The relationship between the change in digital infrared thermography imaging and preoperative and postoperative pain or disability in HNP patients

Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 100-108

  Kim, Ju Hyun ^a   Kim, Il Hyun ^a   Kim, Bokyung ^b   Kim, Junghwan ^a  

^a Yongin University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Digital infrared thermographic imaging (DITI); Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP); Pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCIATICA; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873263951     PISSN: 20059752     EISSN: 22337784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13530-012-0123-8     Document Type: Article

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