Gainesville Thermography, LLC
Thermography Use in Pain and Other Conditions
Thermography is useful for screening multiple
different conditions, and can also monitor the effects
of treatment of a number of diseases or injuries.
These conditions can be divided into 3 main
categories:
1. Inflammatory conditions
2. Vasomotor conditions
3. Vascular conditions
Inflammatory conditions would include things such as
active arthritis, soft tissue injuries or sports injury,
myofascial trigger points, periosteal triggers (the
periosteum covers the bone), musculoskeletal pain, and
infections (including post surgical).
Example of Active Arthritis
Vasomotor conditions include radicular neuropathies,
RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy), and
neuropathological conditions (these type of conditions
are difficult to evaluate objectively because they rely
on the subjective description of the patient's
sensations).
Myofascial Trigger points not seen on X-ray
Vascular conditions are conditions such as
thrombophlebitis or DVT, ischemic phenomenon such as in
arterial insufficiency or carotid artery insufficiency,
and conditions that have to do with angioneogenesis (new
blood vessel growth such as in tumors or malignancies).
Patient with Phlebitis of both legs
Just like with any technology, there are some
limitations with thermography. Traumatic vascular injury
is more effectively imaged by doppler ultrasound. Tumors
that are slow growing and do not have angioneogenesis
may not show up on thermography. There is no other
technology available, however, that can paint a picture
of a person's pain other than Thermography and it fills
in the gap where X ray, CT, ultrasound or MRI may not
show what the problem is.
Summary of Conditions and Injuries Thermography is
Useful In:
• Back injuries
• Arthritis
• Headache
• Nerve Damage
• Unexplained pain
• Fibromyalgia
• RSD
• Dental pain and TMJ
• Artery inflammation
• Vascular disease
• Breast disease
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Disc disease
• Inflammatory pain
• Skin cancer
• Referred pains syndrome
• Sprain/strains
• Stroke screening
• Whiplash
• Digestive disorders
Thermography is:
• Non invasive
• No radiation
• Painless
• No contact with the body
• F.D.A. approved
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