ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023
Location of Trigger Points in a Group of Police Working Dogs: A Preliminary Study.
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- Factors affecting veterinary perception of the prevalence of back pain and dysfunction in dogs and horses.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the inter-examiner reliability of myofascial trigger point identification in dogs.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Clinical Effectiveness of Dry Needling on Myofascial Trigger Points in Horses: A Prospective Algometric Controlled Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Prevalence and Location of Trigger Points in Dressage and Show-Jumping Horses.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Short-Term Impact of Dry Needling Treatment for Myofascial Pain on Equine Biomechanics Through Artificial Intelligence-Based Gait Analysis.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Prevalence and location of myofascial trigger points in dogs with osteoarthritis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
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Abstract
This study examined the percentage and location of trigger points in police working dogs. Twelve dogs housed at a military police kennel were selected through convenience sampling. Only active dogs with no comorbidities or radiographic changes doing 6 hours of intense physical activity per day were included. After orthopedic and neurological examination, dogs were palpated for the detection of trigger points (TPs), carried out by two independent examiners, with criteria of palpations previously standardized. TPs were recorded using an anatomy reference image according to the corresponding anatomical location. The percentage of TPs was highest in the lumbar portion of the
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