The use of manual therapy in canine discipline - Agility

• Autorzy: Gulda D. , Lik M.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Zastosowanie terapii manualnych w dyscyplinie kynologicznej - Agility

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Agility competition is a discipline of canine sports in which dogs complete the obstacle course in specific order racing against the clock. The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of applied manual therapy techniques on the movement parameters of dogs. The movement of the dogs was characterised on the basis of 5 parameters, i.e.: walk, trot, gallop, flexibility and mobility and was assessed with the use of quality point scale. The study covered the assessment of movement parameters of 36 dogs, in canine discipline – agility, during two sporting seasons. The animals were assessed in categories: Small, Medium, Large. Assessment of parameters was carried out before the beginning of sporting dog competition and again after the end of three-month season of competitions. In the following year there were animal physiotherapy manual treatments implemented. Treatments included passive and active exercises, so called mobilizations, massages, thermal therapy, vibration training and sensomotoric exercises. In Small, Medium and Large category the highest average point values were attributed to walk feature, whereas the lowest values were attributed to trot. Dogs whose height at the withers was up to 35 cm were characterized by proper traction of movement in gait, correct dynamics of take-off while jumping and were given high marks for completing slalom obstacle. The lowest average value for flexibility feature was recorded for dogs in Large category. Manual therapy techniques applied systematically reinforce dog’s anatomical structures of skeletal system, reduce muscle tension and increase the intensity of metabolism

PL

Agility stanowi dyscyplinę psich sportów, w których psy pokonują tor przeszkód w ściśle określonym czasie.Celem pracy było oszacowanie wpływu stosowanych technik terapii manualnej na parame-try ruchu psów. Ruch psów charakteryzowano na podstawie 5 parametrów, tj. stępu, kłusu, galo-pu, elastyczności i mobilności, oraz oceniono za pomocą jakościowej skali punktowej. Badanie obejmowało ocenę parametrów ruchu 36 psów biorących udział w agility w ciągu dwóch sezonów sportowych. Zwierzęta oceniano w kategoriach: Small, Medium, Large. Ocenę parametrów prze-prowadzono przed rozpoczęciem trzymiesięcznego sezonu zawodów i po jego zakończeniu. W na-stępnym roku wprowadzono zabiegi manualnego leczenia fizjoterapeutycznego. Obejmowały ćwi-czenia bierne i czynne, zwane mobilizacjami, masaże, terapie termiczne, ćwiczenia wibracyjne i ćwiczenia sensomotoryczne. W kategorii Small, Medium i Large najwyższe średnie wartości punktu przypisano do funkcji chód, podczas gdy najniższe wartości przypisywano do kłusu. Psy, których wysokość w kłębie wynosiła do 35 cm, charakteryzowały się właściwą trakcją ruchu cho-du, poprawną dynamiką startu podczas skoków i zostały wysoko ocenione do ukończenia prze-szkody na slalomie. Najniższą średnią wartość funkcji elastyczności zarejestrowano dla psów z kategorii Large. Zastosowanie w rehabilitacji technik manualnych systematycznie wzmacnia strukturę anato-miczną układu kostnego psa, zmniejsza napięcie mięśniowe i zwiększa intensywność metabolizmu

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Natural Sciences
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 33
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.487-501,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Gulda D.

• Department of Sheep, Goat and Fur Bearing Animal Breeding, University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Mazowiecka 28, 85-084 Bydgoszcz, Poland

autor

Lik M.

• Department of Zoology and Landscaping, University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland

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