Mueller M, Bockstahler B, Skalicky M, Mlacnik E, Lorinson D
Movement Science Group (Project Group Dog), Department of Companion Animals and Horses, Veterinary Medicine, Veterinaerplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria.
Vet Rec. 2007 Jun 2;160(22):762-5. doi: 10.1136/vr.160.22.762.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of extracorporeal radial shock wave therapy on the hindlimb function of dogs suffering from hip osteoarthritis. Twenty-four client-owned dogs with hip osteoarthritis were investigated; 18 of them received radial shockwave therapy and six were left untreated as controls. Force plate analysis on a treadmill was used to assess the dogs' hindlimb function before treatment and four weeks after the last treatment, and the treated dogs were re-evaluated three and six months after the treatment. The parameters chosen for evaluation were peak vertical force and vertical impulse, and the calculated symmetry indices. In the treated dogs, differences between the ground reaction forces exerted by the right and left hindlegs disappeared four weeks after the treatment, whereas in the control dogs only the peak vertical force distribution changed significantly. The significant improvement in the treated dogs was confirmed by changes in the symmetry indices. Significant improvements in vertical impulse and peak vertical force were observed three months after the treatment.
本研究的目的是评估体外径向冲击波疗法对患有髋骨关节炎的犬后肢功能的影响。对24只患有髋骨关节炎的客户拥有的犬进行了研究；其中18只接受了径向冲击波疗法，6只未接受治疗作为对照。使用跑步机上的测力板分析来评估犬在治疗前和最后一次治疗后四周的后肢功能，并在治疗后三个月和六个月对接受治疗的犬进行重新评估。选择用于评估的参数是垂直峰值力和垂直冲量，以及计算得出的对称指数。在接受治疗的犬中，治疗后四周左右后腿施加的地面反作用力在左右腿之间的差异消失，而在对照犬中，只有垂直峰值力分布发生了显著变化。对称指数的变化证实了接受治疗的犬有显著改善。治疗后三个月观察到垂直冲量和垂直峰值力有显著改善。
