Title |
Comparison of clinical examinations of back disorders and humans’ evaluation of back pain in riding school horses
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Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, October 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-9-209 |
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Authors |
Clémence Lesimple, Carole Fureix, Véronique Biquand, Martine Hausberger |
Abstract |
Questionnaires are a common tool to assess people's opinion on a large scale or to sound them out about their subjective views. The caretakers' opinion about animals' "personality" has been used in many studies. The aim of the present study was to assess whether the owners' subjective evaluation was effective to detect back disorders. Back disorders have been shown to have a high prevalence in working horses. Caretakers from 17 riding schools (1 caretaker/school, 161 horses) were given a questionnaire about their horses' health status, including back disorders. Out of these 161 horses, 59 were subjected to manual palpation of the spine and 102 were subjected to sEMG examination all along the spine. |
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Geographical breakdown
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Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 50% |
Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Austria | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 101 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 17 | 17% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 10 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 8% |
Other | 7 | 7% |
Other | 20 | 20% |
Unknown | 30 | 29% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 24% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 23 | 23% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 8% |
Sports and Recreations | 5 | 5% |
Psychology | 3 | 3% |
Other | 6 | 6% |
Unknown | 33 | 32% |