Thermography

We are thrilled to be collaborating with ERLY Wellness, a mobile Thermography and Ultrasound company. Look for available screening events throughout the year at Advanced Wellness.

What is Thermography? Why would you use it? Why is it important to learn about during Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Answer these questions and more by reading our Guest Blog written by ERLY Wellness. Visit their website to schedule your screening ERLYWellness.com

Guest Blog
Thermography - Early Detection Breast Screening

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so many women have breast screenings and detection on their mind. Let’s discuss how thermography works and how it can benefit you.
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What is Thermography?

Thermography is an FDA cleared, clinical imaging procedure used to detect and monitor a number of diseases and physical injuries. Thermal patterns indicate areas of reduced or increased activity, signifying changes of inflammatory activity or abnormal blood flow, which can indicate disease or dysfunction. By visualizing thermal abnormalities present in the body, such as lymphatic congestion, pain, metabolic processes and physiological (or functional) changes over time, thermography can help detect these abnormalities at their earliest stages.

Thermal images are taken using a digital thermal infrared camera without contact to the body; making screenings safe, comfortable, painless and free of harmful radiation.

Proven & Reliable

Clinical trials have shown that thermography significantly augments the long-term survival rates of its recipients by as much as 61%. And when used as part of a multimodal approach, 95% of all early-stage cancers may be detected. No one breast test is 100% accurate, so it is important to consider a multimodal approach (used along with clinical examination, mammography or ultrasound).

Breast Thermography

Breast thermography’s ability to detect a precancerous state, or signs of cancer in the breast at an early stage, lies in its unique capability of monitoring the temperature variations and blood vessel alterations produced by the earliest changes in tissue physiology. This often occurs before a lump even presents itself and is detectable by other structural tests.

When a cancer is forming, it develops its own blood supply to feed its growth. This increased blood supply causes abnormal inflammatory patterns in the breasts. Thermography can detect these patterns, which are some of the earliest signs of a forming cancer.

All women can benefit from thermography and it can be especially helpful for women with dense breast tissue. Unlike mammograms, which have a difficult time seeing through dense tissue, it poses no issue for thermography since it is not a structural screening. It can also help identify fibrocystic activity and lymph congestion, both very common in women. It takes years for tumors to grow large enough to be seen on a structural test or to be palpable, hence the earliest possible indication of abnormality is essential to early intervention.

Women’s Health Check

​​​​​​​Our Women’s Health Check Thermography was designed with women’s needs in mind. By providing thermal findings related to breast, OB-GYN, thyroid, endocrine, visceral and autonomic (nerve) status, it provides a holistic view of your overall health and future risk levels.
The easy-to-understand report specifically identifies findings related to estrogen dominance, symptoms of adrenal fatigue or insufficiency, thyroid dysfunction and hormone imbalance. Using a color-coded slider, indicating associated risk levels, your report will assist you and your practitioner in taking positive action to improve ‘women’s wellness’ whether through lifestyle changes, holistic treatments or medical intervention.

Full Body

Please visit ERLYWellness.com for abundant information on thermography, studies, research and benefits. You can also schedule an appointment there, simply choose Advanced Wellness as your desired location.
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Please note breast thermography is not a replacement or alternative for mammography or any other form of breast imaging. Breast thermography is meant to be used in addition to mammography and other tests. Breast thermography and mammography are complementary procedures, one does not replace the other.