Journal
XXVII BRAZILIAN CONGRESS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, CBEB 2020
Volume -, Issue -, Pages 1157-1163Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70601-2_174
Keywords
Infrared medical thermography; Vascular disorder; Acupuncture; Chronic pain
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- Araucaria Foundation
- CNPq
- Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel Brazil (CAPES) [001]
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This study evaluated the analgesic effect of acupuncture and the thermal distribution of the treatment in patients with chronic pain and vascular disorders in the lower limbs. Infrared thermography was used to measure the skin temperature before and after acupuncture treatment. The results suggest that infrared thermography may be applicable in monitoring and diagnosing chronic pain related to vascular disorders in the lower limbs.
Objectives: This study was carried out to evaluate the analgesic effect and the thermal distribution of the treatment through acupuncture in patients with chronic pain and vascular disorders in the lower limbs. Methods: Two female patients undergoing clinical follow-up at the Hospital de Santo Antonio, Portugal. The skin temperature of the lower extremity regions was measured before and after the acupuncture treatment at acupoints B17, BP10, BP6 and IG4, by infrared medical thermography. Thermographic data were analyzed by ThermaCAM Researcher Research Pro (R) 2.10 software, establishing the average temperature in the regions of painful symptoms. Results: When painful symptoms fadeout, the average temperature in the regions of interest has decreased 0.5 degrees C in the Anterior Tibial Muscle, 1.3 degrees C in the Gastrocnemius Muscle, 1.0 degrees C in the Soleus Muscle, in patient 1; and 0.6 degrees C in the anterior Tibial Muscle, in patient 2. Conclusions: Despite the small sample size, it indicates that infrared thermography may be applicable in the area of acupuncture, presenting sensitivity in diagnostic and monitoring the treatment of chronic pain related to vascular disorders in the lower limbs.
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