Introduction to the Lameness Locator by Equinosis.
The Lameness Locator is an equine motion instrument developed for evaluating lameness on a quantitative level. This instrument was designed at the University of Missouri led by Dr. Kevin Keegan, DVM and Dr. Frank Pai, a mechanical and aerospace engineer. The locator aids with subtle lameness and compensatory lameness. The beauty of this tool is its ability to quantify the efficacy of diagnostic nerve blocks.
This gives an objective aspect to the standard subjective methods used in lameness evaluations. In addition, this tool can be used to determine if the patient is responding to therapy and treatments.
According to Dr. Keegan, the Lameness Locator can detect motion at a frequency of 200 times per second whereas the human eye can only detect motion at 20 times per second at best.
The ability to utilize a tool that can observe motion ten times faster gives an advantage to pinpointing difficult lameness. This can effectively remove bias that is commonly seen with the standard subjective evaluations.
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