Wearable health devices can detect and measure an array of physiological changes including early signs of Lyme diseases and inflammatory responses, and as such are likely to play a significant role in managing health according to a Stanford University study published in PLOS Biology.
A Tractica report predicted by the year 2021 wearables will be shipping at a rate of 66 million per year, and physicians are becoming more likely to recommend the use of wearables to their patients.