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Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging in Sports Medicine & Musculoskeletal Disorders
DITI has been shown to be useful as a diagnostic tool in the differential diagnosis of neuromusculoskeletal injuries and theirÂ
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The controlling mechanism for thermal emission and dermal microcirculation is the sympathetic nervous system. There is a per
Muscle, joint, osseous, ligament and nerve injuries all cause the patient to perceive pain. Pain sensation is carried by afferentÂ
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Pain felt at the area of injury is generally seen to be hyperthermic (increased thermal emission) due to decreased sympatheticÂ
Areas of referred pain are generally seen to be hypothermic (decreased thermal emission) due to increasedÂ
DITI has been recognised as a viable diagnostic tool since 1987 by the AMA council on scientific affairs, the ACA council onÂ
DITI has good clinical utility, is cost effective, risk-free and provides instantaneous real time imaging. DITI should be used byÂ