Thermography is a diagnostic procedures that measures infrared energy emitted by the skin. thermography detects body temperature change which are controlled by the autonomic nervous system. It does show the thermal dysfunction that correlates closely with pain syndromes as well as normalization when the healing process takes place. Experienced clinical interpretaion of the thermal pattern is necessary to diagnose and establish causation.
Thermography is useful in the diagnosis of painful conditions such as herniated disc diseas-es, myofascial syndrome, myositis, musculoligamentous injury, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, athretic injuries, vascular diseases, arthritis, inflammation and breast tumors.
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