Infrared Thermography – A Tool for Computer Assisted Research in Rehabilitation Medicine

Abstract:

Muscle pain can be elicited by any irritation of the nociceptors in the muscle or central sensitization in the central nervous system and represent a challenge for medical as well as for neurological rehabilitation. The most frequently described muscle pain syndromes are myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). The use of infrared thermography in rehabilitation medicine for assessment of musculoskeletal disorders is not well documented in the current literature. This study is focused around MPS due to the more localized manifestations of this syndrome and it’s objective is to asses a correlation between the clinical findings, ultrasound examination and the thermal pattern of trigger points.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 772)
• Pages: 603-607
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.772.603
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Marius Cristian Cojocaru*, Ioana Maria Cojocaru, Nida Alexandra Cojan Carlea, Delia Cinteza, Mihai Berteanu
• Keywords: Infrared Thermography, Neurorehabilitation, Trigger Points

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