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The Use of Infrared Thermography in the Study of Sport and Exercise Physiology

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Application of Infrared Thermography in Sports Science

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Abstract

Infrared thermography (IRT) is considered an upcoming, promising methodology in the field of exercise physiology. Skin temperature distribution derives from muscular activity, skin blood flow as well as perspiration patterns in specific body parts. This chapter aims to provide a general overview on the literature about the study of the skin temperature response to exercise assessed by means of IRT and its relationship with other thermoregulatory variables, exercise characteristics and performance factors.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Damiano Formenti

  2. Infrared Imaging Lab, ITAB-Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies and Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, University “G. D’Annunzio”—Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

    Arcangelo Merla

  3. Biophysics and Medical Physics Group, Department of Physiology, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Jose Ignacio Priego Quesada

  4. Research Group in Sport Biomechanics (GIBD), Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

    Jose Ignacio Priego Quesada

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Formenti, D., Merla, A., Priego Quesada, J.I. (2017). The Use of Infrared Thermography in the Study of Sport and Exercise Physiology. In: Priego Quesada, J. (eds) Application of Infrared Thermography in Sports Science. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47410-6_5

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