ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Pressure Algometry for the Detection of Mechanical Nociceptive Thresholds in Horses.
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- Effects of Repeated Monopolar Pulsed Capacitive Radiofrequency Energy Treatments on Mechanical Nociceptive Thresholds and Skin Temperature in Show-Jumping Horses with Thoracolumbar Pain.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Cervical epidural catheter for administration of detomidine and morphine in a model of carpal synovitis in the horse.Veterinary surgery : VS · 2026Article
- Comparison of palpation and ultrasonography findings in supraspinous ligaments of horses.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Repeatability and test-retest reliability of thermal and pressure pain threshold testing in healthy thoroughbred horses.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- What if Horses Were Humans? Comparing Rein Tension and Bit Pressures to Human Pressure Pain Thresholds.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Evaluation of water treadmill training, lunging and treadmill training in the rehabilitation of horses with back pain.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Clinical Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Myofascial Trigger Points in Horses: A Prospective Algometric Controlled Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Correlation of Mechanical Thresholds, Glasgow Composite Measure Pain Scale, and Sharp and Wheeler Grading Scale in Dogs with Acute Thoracolumbar Disc Extrusions.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Using an Equine Cadaver Head to Investigate Associations Between Sub-Noseband Space, Noseband Tension, and Sub-Noseband Pressure at Three Locations.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Facial pressure beneath a cavesson noseband adjusted to different tightness levels during standing and chewing.Equine veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Prevalence and Location of Trigger Points in Dressage and Show-Jumping Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Comparison of Rein Forces and Pressure Beneath the Noseband and Headpiece of a Snaffle Bridle and a Double Bridle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Tetrodotoxin Delivery Pen Safely Uses Potent Natural Neurotoxin to Manage Severe Cutaneous Pain.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Article
- Part I: understanding pain in pigs-basic knowledge about pain assessment, measures and therapy.Porcine health management · 2025Review
- Evaluation of Three Methods of Sensory Function Testing for the Assessment of Successful Maxillary Nerve Blockade in Horses.Journal of veterinary dentistry · 2025Article
- Investigating conditioned pain modulation in horses: can the lip-twitch be used as a conditioning stimulus?Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Pressure pain mapping of equine distal joints: feasibility and reliability.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Mechanical and thermal thresholds before and after application of a conditioning stimulus in healthy Göttingen Minipigs.PloS one · 2024Article
- Biocompatibility of hydrogel derived from equine tendon extracellular matrix in horses subcutaneous tissue.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- Mechanical nociceptive assessment of the equine hoof after navicular bursa anesthetic infiltration validated by bursography.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
The clinical assessment of pain is subjective; therefore, variations exist between practitioners in their ability to identify and localize pain. Due to differing interpretations of the signs or severity of pain equine practitioners may assign varying levels of clinical significance and treatment options. There is a critical need to develop better tools to qualify and quantify pain in horses. Palpation is the most common method to detect local tenderness or sensitivity. To quantify this applied pressure, pressure algometry has been used to gradually apply pressure over specified landmarks until an avoidance response is noted, which is defined as the mechanical nociceptive threshold (MNT). Numerous studies have used pressure algometry in different applications to measure MNTs in horses. There is an acute need to establish normative values within different body regions and to develop standardized methods of testing MNTs to better guide practitioners in the diagnosis and treatment of pain. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the evidence for the use of pressure algometry in horses. There is good evidence that pressure algometry is a repeatable, semi-objective method that can be used in a wide array of clinical and research applications to assess MNTs in horses.
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