Photonic non-contact estimation of blood lactate level #MMPMID26504661
Abraham C; Beiderman Y; Ozana N; Tenner F; Schmidt M; Sanz M; Garcia J; Zalevsky Z
Biomed Opt Express 2015[Oct]; 6 (10): 4144-53 PMID26504661show ga
The ability to measure the blood lactate level in a non-invasive, non-contact manner is very appealing to the sports industry as well as the home care field. That is mainly because this substance level is an imperative parameter in the course of devolving a personal workout programs. Moreover, the blood lactate level is also a pivotal means in estimation of muscles' performance capability. In this manuscript we propose an optical non-contact approach to estimate the concentration level of this parameter. Firstly, we introduce the connection between the physiological muscle tremor and the lactate blood levels. Secondly, we suggest a photonic optical method to estimate the physiological tremor. Lastly, we present the results of tests conducted to establish proof of concept to this connection.