Abstract
Infrared thermography allows for the measurement of skin temperature (Tsk) to identify regions at risk of injury or pathology through thermal asymmetries. Isometric strength test has been shown to be a valid analysis to assess muscle strength and detect asymmetries. The objective was to analyze whether there is a relationship between the thermal asymmetries provided by thermography and the asymmetries observed in an isometric test. 31 amateur soccer players (Age: 20.51 ± 3.4; Weight: 71.72 ± 6.7; Height: 173.42 ± 4.7cm) were analyzed with thermography to extract the Tsk from the posterior thigh region of interest (ROI). On the other hand, subjects performed 90:90 hamstring isometric test. A Pearson correlation test was implemented with a significance level set at (p < 0.005). Results: The analysis of the Pearson correlation test did not show a significant correlation between any of the ROIs of the hamstring and the strength measurement parameters of the isometric test (Hams Cent. ROI (r = −0,10; p = 0,58); Hams Int. ROI (r = 0,00; p = 0,99); Hams Ext. ROI (r = −0,32; p = 0,07)). Furthermore, other ROIs of the legs also did not show a relationship with the newtons exerted in the isometric test (Popliteus ROI (r = −0,15; p = 0,39); Calf Int. ROI (r = −0,17; p = 0,34). Conclusions: There is no direct relationship between the isometric isolated manifestation of force and the temperature asymmetry of the posterior thigh computed by ThermoHuman. These results could suggest that both tests need to be performed in isolation because they provide complementary and unrelated information.
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Escamilla-Galindo, V., Brunsó, G., Barceló i Lopez, R., Madruga-Parera, M., Fernández-Cuevas, I. (2023). Relationship Between Thermography Assessment and Hamstring Isometric Test in Amateur Soccer Players. In: Kakileti, S.T., Manjunath, G., Schwartz, R.G., Frangi, A.F. (eds) Artificial Intelligence over Infrared Images for Medical Applications. AIIIMA 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14298. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44511-8_8
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