1. Investigación

Achieving the successful recovery of sled dogs is one of the key tasks for veterinary teams involved in clinical care for middle-distance sled dog competitions. This study compares the efficacy of capacitive-resistive electrical transfer (CRet) with that of massage in the treatment of lower back pain in 40 short-haired sled dogs during a medium-distance snow sled race (LekkarodTM-2021). The dogs were divided into two groups: a CRet group (20 dogs) and a massage group (20 dogs). All subjects received a single 18 min treatment session and were evaluated one hour after the end of the treatment. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was performed in which pre- and post-treatment pain measures were evaluated in relation to age and type of treatment. Older dogs were found to have higher significant pain scores before starting treatment. Both treatments reduce pain short-term in all cases. However, post-treatment pain values were significantly lower in dogs treated with CRet when compared to dogs treated with massage. The results show that capacitiveresistive electrical transfer has better short-term results and is beneficial in both younger and older dogs, making this technique attractive to veterinary teams working in canine sporting competitions.

El propósito del presente estudio es determinar la incidencia de lesión (frecuencia y gravedad) en el deporte del tenis, así como conocer qué tipo de lesiones tiene mayor influencia en los tenistas. La muestra se compone de 63 jugadores varones pertenecientes a clubes deportivos de la provincia de Alicante, con una media de edad de 31 años (d.t. 8,93). Se utilizó un diseño transversal y correlacional con una estrategia de recogida de datos selectiva mediante diseños de encuesta. Para evaluar las lesiones, se elaboró un registro de auto-informe. Los resultados indican que las lesiones más frecuentes en los tenistas son de tipo muscular afectando al hombro y a la pierna de leves a moderadas; tendinitis de hombro y de codo de leves a graves; y lesiones graves de esguince de tobillo. Por otro lado, el tiempo de práctica y la experiencia deportiva se relacionan con la frecuencia y con la gravedad de las lesiones. The intention of the present study is on the one hand, to determine what relation exists with the incidence of injury (frequency and severity) in tennis players; as well as to know what type of injuries has major influences. The sample was composed by 63 players men of tennis pertaining to Sport Clubs of the Province of Alicante, with an average of age of 31 years (d.t. 8,93). A cross-sectional and corelational design with a strategy of selective collection of data by means of survey designs was used. In order evaluate the injuries, an auto-report registry was elaborated. The results indicate that the most frequent injuries of the tennis players are muscular of shoulder and leg of slight to moderate, serious tendinitis of shoulder and elbow of slight to serious, and injuries of sprain of ankle; On the other hand, the time of practice and the sport experience are related to the frequency and with the injury severity, it is discussed on the relations of these variables, as well as on the applicability of the results and some conclusions of the study are indicated.