Thonen-Fleck Connor, Sharon Kate P, Enomoto Masataka, LeBouef Max, Roberts David L, Gruen Margaret E, Lascelles B Duncan X
Translational Research in Pain, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.
Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN 46140, USA.
Animals (Basel). 2025 Jul 10;15(14):2025. doi: 10.3390/ani15142025.
Accelerometry-based physical activity monitors (PAMs) are a useful tool to collect objective measurements of physical activity and movement. Recently, there has been an increased utilization of PAMs in companion animal chronic pain research. However, a general lack of understanding of PAMs contributes to challenges and misconceptions around the interpretation and utility of these data. Commercially available devices differ in how they acquire, process, report, and, in some cases, interpret data. Furthermore, various factors relating to the subject, such as age, body condition, and species, clearly influence PAM data, and on top of this, understanding the biological meaning of PAM data is in its relative infancy. This review examines the principles of PAM technology and the technical and biological considerations when applying PAMs to companion animal chronic pain research, in particular osteoarthritis pain research. It also provides an overview of applications of these devices in veterinary chronic pain research thus far, and the potential of these devices in future studies.
基于加速度计的身体活动监测器（PAMs）是收集身体活动和运动客观测量数据的有用工具。最近，PAMs在伴侣动物慢性疼痛研究中的使用有所增加。然而，对PAMs普遍缺乏了解导致围绕这些数据的解释和效用存在挑战和误解。市售设备在获取、处理、报告以及在某些情况下解释数据的方式上存在差异。此外，与受试者相关的各种因素，如年龄、身体状况和物种，显然会影响PAM数据，除此之外，对PAM数据生物学意义的理解仍处于相对初期阶段。本综述探讨了PAM技术的原理以及将PAMs应用于伴侣动物慢性疼痛研究，特别是骨关节炎疼痛研究时的技术和生物学考量。它还概述了这些设备迄今为止在兽医慢性疼痛研究中的应用，以及这些设备在未来研究中的潜力。
