What is Thermography?
Thermography is a non-invasive and highly sensitive toll that allows the thermographer to analyze changes in skin surface temperature. An infrared camera is used to ‘see’ and ‘measure’ what is called metabolism or thermal energy emitted from the body. This visual image graphically maps the body temperature and is referred to as a thermogram.
Why use thermography?
Infrared thermography is utilized for early detection and disease prevention. Heat patterns in the body indicate inflammation. Early detection of inflammation can assist the practitioner with early intervention and possible prevention of the disease.
Inflammation is a precursor to many diseases such as cancer, arthritis, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and high blood pressure. Measuring inflammation through thermal imaging can be very effective in monitoring change and determining the effectiveness of treatment.
Art of Natural Healing can help you if you have inflammation.
Many times, inflammation can be reduced through dietary changes, acupuncture, supplements, detoxification and/or stress reduction. Through the Chinese medicine practices, Art of Natural Healing can help in all of these areas. Additionally, we are one of the few clinics in the Chicago area to provide thermography (infrared imaging) services. This digital heat imaging can be used to detect a variety of conditions and includes breast screening without having to use X-rays or mammography, tools which expose you to additional radiation.
Infrared imaging utilizes the principles of thermography as a scanning tool for the early detection of breast cancer in a clinical setting or as a monitor of its treatment. Infrared imaging is completely non-contact, non-invasive and imparts no form of radiation energy onto or into the body. Infrared imaging is the least expensive means of diagnostic breast imaging and is well suited to screen large populations of women for breast cancer.