Pressure algometry to quantify muscle pain in racehorses with suspected sacroiliac dysfunction

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 558-562

  Varcoe Cocks, K ^a   Sagar, K N ^a   Jeffcott, L B ^b   McGowan, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biceps femoris; Horse; Middle gluteal muscle; Sacroiliac disease; Tuber sacrale

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SACROILIAC JOINT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SACROILIAC JOINT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CONGIOPODIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33751232922     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 04251644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516406X154804     Document Type: Article

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