Cervical Vertebral Mobilisation Under Anaesthetic CVMUA: An Update
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https://doi.org/10.12970/2310-0796.2019.07.05Keywords:
Horse, cervical, spinal, range of movement, physical therapy.Abstract
Physical therapies such as chiropractic, osteopathy and physiotherapy were recognised as playing a significant role in maintaining range of movement in articular joint complexes including those that form the spinal column. Advances in diagnostic imaging had led to the recognition of a significant incidence of joint pathology in the cervicospinal joint complexes of racing and sports horses. Along with these pathologies were associated loss’s of range of movement of varying severities. Cervical vertebral mobilisation under anaesthetic, was a technique based on physiotherapy principles that was implemented to deal with more severe long term losses in range of movement of lower cervical and upper thoracic joint complexes. Since being introduced in 1994 modifications to this technique had been implemented to improve outcomes. The main improvement was in the range of movement acquired with a single treatment.
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