Research Shows Responses to Flexion Tests can be Measured

For many years, opinions on the value of flexion tests in assessing equine lameness have been divided, but now new research looks set to turn what has always been regarded as a subjective process into an objective one. The comprehensive study, recently published in Equine Veterinary Journal (EVJ) in partnership with the American Association of Equine Practitioners, has shown that a wireless, inertial sensor-based system can effectively measure the horse’s response to a flexion test.

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