Generation of Domains for the Equine Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Outcome Score: Development by Expert Consensus.
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SUBMITTER: Tabor G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7070405 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
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Generation of Domains for the Equine Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Outcome Score: Development by Expert Consensus.
Tabor Gillian G Nankervis Kathryn K Fernandes John J Williams Jane J
Animals : an open access journal from MDPI 20200125 2
Outcome measures (OMs) are a requirement of professional practice standards in human and canine physiotherapy practice for measurement of health status. Measures such as pain and functional capacity of specific regions are used to track treatment impact and can be used to develop optimal management strategies. To achieve comparable patient care in equine physiotherapy, OMs must be incorporated into practice; however, no reliable and valid OMs exist for equine rehabilitation. This study utilised ...[more]
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