Thermal imaging ruled out as a supplementary assessment in patients with fibromyalgia: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) syndrome is often complicated and relies on diagnostic criteria based mostly on the symptoms reported by patients. Implementing objective complementary tests would be desirable to better characterize this population.

Objective

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to compare the skin temperature at rest using thermography in women with FMS and healthy women.

Methods

Eighty-six women with FMS and 92 healthy controls volunteered to participate. The temperature of all participants was measured by infra-red thermography, registering the skin surface temperature (minimum, maximum and average) at rest in different areas: neck, upper and lower back, chest, knees and elbows. In order to analyze the differences in

SUBMITTER: Sempere-Rubio N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8208560 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature