Wearable Devices: The Smart Technology Revolutionising Healthcare

One of the most common wearable devices, smart watches come in many styles and have been produced by various technology giants like Samsung and Apple.

The first smartwatch was created in 2004, the Microsoft SPOT (Smart, Personal, Object, Technology), which allowed users to check the news, weather and access FM radio.

Gradually, developers added more features to smartwatches, allowing users to perform several commands and connect to the internet using Bluetooth.

Some of these features can help people monitor and enhance their health.

For example, many smartwatches have built-in heart rate monitors that provide accurate data and alert users when an alarming heart rhythm is detected.

Another ability smartwatches can perform is detecting falls and automatically calling for emergency support. 

Access to a feature like this is useful for people who are elderly or vulnerable and live alone.

Smartwatches can even track people s sleep, ensuring that they are getting an adequate amount of rest each night.

On several devices, this ability will also measure the quality of someone s sleep, displaying how much deep, light and interrupted sleep they have had throughout the night.

Calorie counting is another function most smartwatches can fulfil. 

Even though they cannot automatically input the amount of food users consume while wearing the watch, the device can report how many calories they have lost by tracking their step count.

People suffering from health issues, such as diabetes, high or low cholesterol and inflammatory bowel issues, can use this feature to monitor their dietary intake easily.