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ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2019

Aquatic Osteopathy Treatment Assessment by Infrared Thermography on Healthy Subjects After Thermoneutral Water Immersion.

X Maxel, F Girollet, L Stubbe, E Boudot, L Darraillans, J L Bodnar

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X MaxelÉcole Supérieure d'Ostéopathie--Département recherche-Cité Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne, France.
F GirolletÉcole Supérieure d'Ostéopathie--Département recherche-Cité Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne, France.
L StubbeÉcole Supérieure d'Ostéopathie--Département recherche-Cité Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne, France.
E BoudotÉcole Supérieure d'Ostéopathie--Département recherche-Cité Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne, France.
L DarraillansÉcole Supérieure d'Ostéopathie--Département recherche-Cité Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne, France.
J L BodnarGroupe de Recherche en Sciences Pour l'ingénieur/ MECATHERM Unité de formation et de recherche, Sciences Exactes et Naturelles Campus du Moulin de la Housse, Reims, France.

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Abstract

objectiveAquatic osteopathy (AO) is a recent discipline that has not yet demonstrated its value compared with existing therapies. This study compared AO with aquatic therapy (AT)-that is, thermoneutral water immersion-using infrared thermography on healthy individuals to assess differences in cutaneous body temperature.

methodsFifty-five healthy individuals were immersed in thermoneutral water for 1 hour and then underwent AO treatment, with application of a classic diagnosis routine and subsequent manual therapy. Thermograms were recorded to measure the distribution of skin surface temperature throughout the entire body after 1 hour of immersion in thermoneutral water (AT) and compared with thermograms taken after AO.

resultsVisual analysis of the thermograms showed that there were thermographic differences between the 2 groups. A statistical analysis revealed significant differences between post-AT and post-AO thermograms (

conclusionCutaneous thermal reactions were more homogenous after AO than after AT alone, with cutaneous temperatures returning closer to normal than after AT alone. These reactions may be related to physiological reactions due to a decrease in vasoconstriction or trigger points. Further studies are needed to clarify these physiological reactions to establish the mechanisms of AO and thus better define its indications.

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BalneologyImmersionOsteopathic medicineThermography

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PMID32874158
PMCPMC7452201

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