A preliminary study of the effect of manual chiropractic treatment on laterality of mechanical nociceptive thresholds (MNTs) in Thoroughbred racehorses.


A preliminary study of the effect of manual chiropractic treatment on laterality of mechanical nociceptive thresholds (MNTs) in thoroughbred racehorses
Poster presentation at Saddle Research Trust Conference, Nottingham, Dec 2018

Highlights

  • Support evidence that manual chiropractic treatment reduces sensitivity to pain along the thoracic and lumbar musculature with independent laterality effects at different sites.
  • Further research is warranted with larger cohorts, repeatability and over a longer period

Goodright L., Charlton S., Trott S., Hunnisett A. (2018)

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