Digital thermography and vascular involvement in β-thalassemia intermedia

Abdulhai, Farah; Jaffa, Miran A.; Elias, Joseph; Zakka, Patrick; Hotait, Mostafa; Bou‐Fakhredin, Rayan; Arnaout, Samir; Taher, Ali T.; Refaat, Marwan M.

doi:10.1007/s00277-021-04588-8

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“…Clinical thermography is a diagnostic technique that allows us to record images according to the emission of infrared radiation from a body surface, thus being able to distinguish changes linked to different physiological states, especially related to vascular flow. 17,18 Changes in thermographic measurements have been correlated with clinical and vascular improvements or worsening. Recent studies highlight the reliability and sensitivity of this technique concerning the muscular and tendon system.…”

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Medical ozone on hamstring injury in a professional athlete assessed by thermography: a clinical case report

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Injuries associated with the hamstring muscles in the running athlete are increasingly investigated due to the economic and functional consequences associated with them. Although hardly used in the treatment of sports injuries, medical ozone is effective and very well tolerated in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain, it was decided to add a series of medical ozone infiltrations to the treatment. The evolution of the case was recorded by medical thermography, in addition to measuring pain intensity (visual analog scale) and functional capacity (toe touch test). Pain intensity (visual analog scale) decreased from seven at baseline to two at the end of treatment (after two ozone infiltrations, one weekly). Mobility of the damaged area (toe touch test) improved from a distance of 8 cm at baseline to 0 cm at the end of treatment. Regarding medical thermography, after the first and second infiltration of ozone, the temperature rose to a significant increase in perfusion from baseline from 31.2 to 31.8 °C and from 31.2 to 32 °C, respectively. These results suggest the possible interest of medical ozone as an adjuvant treatment for the recovery of sports tendinopathies and encourage us to carry out further studies.

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