Paper: Equine Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review of the Literature
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“Paper” https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061508 22 May 2021 Cited by 2 | Viewed by 6014
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Summary
When a horse is diagnosed with a locomotor disorder, the veterinarian treats the specific injury to restore the horse to soundness. Even after the injury has healed, however, the horse may not be fully functional due to persistent limitations in movement or strength in specific areas of the body. As in people, rehabilitation seeks to optimize function and reduce any existing disability using a variety of methods including manual therapy, the use of physical and mechanical agents, and specialized exercise regimes. This study has reviewed the scientific literature with the goal of identifying which types of physical therapy have been described in horses over the past 20 years.
The most frequently reported techniques were exercise, electrotherapy, and hydrotherapy but there are relatively few publications describing details of their use and outcomes in clinical cases. This study reviews the methodology and outcomes of rehabilitation in clinical cases. The results highlight the paucity of clinically-based reports on the practical applications of equine rehabilitation and physical therapy.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/6/1508
by Tiago Atalaia 1,José Prazeres 2,João Abrantes1 and Hilary M. Clayton 3
1 CICANT, MovLab, Lusófona University, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal
2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Lusófona University, Campo Grande 376, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal
3 College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Animals 2021, 11(6), 1508
https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11061508
Received: 18 March 2021 / Revised: 12 April 2021 / Accepted: 12 May 2021 / Published: 22 May 2021