Monitoring, analysis, and feedback of anatomical pressure measurements

1. A processor-implemented method for monitoring anatomical stress, the method comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a plurality of pressure measurement samples associated with anatomical stress locations of a subject;

calculating, by the processor, a percentage of the samples that exceed a threshold pressure value during a selected time period;

determining, by the processor, an alert condition associated with the calculated percentage exceeding a percentage threshold value, wherein the threshold pressure value, the selected time period, and the percentage threshold value are chosen based on the anatomical stress location;

reducing, by the processor, the percentage threshold value to a value less than 100% based on the anatomical stress location;

generating, by the processor, a notification message, in response to the determination of the alert condition; and

transmitting, by the processor, the notification message to a mobile device over a wireless communications link.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing each of the plurality of pressure measurement samples in a first-in-first-out (FIFO) buffer, wherein a size of the FIFO and a sampling rate for the pressure measurements are chosen to match the selected time period.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining statistics associated with frequency of occurrence and durations of the alert condition.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communications link comprises Bluetooth communications.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anatomical stress locations comprise one or more of the subject's knees, the subject's feet, and the subject's back.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pressure measurement samples are received from a force sensitive resistor.

7. An apparatus for monitoring anatomical stress, the apparatus comprising:

a pressure measurement circuit to provide a plurality of pressure measurement samples associated with anatomical stress locations of a subject; and

an analysis circuit to: calculate a percentage of the samples that exceed a threshold pressure value during a selected time period; determine an alert condition associated with the calculated percentage exceeding a percentage threshold value; and generate a notification message, in response to the determination of the alert condition, wherein the threshold pressure value, the selected time period, and the percentage threshold value are chosen based on the anatomical stress location, and the percentage threshold value is reduced to a value less than 100% based on the anatomical stress location.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a memory circuit to store each of the plurality of pressure measurement samples in a first-in-first-out (FIFO) buffer, wherein a size of the FIFO and a sampling rate for the pressure measurements are chosen to match the selected time period.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the analysis circuit is further to maintain statistics associated with frequency of occurrence and durations of the alert condition.

10. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a communications circuit to transmit the notifications to a mobile device over a wireless communications link.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the wireless communications link comprises Bluetooth communications.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the anatomical stress locations comprise one or more of the subject's knees, the subject's feet, and the subject's back.

13. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the pressure measurement circuit further comprises a force sensitive resistor to generate the pressure measurement samples.

14. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the apparatus is integrated into a wearable device.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the wearable device is one of a knee pad, a type of footwear, or a backrest.

16. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, result in the following operations for monitoring anatomical stress, the operations comprising:

receiving a plurality of pressure measurement samples associated with anatomical stress locations of a subject;

calculating a percentage of the samples that exceed a threshold pressure value during a selected time period;

determining an alert condition associated with the calculated percentage exceeding a percentage threshold value, wherein the threshold pressure value, the selected time period, and the percentage threshold value are chosen based on the anatomical stress location;

reducing, by the processor, the percentage threshold value to a value less than 100% based on the anatomical stress location;

generating a notification message, in response to the determination of the alert condition; and

transmitting the notification message to a mobile device over a wireless communications link.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising storing each of the plurality of pressure measurement samples in a first-in-first-out (FIFO) buffer, wherein a size of the FIFO and a sampling rate for the pressure measurements are chosen to match the selected time period.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , the operations further comprising maintaining statistics associated with frequency of occurrence and durations of the alert condition.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the anatomical stress locations comprise one or more of the subject's knees, the subject's feet, and the subject's back; and the pressure measurement samples are received from a force sensitive resistor.