Uporaba termografije za spremljanje učinkov manualne terapije v obliki masaže na temperaturo površine nekaterih telesnih regij pri konjih: preliminarna raziskava | The use of thermography for monitoring the effects of manual therapy in the form of massage on the surface temperature of certain body regions in horses: a preliminary study

Slovenian. Namen pilotne raziskave je bil ugotoviti, kako manualna terapija v obliki masaže (v nadaljevanju masaža) vpliva na površinsko temperaturo telesnih regij konja. S tem namenom je bil izveden poskus v treh dnevih, v katerem smo s posnetki termografske kamere Optris PI 400i izmerili temperaturo šestih različnih masiranih telesnih regij. V poskus je bilo vključenih šest toplokrvnih konj, ki so bili nameščeni v individualnih boksih. Meritve znotraj istega dne so bile izvedene: tik pred masažo (0) ter 1, 15, 30 in 60 minut po izvedeni masaži. Najvišjo povprečno temperaturo vseh merjenj smo zabeležili v zadnjem dnevu (31,2 °C), in se je statistično značilno razlikovala od predhodnih dni. Pri analizi posameznih telesnih področij konja je bila zabeležena najnižja povprečna temperatura (29,2 °C) v predelu križa in najvišja (31,7 °C) na področju prsi konja. Tik pred masažo je bila povprečna površinska temperatura značilno najnižja (30,5 °C) in se je značilno razlikovala od temperature po masaži. Trideset minut po masaži je bila površinska temperatura najvišja, potem je začela padati. Potrjene razlike v površinski temperaturi nakazujejo na pomemben fiziološki odziv, ki bi lahko pomagal razložiti poročila o terapevtskih koristih masaže.

English. The aim of the pilot study was to determine the effect of manual therapy in the form of massage on the surface temperature of the horse's body areas. An experiment was carried out in three days, in which we measured the temperature in six different massaged body areas using the Optris PI 400i thermographic camera. Six warm-blooded horses housed in individual stalls were included. The measurements were taken within the same day in the following time intervals: immediately before the massage (0) and 1, 15, 30 and 60 minutes after the massage. The highest average temperature of all measurements was recorded in the last observed day (31.2 °C) and was statistically significantly different from the two previous days. When analyzing the individual areas of the horse's body, the lowest average temperature (29.2 °C) was recorded in the back (lumbar spine) area and the highest (31.7 °C) in the chest. When analysing the time of measurement, the significantly lowest average temperature was detected before the massage (30.5 °C). Thirty minutes after the massage, the measured temperatures were the highest. The confirmed differences in surface temperature indicate an important physiological response that could help explain reports of therapeutic benefits of massage therapy.