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Thermography with an Eastern Perspective
As a practitioner of East Asian Medicine, we tend to look at the body on a scale measure rather than black and white. Sometimes it is challenging for those who come from a binary perspective which our medicine is often based on, to observe a relative scale, or in the context of thermography a colour range.
During a thermographic assessment the thermographer is looking for both a relative scale on the body, and certain patterns and measures. It is commonly known that problems arise when there are …
Why Thermography?
Thermography is a non-invasive tool that is used to take images of the body using infra-red heat signals to identify patterns of heat and cold in the body. This can determine areas of inflammation, increased blood flow and identify concerns with circulation. Breast thermography is often used as an adjunct to mammography and ultrasound, as it is possible to scan through implants as well as dense breast tissue in order to get a true picture of health. Whole body imaging can demonstrate systemic …