Summary

TIMELY OLYMPIC OR MEDICAL SIDEBAR AS OLYMPIC HOPEFULS PLUG INTO THE LATEST HIGH-TECH HELP IN THEIR QUEST FOR GOLD.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 192092
Story Slug Olympic Thermal Imaging VNR
Location Brisbane, Australia
Format pkgvosot
Date 9/14/2000
Archive Time 49:17
TRT 3:08
Supers Brisbane, Australia Dr. Dean Clark, US Track and Field Team Chiropractor Dick Booth, Asst. Coach US Track and Field Team John Chaplin, Head Coach US Track and Field Team Melvin Lister, Member of US Track and Field Team
Video Description FOOTAGE OF ATHLETES TRAINING IN BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA COMPUTERIZED THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT BEING USED; SCREEN DISPLAYS OF IMAGING SOUNDBITES FEATURING DR. DEAN CLARK, U.S. TRACK & FIELD TEAM CHIROPRACTOR; DICK BOOTH, ASSISTANT COACH, U.S. OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TEAM; JOHN CHAPLIN, MEN'S HEAD COACH, U.S. OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TEAM; MELVIN LISTER, U.S. TRACK & FIELD TEAM MEMBER
Description TIMELY OLYMPIC OR MEDICAL SIDEBAR AS OLYMPIC HOPEFULS PLUG INTO THE LATEST HIGH-TECH HELP IN THEIR QUEST FOR GOLD.
Script STORY DETAILS: AS U.S. TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES FINALIZE THEIR PREPARATIONS IN BRISBANE FOR THE SYDNEY GAMES, THE TEAM'S COACHES, TRAINERS, AND MEDICAL STAFF ARE USING A NEW TECHNOLOGY FROM COMPUTERIZED THERMAL IMAGING, INC. (CTI) TO PROVIDE A UNIQUE PHYSIOLOGICAL VIEW OF ATHLETES' BODIES. MANY TEAM MEMBERS IN BRISBANE ARE GETTING TREATMENT EVERY DAY BASED ON THE THERMAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY, WHICH PROVIDES A "REAL TIME" PHYSIOLOGICAL VIEW, SHOWING DIFFERENCES IN BODY TEMPERATURE OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH INJURIES. THE SAME TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED MEDICAL STAFF IN TREATING ATHLETES DURING THE USA TRACK & FIELD TRIALS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIF., AND CTI IS MAKING THE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE TO THE TEAM THROUGHOUT THE SYDNEY GAMES. CTI'S COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM ALLOWS THE IMAGES TO BE PRESENTED INSTANTLY ON A COMPUTER SCREEN, DISPLAYING COLOR-ENHANCED VIEWS OF THE BODY. ATHLETIC TRAINERS USE THIS TOOL IN THEIR QUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT AN ATHLETE'S PHYSICAL CONDITION. DR. DEAN CLARK, A FORMER ATHLETE, TRACK COACH, AND CURRENT USA TRACK & FIELD TEAM CHIROPRACTOR, HAS BEEN UTILIZING COMPUTERIZED THERMAL IMAGING IN HIS WORK WITH TRACK AND FIELD TEAM MEMBERS AND WITH ATHLETES IN HIS PRIVATE PRACTICE. DR. CLARK ALSO IS USING CTI'S PHOTONIC STIMULATOR, A MEDICAL DEVICE THAT EMITS INFRARED LIGHT WHICH PENETRATES THE SKIN TO PROMOTE BLOOD FLOW AND CIRCULATION, PROVIDING SAFE, TEMPORARY PAIN RELIEF FOR THE ATHLETES. MELVIN LISTER, THE 2000 NCAA OUTDOOR TRIPLE JUMP CHAMPION, CURRENT NATIONAL LONG JUMP CHAMPION, AND A MEMBER OF THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TEAM, HAS BEEN RECEIVING REGULAR TREATMENTS BASED ON THE THERMAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY. COMPUTERIZED THERMAL IMAGING, INC., FOUNDED IN 1987, IS IN BUSINESS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THERMAL IMAGING AND ASSOCIATED TECHNOLOGIES. IN ADDITION TO DEVELOPING SPORTS MEDICINE AND OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE APPLICATIONS FOR THIS NON-INVASIVE, PAINLESS TECHNOLOGY, CTI CURRENTLY IS SEEKING FDA APPROVAL FOR ITS BREAST IMAGING SYSTEM TO BE USED AS AN ADJUNCT TO MAMMOGRAPHY TO ASSIST PHYSICIANS IN DETECTING BREAST CANCER. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CTI CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.CTI-NET.COM. 1300 FEED-DATE: 00SEP14 1300
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