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Mechanisms of aquatic therapy and its potential use in managing equine osteoarthritis
Author(s) -
King M. R.,
Haussler K. K.,
Kawcak C. E.,
McIlwraith C. W.,
Reiser R. F.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.2042-3292.2012.00389.x
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , physical therapy , rehabilitation , manual therapy , hydrotherapy , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Summary Aquatic therapy has become increasingly popular in its use for rehabilitation of equine musculoskeletal injuries. Unfortunately, there has been no scientific evaluation of its clinical application for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) or associated musculoskeletal injuries in horses. The purpose of this review is to describe mechanisms of action of aquatic therapy and its potential use in the clinical management of equine OA.