Med. Weter. 81 (5), 231-236, 2025
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| MARIA SOROKO-DUBROVINA, PAULINA ZIELIŃSKA, KAROLINA ŚNIEGUCKA, KAROLINA NAWROT, MACIEJ DOBROWOLSKI, KRZYSZTOF D. DUDEK |
| Effect of BEMER physical vascular therapy on body surface temperature changes in racehorses: a pilot study |
| Vascular physical therapy (BEMER) is a technology employing low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields to enhance microcirculation. The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of BEMER therapy on body surface temperature changes in the upper limb and dorsal regions of racehorses. The study involved 14 horses divided into an active BEMER group (n = 7) and a sham group (n = 7). Body surface temperature measurements were taken bilaterally from the lateral aspect at three time points: just before therapy, just after therapy, and 15 minutes after therapy. In each thermographic image, measurement regions were designated for the following muscles: the triceps brachii, the longissimus thoracis, and the quadriceps femoris, from which the average temperature was calculated. The findings revealed no increase in body surface temperature immediately after therapy in either group. However, 15 minutes after therapy the body surface temperature in the active BEMER group was significantly higher compared to that in the sham group, in which temperature decreased. BEMER therapy maintained a stable surface body temperature for up to 15 minutes after therapy, despite exposure to a lower ambient temperature (24°C). |
| Keywords: physical vascular therapy, thermography, racehorse, body surface temperature, vascularization |