Thermography as a tool for evaluation and prevention of injuries in athlete

Skeletal muscles constitute approximately 40% of the human body weight. About 75% of the metabolic energy is not employed as mechanical work but it is lost in heat, released as infrared radiation. In the biomedical field, the idea of using infrared thermography (IT) for evaluating muscles health condition and preventing potential injuries has developed more and more [1,2]. The aim of this work is to evaluate muscle conditions (pre and post training) of volleyball players’ legs by means of IT for identifying subjects who could be at risk of injury