Western Medical Thermography

Medical Applications

Thermography is a safe and effective means to help in the screening for risk assessment of:

•Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

•Monitoring Breast Cancer Treatments

•Benign Breast Tumors

•Fibrocystic Breast Disease

•Breast Mastitis

•Skin Cancer

•Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

•Chronic Low Back Pain

•Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

•Headache / Sinus Pain

•Neck and Back Problems

•Visualization of Pain

•Repetitive Strain Injuries

•Soft Tissue Injuries/ Sports Injuries

•Stroke Risk Assessment

•Dental Infection

•Thyroid

•Chronic Nerve Injury

•Fibromyalgia

•Thrombosis

•Fractures

•Musculo-Skeletal Syndromes

•Whiplash

Veterinary Applications

Equine thermography has increased in popularity recently because of improvements in thermal cameras and advances in image-processing software. The basic principle of thermography involves the transformation of surface heat from an object into a pictorial representation. The colour gradients generated reflect differences in the emitted heat. Variations from normal can be used to detect lameness or regions of inflammation in horses. Units can be so sensitive that flexor tendon injuries can be detected before the horse develops clinical lameness. Thermography has been used to evaluate several different clinical syndromes not only in the diagnosis of inflammation but also to monitor the progression of healing. Thermography has important applications in research for the detection of illegal performance-enhancing procedures at athletic events.

Thermography is not covered by your Provincial Health Insurance.