Manual khalifa therapy in patients with completely ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in the knee: First preliminary results from thermal imaging

Abstract

Background:This preliminary publication describes acute temperature effects after manual Khalifa therapy.Aims:The goal of this study was to describe temperature distribution and the effects on surface temperature of the knees and feet in patients with completely ruptured anterior cruciate ligament before and immediately after the manual therapy.Materials and Methods:Ten male patients were investigated with thermal imaging. An infrared camera operating at a wavelength range of 7.5-13 μm was used. Temperature was analyzed at three locations on both knees and in addition on both feet.Results:The study revealed that baseline temperature of the injured knee differed from that of the untreated control knee. After the therapy on the injured knee, the surface temperature was significantly increased on both knees (injured and control). There were no significant changes in the temperature of the feet.Conclusions:Further studies using continuous thermal image recording may help to explain the details concerning the temperature distribution.

Use of infrared thermography as a tool to monitor skin temperature along the recovery process of an anterior cruciate ligament surgery

“…Following similar works, this study reveals that the baseline temperature of injured and non-injured leg are different even after a long period (Litscher, 2013). This tool allows us to check the skin surface heat emission, which can be very useful as many metabolism changes detach temperature variations, easily captured by a thermographic camera.…”

“…It is a safe, non-invasive and useful tool to detect injuries such as tennis elbow, ankle injuries, fractures, spinal pain, shoulder injuries or foot pain (BenEliyahu, 1990a). Hyperthermic images appear when there are inflammatory reactions due to an increase of the metabolism (Litscher, 2013) by increasing the blood flow through the cellular activation and hypothermic images when there is compression or degenerative processes (Čoh & Širok, 2007).…”

RegentK: The Scientific Investigation of a 40-Year-Old Method in Regenerative Medicine

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