Thermal imaging in monitoring of laser acupuncture - A case report

Abstract

Many studies show the alterations of electrical conductivity of the skin along the acupuncture points and canals or optical characterists of heat transfer after moxibustion. The aim of this paper was to compare the heat zones on the treated lower extremities with the contralateral one and to objectivize the shape of temperature curve of the pulse laser beam effect. The digital thermovisual camera Wohler IK 21 with SnapView Pro v.2.1. software package was used and the pulse laser in IR range, λ=830nm. Results show that in two zones of interest - in the environment of the treated acupuncture point ST 36 and the same zone on the other non treated leg there are the same curve shapes of temperature changes during and after laser treatment. The obtained results are in accordance with the theory of needle acupuncture and it is proved on laser effects too. © 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.