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Biomechanical analysis in veterinary practice
Author(s) -
Prankel Susanne,
Corbett Mark,
Bevins Joe,
Davies John
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.i1458
Subject(s) - referral , subclinical infection , rehabilitation , medicine , veterinary medicine , kinematics , medical physics , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , physical therapy , pathology , family medicine , physics , classical mechanics
Motion analysis systems and other biomechanical techniques are increasingly used in referral and general practice to increase the accuracy of diagnosis or progress reports. Objective measures are particularly useful when the same animal is assessed multiple times (eg, to assess rehabilitation following surgery) or by different members of staff (intra‐ or interobserver agreement). In addition, subclinical changes or otherwise inaccessible information can be detected. This article gives an overview of biomechanical analysis and explains the practicality and use of several means of gathering kinematic and kinetic data in the veterinary field, as well as indicating applications of their use.