The Effect of a Physiotherapy Intervention on Thoracolumbar Posture in Horses

Dynamic mobilisation exercises (DME) are often used as part of a physiotherapy rehabilitation programme. Whilst immediate kinematic effects have been measured, the change in posture is anecdotally reported to have a longer duration. This study aimed to test the reliability of a simple objective meas...

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Published in:	Animals
Main Authors:	Amy Shakeshaft, Gillian Tabor
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Subjects:	equine physiotherapy equine rehabilitation equine posture objective measurement
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/11/1977

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