Insights on the use of thermography in human physiology practical classes

Carpes, Felipe Pivetta; Mello‐Carpes, Pâmela Billig; Priego-Quesada, José Ignacio; Pérez-Soriano, Pedro; Palmer, Rosario Salvador; Anda, Rosa María Cibrián Ortiz de

doi:10.1152/advan.00118.2018

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“…Por otro parte, la temperatura cutánea tuvo un comportamiento consistente en las tres zonas evaluadas (Figura 3): en una zona se mantuvo constante y cuando hubo variación estadísticamente significativa a lo largo del tiempo, esta fue una disminución, contrariamente a lo esperado como consecuencia del ejercicio. Las cámaras termográficas se han utilizado exitosamente para medir circulación periférica (Bagavathiappan et al, 2009;Carpes et al, 2018;Cholewka et al, 2017;Stathopoulos et al, 2015), pero es posible que la temperatura cutánea localizada no sea lo suficientemente sensible a variaciones agudas en la circulación periférica consecuentes a un ejercicio liviano. Para estar seguros de su sensibilidad, hicimos una prueba independiente en la cual un varón adulto realizó extensiones de rodilla en una máquina Cybex® modelo VR1-Legextension/Leg curl (Cybex International, Medway, MA, EE.UU.)…”

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Efectos fisiológicos agudos de un dispositivo para ejercitarse en casa (Acute physiological response to exercising with a piece of home equipment )

Arroyo

Cambronero²,

Vargas³

2021

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A la luz de la importancia de la actividad física regular como un elemento clave en la prevención de muchas enfermedades, se reportan a continuación los resultados del estudio realizado con un aparato para ejercitarse en la casa. 22 estudiantes universitarios jóvenes, aparentemente saludables, participaron en el estudio. Se midió el efecto agudo de 10 minutos de ejercicio con el dispositivo sobre la frecuencia cardíaca, el costo energético y la circulación periférica en las piernas. Se contrastan los resultados obtenidos con las afirmaciones que se hacen en distintas versiones de publicidad del aparato en cuestión. No se obtuvieron efectos fisiológicos agudos significativos de la utilización del dispositivo durante 10 minutos continuos: la frecuencia cardíaca aumentó apenas 8 latidos por minuto con respecto al reposo y la temperatura cutánea no varió o más bien disminuyó. El costo energético no fue significativamente mayor mientras se usaba el dispositivo en comparación con la condición de reposo. Estos resultados sugieren que aquellas personas que utilicen este dispositivo en sustitución de la actividad física regular estarán sacrificando beneficios importantes para su salud. Abstract. The importance of doing regular physical activity (exercise) as a key element in the prevention of several diseases is well known. The following experiment was performed to evaluate the acute physiological effects of a home-exercise machine on 22 young, apparently healthy, university students. While the individuals exercised in the machine for ten (10) minutes, measures of heart rate, energy expenditure and peripheral circulation to the legs were taken and recorded. The results were contrasted against the claims made in different ads promoting the selected apparatus. There were no significant acute physiological effects resulting from the utilization of the machine during a 10-minute period. Heart rate increased only 8 beats per minute (bpm) from baseline and the temperature measured on the legs showed no variation or was even reduced. Energy expenditure was not significantly higher while using the device in comparison with the resting condition. These results suggest that consumers using this home-exercise equipment as a substitute of performing regular physical activity will be sacrificing important health benefits.

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Efectos fisiológicos agudos de un dispositivo para ejercitarse en casa (Acute physiological response to exercising with a piece of home equipment )

Arroyo

Cambronero²,

Vargas³

2021

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“…To ensure the quality and reproducibility of the thermal image, it was taken with the lights off, with only the thermography technician and the participant in the measurement room. No electronic equipment was located within a 5 m of the measurement space, and an anti-reflective panel was placed behind the participant to avoid the effects of radiation reflected by the wall [ 13 , 14 , 17 ].…”

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“…Recently, several studies have used infrared thermography (IRT) in the medical diagnosis for different pathologies [ 13 , 14 , 15 ]. IRT is a non-invasive technique that is low-cost (i.e., compared to isokinetic dynamometer), painless, contactless, non-ionizing radiation and innocuous; besides, it allows the evaluation of skin temperature (T skin ) in real-time [ 13 , 16 , 17 , 18 ]. Studies have suggested that bilateral differences greater than 0.5 or 0.7 °C have been associated with physiological abnormalities [ 19 , 20 , 21 ].…”

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Muscular Strength Imbalances Are not Associated with Skin Temperature Asymmetries in Soccer Players

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Dellagrana

Priego-Quesada

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Although strength imbalances using isokinetic dynamometer have been examined for injury risk screening in soccer players, it is very expensive and time-consuming, making the evaluation of new methods appealing. The aim of the study was to analyze the agreement between muscular strength imbalances and skin temperature bilateral asymmetries as well as skin temperature differences in the hamstrings and quadriceps. The skin temperature of the anterior and posterior thigh of 59 healthy male soccer athletes was assessed at baseline using infrared thermography for the identification of hamstrings-quadriceps skin temperature differences and thermal asymmetries (>0.5 °C). Subsequently, concentric and eccentric peak torque of the quadriceps and hamstrings were considered in the determination of the ratios, as well as muscular asymmetries (>15%). When considering the torque parameters, 37.3% (n = 22) of the players would be classified as high risk for injuries. The percentage of those presenting skin temperature imbalances superior to 0.5 °C was 52.5% (n = 31). The skin temperature assessment showed sensitivity (22%) and specificity (32.2%) to identify torque asymmetries, demonstrating the inability to identify false negatives (15.3%) and false positives (30.5%) from all soccer athletes. In conclusion, skin temperature differences between hamstrings and quadriceps could be more related to thermoregulatory factors than strength imbalances.

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“…Thermal imaging is a non-invasive, diagnostic imaging method [9]. It uses the measurement of medium and long waves of infrared radiation, which are emitted by any object/body whose temperature is above the absolute zero temperature [10]. The recorded wavelength is converted into temperature and presented visually as a thermograph/ thermogram [9].…”

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The Effect of Dry Carbon Dioxide Bathing on Peripheral Blood Circulation Measured by Thermal Imaging among Patients with Risk Factors of PAD

Zbroja

Kowalski

Lubkowska

2021

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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is becoming a serious health problem of present times. It appears crucial to explore therapies that might help to restore blood flow or increase tissue oxygenation. The most effective methods of detecting early-stage changes in blood circulation in the extremities need to be identified. The aim of this study was to identify the effect of carbon dioxide (CO2) bathing on peripheral blood circulation measured by thermal imaging among patients with risk factors of PAD and ankle–brachial index (ABI) in the normal range or ABI indicating some or moderate arterial disease (ABI > 0.5). The correlation between surface temperature change and PAD-relevant characteristics was also examined. Forty-six patients who were over 65 years old who had a minimum of two additional PAD risk factors were recruited. A series of ten dry CO2 baths was performed. Thermal images were taken before and after the intervention. The CO2 therapy caused a significant change in the body surface temperature of many body areas. Numerous moderate correlations between temperature change and health-related characteristics were identified. Therefore, patients with PAD risk factors could benefit from CO2 therapy. Improvements in blood flow change the body surface temperature, and these changes could be successfully detected by thermal imaging.

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Insights on the use of thermography in human physiology practical classes

Cited by 10 publications

References 26 publications

Efectos fisiológicos agudos de un dispositivo para ejercitarse en casa (Acute physiological response to exercising with a piece of home equipment )

Efectos fisiológicos agudos de un dispositivo para ejercitarse en casa (Acute physiological response to exercising with a piece of home equipment )

Muscular Strength Imbalances Are not Associated with Skin Temperature Asymmetries in Soccer Players

The Effect of Dry Carbon Dioxide Bathing on Peripheral Blood Circulation Measured by Thermal Imaging among Patients with Risk Factors of PAD

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