Manejo fisioterapêutico na região do dorso e acompanhamento clínico médico nos equinos de policiamento no Regimento de Polícia Montada de Sergipe

Abstract

The work of ostensible policing demands a lot from the horse at the musculoskeletal level. Depending on the work, the stimulus generated in the structures of the horse's back can lead to from mild muscle tension to myopathies and severe vertebral injuries. Such stimuli will vary according to the work demand, its difficulty, the number of hours worked, the weight of the rider, the type of cage (if it is suitable for that animal). Among the back pathologies, the most commonly found are: muscle injuries due to trauma, low back pain, desmite in the supraspinatus ligament, vertebral fractures, conformational deformities and overlapping of spinous processes. Such pathologies can be treated through herbal methods that will vary according to the patient's needs, among the methods are cryotherapy, manual therapy techniques, such as myofascial release and massages, transcutaneous electrostimulation and functional electrostimulation, therapeutic ultrasound, laser therapy, kinesio taping and acupuncture. Thus, physiotherapy is essential to increase animal welfare and consequently improve work performance and prevent injuries. This is due to the preventive work of strengthening, stretching and relaxing the muscles of the back added to the work of analgesia, reduction of inflammatory processes and breaking the points of tension caused by the work.