Gabriel Landeskog gets over debilitating injury with help of Vancouver AI movement platform
Gabriel Landeskog has successfully returned to professional hockey after a three-year absence due to a complicated knee injury. Utilizing an AI-driven movement platform called Plantiga, he monitors his biomechanics to prevent further injury. This technology has been crucial in helping him maintain peak performance while managing his recovery.
- ▪Gabriel Landeskog missed three years of play due to a knee injury sustained during the 2020 playoffs.
- ▪He uses Plantiga's AI-driven movement platform to track his biomechanics and prevent overexertion.
- ▪Landeskog underwent cartilage replacement surgery in May 2023 and was introduced to Plantiga in spring 2024.
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Open this photo in gallery:After Gabriel Landeskog captained the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup in 2022, a complicated knee injury prevented him from playing for three years.Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountGabriel Landeskog wears the small sensors in the insoles of his skates for practices and games. He wears them in his sneakers when he’s training and, maybe most handy of all, while taking his dog for a walk.Those spins around the block and ice record all of his biomechanical measurements. The numbers provided a blueprint to help the Colorado Avalanche captain resume his career after a three-year gap caused by a complicated knee injury.
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