a challenging task since the acquired signals present the pattern of both fetal and maternal hearts. The effect of maternal component, noise and ...

Overreaching Provisions in Software License Agreements

Different diagnostic tools in nonfunctional overreaching.

The current diagnosis of overreaching and overtraining is based on exclusion. In the present paper, four possible confirmative tools have been examined in three female speed skaters between 16 and 19 years old. A nonfunctional overreached (NFO) athlete, an athlete who was recovering from NFO and a healthy athlete were examined. The NFO athlete showed high stress and low regeneration levels at t...