The Roos’ latest injury prevention technology is taking the global sports world by storm.

NBA side the Utah Jazz are the latest to adopt KangaTech, an injury screening technology delivering real time updates for players and the club medical staff.

The club’s high performance manager Steve Saunders told The Herald Sun the technology was a vital aid in helping to determine injury risk for players.

“(KangaTech) was developed out of science and our needs,” Saunders said.

“We really needed to take injury prevention, strength and conditioning by the scruff of the neck and to do some things better as a group.

“This technology was never developed as a business. It’s grown into something that elite sporting teams are now wanting and we see applications to it in a variety of areas.”

And it appears the Jazz aren’t the only NBA side keen on the cutting edge technology, as well as other teams across the sporting landscape.

“There are a number of others (NBA franchises and elite sporting groups) that look very close to also taking the technology on board,” Saunders said.

The technology takes measurements across the entire body, after initially being developed to measure hip and leg strength.

It allows the club to make “well-informed” decisions about players under an injury cloud.

“A variety of analysis and complex algorithms are run automatically to catch players at risk. It’s then up to us to determine appropriate management,” Saunders added.

“Often you get to a point with players where from a medical point of view the doctors have cleared them to play … but the coaches are still thinking has he done enough, is he fit enough, is he strong enough, what risk is involved if he plays AFL or VFL?

“If we can put good data in front of match committee and promote a well-informed collaborative decision the process is likely to be more effective.”

North forward Shaun Higgins said KangaTech helped his return to action, after he fell victim to a heavy collision mid-season.

“We’re able to set targets right from the week after surgery to when I was coming back to play,” Higgins also told the Herald Sun.

“You get feedback as you’re doing it and you can track your progress … it was a crucial piece that speeds things up a little bit and enabled us to get the right strength into all parts of the body before we made that transition into running and then playing.”