Fisioterapia muscular em equinos - técnicas fisioterapêuticas utilizadas no Hospital Veterinário CSTR / UFCG.

Abstract

Muscular physiotherapy in horses - physiotherapeutic techniques used at the Veterinary Hospital CSTR / UFCG. The study was conducted from January 2003 to December 2013, according to routine clinical care recorded in the Medical Clinic of the Medical Clinics Large Animals Veterinary Hospital Health Center and Rural Technology, Federal University of Campina Grande Patos - PB, taking in the sights, obtaining knowledge about the therapy used in myopathies in horses, Thus, the survey of occurrences through the checks recorded in chips and archived clinical records and through equine assisted outpatient treatment was performed. During the period studied there was evidence of the total sample of 5,185 animals attended, among these, 2,046 horses, making up 39.5% of cases, of which 605 (29.6%) suffering from locomotor disorders, among which, 59 episodes myopathies. Being more prevalent in adult horses, male, essentially, mestizos and pure blood of the Quarter Horse, or racial pattern undefined breed, conditioned and trained to vaquejada under intensive management system and semi-intensive, with diet feed primarily composed of concentrate based on corn bran, wheat and industrialized food and fodder, consisting of native and cultivated pasture grasses. It was found that for elucidating clinical diagnosis of myopathies, the clinical signs were prevalent or in some cases, when added to the serum biochemistry, or as to the etiology, if associated with diet correlated to physical activity, as well as related, the flaws in conditioning physical. Thus, among myopathic instances, there is a greater preponderance of rhabdomyolysis (19 cases), acute myositis different etiopathogenesis, or idiopathic in nature (18 cases) and traumatic myositis, checking of 13 occurrences. Episodes of rhabdomyolysis were prevalent exertional myopathies (15 occurrences) and suggestive of greater predominance of male horses, the Quarter Horse. With evidence that the therapies adopted these occurrences are compatible with the specialized literature. Among the physiotherapy practices, the use of specific therapies or adjuncts such as hydrotherapy through cold showers, compress or ice bag (cryotherapy), compresses and hot baths (thermotherapy by adding heat) and massage (massage therapy), usually associated with revulsivantes drugs, such as iodine, menthol, salicylates and canforados. It is considered that these therapies, either alone or associated with conventional therapies, constitute effective as the control of inflammation, pain and early myopathic and restoration, resulting in the prevention of sequelae. Concluding that the use of specific practices physical therapy for muscle rehabilitation in horses, requires appropriate knowledge and specific training.