Accelerometric Changes before and after Capacitive Resistive Electric Transfer Therapy in Horses with Thoracolumbar Pain Compared to a SHAM Procedure
| Autor: | Antonia Sánchez de Medina, Toni Ramón, Eduard Gascón, Aritz Saitua, D. Argüelles, Mireya Becero, Ana Muñoz, Marta Prades |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Flexibility (anatomy)
040301 veterinary sciences Capacitive resistive electrical transfer Horse electrophysical agents Article Matched pair 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Electrophysical agents lcsh:Zoology Accelerometry medicine accelerometry lcsh:QL1-991 Horses thoracolumbar pain Gravity center Epaxial muscle Resistive touchscreen lcsh:Veterinary medicine General Veterinary business.industry 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences capacitive resistive electrical transfer horse Thoracolumbar pain medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Anesthesia lcsh:SF600-1100 Animal Science and Zoology business |
| Zdroj: | Animals 10(12), 2305 (2020) Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI Helvia: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Córdoba Universidad de Córdoba Animals, Vol 10, Iss 2305, p 2305 (2020) Animals Volume 10 Issue 12 Helvia. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Córdoba instname |
| Popis: | Capacitive resistive electric transfer (CRET), a radiofrequency at 448 kHz, increases flexibility in quadricep muscles of human athletes. To assess whether CRET would result in clinical and biomechanical improvements in horses with thoracolumbar pain, 18 sport horses were divided into two groups: CRET (n = 9), subjected to four CRET sessions, during two consecutive weeks, and SHAM (n = 9), subjected to the same procedure with the device off. Clinical examination and accelerometry were performed before and after the four sessions. During the study, horses were in training and in active competition, and did not receive any other treatment. Mann-Whitney and a Wilcoxon matched pair tests were used to compare between the SHAM and CRET groups and before and after the intervention, respectively. CRET horses showed increased dorsoventral (p < 0.002), mediolateral and total power (p < 0.01) after the intervention, suggesting increased back flexibility. SHAM horses did not show any of these modifications after the intervention. No changes were found in the dorsoventral displacement of the gravity center in either group. Thoracolumbar pain decreased one degree after CRET (p = 0.002), and it did not change after SHAM. Epaxial muscle pain decreased two degrees after CRET (p = 0.03) and one degree after SHAM (p = 0.01). These results reflected that CRET therapy would increase back flexibility and decrease thoracolumbar and epaxial pain. |
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