Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Wearable Devices to Identify Central Versus Peripheral Limitations During ExerciseMatías Carreño-Román *1, Daniel Ramos-López *1, Benjamín Rapaport 1, Raúl Caulier-Cisterna 2, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez 1, Felipe Contreras-Briceño 1
1Laboratory of Exercise Physiology, Department of Kinesiology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2Department of Informatics and Computing, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana
This protocol integrates near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technology to assess localized hematological and oxygenation changes at the prefrontal cortex, respiratory (m.Intercostales), and locomotor (m.Vastus Lateralis) muscles during cardiopulmonary exercise testing, enabling the identification of central and peripheral limiting factors affecting exercise performance.
