Skin temperature in the dorsal hand of office workers and severity of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders

Gold, Judith E.; Hanlon, Alexandra; Dennerlein, Jack T.; Dropkin, Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s00420-009-0450-5

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“…Ha sido ampliamente demostrado que el ejercicio físico dinámico produce cambios en la temperatura cutánea 7,8,14 y que el sistema nervioso simpático es el mayor determinante de la temperatura cutánea 15 , no hay conocimiento previo acerca de los efectos térmicos cutáneos asociados con la simple variación de la postura ortostática. Se puede suponer que el aumento en el metabolismo y el calor producido en los músculos involucrados en el control del equilibrio y la postura puede ser transferido a las capas cutáneas 11 .…”

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Variaciones termométricas en la planta del pie y piernas valorada en corredores antes y después de correr 30 km

Dorado¹

2015

Rev. Int. Cienc. Podol.

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ResumenLa termometría es una técnica no invasiva que permite cuantificar los cambios en la temperatura cutánea y evaluarla de forma cuantitativa. El aumento significativo de la temperatura puede indicar la existencia de patología. Se ha demostrado que la actividad muscular induce procesos de transferencia de calor entre los músculos y las capas superficiales de tejido. En este estudio queremos cuantificar los cambios de temperatura que se producen en los músculos del pie y miembro inferior tras una carrera de 30 km, para ello hemos utilizado una cámara termográfica de alta resolución. Contamos con la colaboración voluntaria de 32 sujetos sanos a los que procedimos a tomar fotografías de la planta del pie, parte anterior de la pierna, parte posterior de la pierna, parte anterior del muslo y parte posterior del muslo en dos etapas, primero antes de la carrera y segunda toma después de la carrera de 30 km, de esta manera pudimos valorar si había o no variación de temperatura en las zonas seleccionadas. Tras el análisis de los datos obtenidos encontramos significativas variaciones térmicas en Talón, cabeza primer metatarsiano, cabeza segundo metatarsiano, cabeza tercer metatarsiano, cabeza cuarto metatarsiano, cabeza quinto metatarsiano, apófisis estiloides quinto metatarsiano, arco longitudinal interno, maléolo interno, maléolo externo, peroneo lateral largo, vasto interno, vasto externo, recto femoral, tensor de la fascia lata, inserción cuádriceps, gemelo interno, tendón de Aquiles y Biceps femoral. Palabras clave: termografía infrarroja; carrera; termometría. AbstRACtThermometry is a non-invasive technique to measure changes on the cutaneous temperature and assess it in a quantitative way. The significant raising of the temperature may indicate the existence of pathology. It has been shown that muscular activity inducts heat transference processes between muscles and the superficial layers of tissue. In this study we want to quantify the temperature changes in the foot muscles and in the lower limb after a 30 km race. In order to do so, we have used a high resolution thermographic camera. We count on the voluntary collaboration of 32 healthy people, and we proceeded to take pictures of their foot sole, the front and back of their legs, the front and back parts of their thigh in two stages; The first one before the race and the second after the 30 km race, so we could assess whether there was temperature variation in the selected areas. After de analysis of the obtained data we found significant thermic variations in the heel, first metatarsal head, second metatarsal head, third metatarsal head, fourth metatarsal head, fifth metatarsal head, styloid process fifth metatarsal, inner longitudinal arch, inner malleolus, external malleolus, peroneus longus, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, rectus femoris, tensor fasciae latae, quadriceps insertion, medial gastrocnemius, Achilles tendon and biceps femoris. Key words: infrared thermography; race; thermometry.

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Variaciones termométricas en la planta del pie y piernas valorada en corredores antes y después de correr 30 km

Dorado¹

2015

Rev. Int. Cienc. Podol.

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“…Vasoconstriction of the radial artery and lack of a vasodilatory response to exercise were found in patients (Pritchard et al 1999). Further, changes in skin temperature determined by thermography (i.e., far infrared images) showed reduced temperature in the afflicted region among patients with forearm pain, possibly reflecting sympathetic dysfunction (Sharma et al 1997;Gold et al 2009). …”

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Autonomic Regulation in Musculoskeletal Pain

Hallman¹,

Lyskov²

2012

Pain in Perspective

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“…However it has been reported that reduced dorsal may reflect an underlying dysfunctional sympathetic nervous system [2]. In the lower limb there is a body 48 of evidence that suggests some patellofemoral pain…”

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An investigation of the relationship between thermal imaging and digital thermometer testing at the knee

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Dey

Richards

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U n c o r r e c t e d A u t h o r P r o o f BACKGROUND:A number of research papers and theoretical clinical models summarising how temperature of the skin over the knee may be altered according to different pathological processes have been published. Thermal imaging (TI) is generally regarded as the 'Gold' or 'reference' standard for measuring skin temperature, however this technology is not widely accessible to most musculoskeletal physiotherapists working in clinical environments. This is largely due to the time required for analysis of the thermal images and the high cost of the equipment. A digital thermometer (DT) is portable with a convenient display of results which could offer an inexpensive substitute. PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to determine the interchangeability between thermal imaging and a digital thermometer, using Bland-Altman limits of agreement, to determine skin temperature differences between right and left knees. 16METHODS: Seventy-one healthy participants in the age group of 8 to 40 participated in the study. Data were collected in two phases. The first phase was as part of a public engagement event at the Lancashire Science Festival where school children were invited to learn about science. The second phase of data collection took place as part of a PhD study where staff and students at the university were recruited via electronic advert and posters displayed around the campus. All subjects were free from lower back or lower limb problems and had not had any previous lower limb surgery. RESULTS:Matched paired t tests showed no significant difference between temperature difference between right and left using DT and TI (t = 1.41, df = 69, P = 0.08). The DT and TI were interchangeable to measure knee skin temperature difference with a limit of agreement of -0.64 and 0.75; this limit of agreement is acceptable based on previous literature where skin temperature differences between affected and non-affected knees are equal to or greater than 1 • C. CONCLUSION: This study concludes that an inexpensive handheld digital thermometer shows acceptable agreement with a thermal imaging camera. Clinically a handheld digital thermometer has the potential to play an important role in the localized assessment of skin temperature in physiotherapy and can offer an inexpensive substitute to thermal imaging; due to the massive difference in cost it is worth considering the adoption of digital thermometry in routine musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice.

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Skin temperature in the dorsal hand of office workers and severity of upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders

Cited by 37 publications

References 46 publications

Variaciones termométricas en la planta del pie y piernas valorada en corredores antes y después de correr 30 km

Variaciones termométricas en la planta del pie y piernas valorada en corredores antes y después de correr 30 km

Autonomic Regulation in Musculoskeletal Pain

An investigation of the relationship between thermal imaging and digital thermometer testing at the knee

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