A Controlled, Blinded Study Investigating the Effect That a 20-Minute Cycloidal Vibration has on Whole Horse Locomotion and Thoracolumbar Profiles

MacKechnie-Guire, Russell; Mackechnie-Guire, Erik; Bush, Rosie; Wyatt, Ruth; Fisher, Diane; Fisher, Mark; Cameron, Lorna

doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2018.09.012

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“…In horses, investigations into the effects of vibration therapy appear to be mainly restricted to whole-body vibration (WBV) rather than localized vibration, which may not yield comparable results. However, one study conducted cycloidal vibration on the thoracic spine and individual muscles of horses, reporting increased range of motion of the thoracic spine and improved thoracic musculature ( 45 ). Despite having used the combined cooling and vibrating features of the Ice-Vibe boot (per the manufacturer’s recommendation) for this particular investigation in order to mimic the typical user setting, future work could test these cooling and vibrating effects individually for comparison, in addition to the combined effect.…”

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Effects of wearable therapies on jump performance in sport horses

Schmidt,

Gleason,

Samaniego

et al. 2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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IntroductionFailure to properly prepare the equine athlete for exercise and support post-exercise recovery is a contributing factor to physical breakdown and lameness. Equine physiotherapy was not introduced until the early twentieth century and has since evolved to allow for wearable therapies such as therapeutic boots to be accessible to a broad spectrum of equestrians. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of ceramic boots, boots combining vibration and cryotherapy, and boots containing tourmaline on the performance of sport horses during jumping as well as to examine changes in vital signs in response to treatment.MethodsEight healthy horses received the 3 therapeutic boot treatments or a control (no boot) in a Latin square experiment for a period of 5 days each. Horses performed approximately 10 min of exercise through a jump chute for the 5 consecutive days and jump performance parameters were recorded during each exercise session. Therapeutics were applied in the morning prior to exercise per the manufacturer’s recommendation and were removed only for exercise.Results and DiscussionIn a Bayesian network analysis, changes in vital signs (heart rate, respiration, and temperature) were driven by individual animal, rather than boot treatment. Jump performance was influenced by boot treatment, physiological measurements, and individual animal. Therapeutic boots were associated with changes in conditional probabilities of numerous performance outcomes. This study indicates the use of wearable therapies may result in improved performance outcomes of sport horses in jumping exercises.

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Effects of wearable therapies on jump performance in sport horses

Schmidt,

Gleason,

Samaniego

et al. 2023

Front. Vet. Sci.

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“…IMUs have been used extensively for quantifying axial kinematics for over ground locomotion in straight lines [ 34 , 35 , 36 ] and when circling [ 34 , 37 , 38 , 39 ] in lame and non-lame horses [ 37 , 40 , 41 , 42 ]. Their outputs have been validated against optical motion capture for quantifying translational movements of the upper body [ 27 , 30 ] and a direct validation of flexion–extension angles from IMU data has reported differences of <1° [ 33 ].…”

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Differential Rotational Movement of the Thoracolumbosacral Spine in High-Level Dressage Horses Ridden in a Straight Line, in Sitting Trot and Seated Canter Compared to In-Hand Trot

MacKechnie-Guire

Pfau

2021

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Assessing back dysfunction is a key part of the investigative process of “loss of athletic performance” in the horse and quantitative data may help veterinary decision making. Ranges of motion of differential translational and rotational movement between adjacent inertial measurement units attached to the skin over thoracic vertebrae 5, 13 and 18 (T5, T13, T18) lumbar vertebra 3 (L3) and tuber sacrale (TS) were measured in 10 dressage horses during trot in-hand and ridden in sitting trot/canter. Straight-line motion cycles were analysed using a general linear model (random factor: horse; fixed factor: exercise condition; Bonferroni post hoc correction: p < 0.05). At T5-T13 the differential heading was smaller in sitting trot (p ≤ 0.0001, 5.1° (0.2)) and canter (p ≤ 0.0001, 3.2° (0.2)) compared to trotting in-hand (7.4° (0.4)). Compared to trotting in-hand (3.4° (0.4)) at T18-L3 differential pitch was higher in sitting trot (p ≤ 0.0001, 7.5° (0.3)) and canter (p ≤ 0.0001, 6.3° (0.3)). At L3-TS, differential pitch was increased in canter (6.5° (0.5)) compared to trotting in-hand (p = 0.006, 4.9° (0.6)) and differential heading was higher in sitting trot (4° (0.2)) compared to canter (p = 0.02, 2.9° (0.3)). Compared to in-hand, reduced heading was measured in the cranial–thoracic area and increased in the caudal–thoracic and lumbar area. Pitch increased with ridden exercise from the caudal–thoracic to the sacral area.

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Outcome measures and their importance for effective equine back pain rehabilitation

Tabor

2024

Journal of Equine Rehabilitation

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A Controlled, Blinded Study Investigating the Effect That a 20-Minute Cycloidal Vibration has on Whole Horse Locomotion and Thoracolumbar Profiles

Cited by 7 publications

References 28 publications

Effects of wearable therapies on jump performance in sport horses

Effects of wearable therapies on jump performance in sport horses

Differential Rotational Movement of the Thoracolumbosacral Spine in High-Level Dressage Horses Ridden in a Straight Line, in Sitting Trot and Seated Canter Compared to In-Hand Trot

Outcome measures and their importance for effective equine back pain rehabilitation

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