title: [Evaluation of thermovision images in pain syndrome associated with instability of the cervical segment of the spine].
abstract: The aim of this work is to attempt to evaluate the characteristics of the thermovision image in pain syndrome associated with instability of the cervical segment of the spine (CSPS), to identify the variables and the impact of the characteristics of the thermovision image in the process of rehabilitation, and to specify the suitability of thermovision testing in the evaluation of rehabilitation. The results from tests performed in 71 patients indicate that patients with CSPS, in comparison to healthy subjects, are characterized by high asymmetry of the neck and severe cervical hyperthermia. When the characteristics of the thermovision image in the process of rehabilitation are traced, one can see a high dynamics of changes in these parameters, towards temperature symmetry in the neck and a reduction of cervical hyperthermia. The results of the tests point to the suitability of the thermovision testing in the evaluation of the effectiveness of rehabilitation procedures in patients with CSPS.
authors.affiliation: Krakowskiego Centrum Rehabilitacji.
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authors.lastname: Jasiak-Tyrkalska
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authors.lastname: Frańczuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013817:Thermography