Gjaltema, W.A. (2010) Monitoring the effect of different intervention methods for Stringhalt in horses; an exploratory case study. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
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Abstract
Reason for performing the study: Therapeutic options for stringhalt in horses are limited. In this study several intervention methods are investigated, partly based on human medicine, to search for possibilities in treating horses with stringhalt. Objectives: Investigating treatment methods for horses with stringhalt. Materials and Methods: The patient in this study underwent the following interventions: special shoeing, advanced physiotherapy, bracing and treatment with botulinum toxin type A. Kinematic measurements were performed after every intervention method. Typical peak-to-peak hock angles were taken as a measurement outcome. A camcorder was used for visual control of the data. Results: One day of special shoeing resulted in a reduced difference between the left and right hind limb of 24 degrees during the baseline measurement compared to 11 degrees after the intervention. One week of bracing resulted in a reduced hyper flexion of reduction of 68 degrees before the intervention to 54 degrees after the intervention. Results of the other interventions did not showed a reduction in hyper flexion in this study. Conclusion: This study shows that there are new possibilities for treating horses with stringhalt. Because this was a case study, further research has to be executed in a cohort design for the different intervention methods separately.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Thesis) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Hof, A.L. |
| Supervisor name: | Back, W. and University of Utrecht |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2020 10:42 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 10:42 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/338 |
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