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Intra- and inter-session reliability and repeatability of an infrared thermography device designed for materials to measure skin temperature of the triceps surae muscle tissue of athletes.

Cesar Calvo-Lobo, Marta San-Antolín, Daniel García-García, Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias, Julia Cosín-Matamoros, Israel Casado-Hernández, Eva María Martínez-Jiménez, Victoria Mazoteras-Pardo, David Rodríguez-Sanz

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Cesar Calvo-LoboFacultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Marta San-AntolínDepartamento de Psicología, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
Daniel García-GarcíaFacultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-VallejoFacultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1568-7602
Marta Elena Losa-IglesiasFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7588-2069
Julia Cosín-MatamorosFacultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Israel Casado-HernándezFacultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Eva María Martínez-JiménezFacultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0926-5200
Victoria Mazoteras-PardoDepartment of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, School of Physiotherapy and Nursing, Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Toledo, Spain, Spain.
David Rodríguez-SanzFacultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid · ESUniversidad de Valladolid · ESUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos · ESUniversity of Castilla-La Mancha · ES

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Abstract

Background: Infrared thermography devices have been commonly applied to measure superficial temperature in structural composites and walls. These tools were cheaper than other thermographic devices used to measure superficial human muscle tissue temperature. In addition, infrared thermography has been previously used to assess skin temperature related to muscle tissue conditions in the triceps surae of athletes. Nevertheless, the reliability and repeatability of an infrared thermography device designed for materials, such as the Manual Infrared Camera PCE-TC 30, have yet to be determined to measure skin temperature of the triceps surae muscle tissue of athletes. Objective: The purpose was to determine the procedure's intra- and inter-session reliability and repeatability to determine skin temperature within the Manual Infrared Camera PCE-TC 30 thermography device in the triceps surae muscle tissue of athletes, which was initially designed to measure the superficial temperature of materials. Methods: A total of 34 triceps surae muscles were bilaterally assessed from 17 healthy athletes using the Manual Infrared Camera PCE-TC 30 thermography device to determine intra- (at the same day separated by 1 h) and inter-session (at alternate days separated by 48 h) reliability and repeatability of the skin temperature of the soleus, medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles. The triceps surae complex weas measured by a region of interest of 1 cm Results: Intra- and inter-session measurements of the proposed infrared thermography procedure showed excellent reliability (ICC Conclusions: The proposed procedure to determine skin temperature within the Manual Infrared Camera PCE-TC 30 thermography device presented excellent intra- and inter-session reliability and repeatability in athletes' triceps surae muscle tissue. Future studies should consider the SEM and MDC of this procedure to measure the skin temperature of soleus, medial, and lateral gastrocnemius muscles to promote triceps surae muscle prevention and recovery in athletes.

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Skin TemperatureThermographyHumansLegMuscle, SkeletalReproducibility of ResultsData managementLower extremityReproducibility of resultsSportsThermosensing

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PMID36919164
PMCPMC10008311
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