Effect of a 4‐week elastic resistance band training regimen on back kinematics in horses trotting in‐hand and on the lunge

Summary Background Training and rehabilitation techniques aiming at improving core muscle strength may result in increased dynamic stability of the equine vertebral column. A system of elastic resistance bands is suggested to provide proprioceptive feedback during motion to encourage recruitment of...

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Published in:Equine veterinary journal 2017-11, Vol.49 (6), p.829-835
Main Authors: Pfau, T., Simons, V., Rombach, N., Stubbs, N., Weller, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Back - physiology
Biomechanical Phenomena
Dynamic stability
elastic resistance band
exercise
Gait
horse
Horses
Horses - physiology
Kinematics
Long-term effects
Muscle strength
Physical Conditioning, Animal - physiology
Pitch (inclination)
Proprioception
Quantitative analysis
Range of Motion, Articular
Rehabilitation
Rolling motion
Thorax
training
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Summary:Summary Background Training and rehabilitation techniques aiming at improving core muscle strength may result in increased dynamic stability of the equine vertebral column. A system of elastic resistance bands is suggested to provide proprioceptive feedback during motion to encourage recruitment of core abdominal and hindquarter musculature for improved dynamic stability. Objectives To quantify the effects of a specific resistance band system on back kinematics during trot in‐hand and lungeing at beginning and end of a 4‐week exercise programme. Study design Quantitative analysis of back movement before/after a 4‐week exercise programme. Methods Inertial sensor data were collected from seven horses at weeks 1 and 4 of an exercise protocol with elastic resistance bands. Translational (dorsoventral, mediolateral) and rotational (roll, pitch) range of motion of six landmarks from poll to coccygeal region were quantified during trot in‐hand (hard surface) and during lungeing (soft surface, both reins) with/without elastic exercise bands. A mixed model (P
ISSN:0425-1644
2042-3306
DOI:10.1111/evj.12690