Risks and precautions Do not have physical therapy or electromyography on the same day thermography is performed. No changes necessary. No changes necessary. Put on surgical gown. Examining rooms are frequently uncomfortably cool when you disrobe for the examination.
Discomfort disappears when the test is finished.
Description of test Your back is cooled with room-temperature water then blown dry with cool air from a hair dryer. Relax for 10 to 15 minutes. Thermograms are made of lower back, buttocks and both legs for lumbar studies. Thermograms are made of the back side of the chest for thoracic studies. After the test Immediate post-test care None.