Application of Infrared Thermography in Sports Science

This book addresses the application of infrared thermography in sports, examining the main benefits of this non-invasive, non-radiating and low-cost technique. Aspects covered include the detection of injuries in sports medicine, the assessment of sports performance due to the existing link between...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Priego Quesada, Jose Ignacio. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47410-6
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Historical perspective
  • Physics principles of the infrared thermography.-Methodological aspects of the infrared thermography in the human assessment
  • Infrared thermography on the detection of injury in sports medicine
  • Assessment of the sports performance using infrared thermography
  • Infrared thermography in water sports
  • Assessment of sports clothing and footwear using infrared thermography
  • Assessment of sport equipment using infrared thermography
  • Assessment of the emotional responses using infrared thermography
  • Foot temperature assessment
  • Infrared thermography and Whole-body cryotherapy
  • Future developments of infrared thermography
  • Editor’s conclusions.