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.Photo by CURO-Diagnostics - Story by: Dr. Adrian Harrison PhD, Dr. Jillian Chavers DVM and RSD Media Group
Dr Adrian Harrison is an Associate Professor at Copenhagen University where he teaches physiology to both Animal Science and Veterinary students. Since getting his doctorate from Cambridge University he has worked with different aspects of skeletal muscles in a number of species, gradually becoming aware of the need for a simple, accurate and noninvasive technique to measure muscle function and activity in motion. The CURO system grew out of a study of oyster sounds in Portugal, that involved the construction of very sensitive underwater microphones, and research at The British Museum for a book chapter on the Etruscans. It struck Dr� Adrian Harrison in 2009 that if he could listen to oysters then it might be possible to listen to the sounds made by contracting skeletal muscles – acoustic myography. Adrian hand made the first units and tested them in Sweden with Dr Lars Roepstorff where it became apparent that they needed to be robust if they were to measure horses whilst physically active. In 2011 after 3 years of testing, Adrian founded CURO-Diagnostics and began to manufacture the first acoustic myography units. Since then they have been sold to horse and dog Veterinary clinics across the USA, UK and Europe. The word CURO means “I Care” and was chosen as a name for this technology by Adrian since it allows us to care for the way we train and rehabilitate our horses and dogs. It has not been possible before now to assess muscle function in a non-invasive and real-time manner and in such an accurate fashion as is capable using the CURO, so now at long last we can truly care for our animals. 40 40
The CURO App helps you select the most suitable muscle for your purpose
Talking CURO CURO-Diagnostics is a small company based just north of Copenhagen in Denmark. Indeed, the CURO is made and tested in Denmark, where it was first invented, and today CURO-Diagnostics owns the patent for this invention internationally. The CURO system uses very sensitive sensors to measure the pressure waves that skeletal muscles generate when they are active. This means that every time a horse uses a skeletal muscle to move a limb or to adjust its neck or back, small pressure waves are created as the muscles shorten and then relax again. It is precisely these pressure waves that are recorded by the special sensors that are placed on the hair and skin (no need to shave) above the muscle of interest. In this way every move made by a horse, whether it be walking, trotting, cantering or jumping can be measured and analyzed. Weighing only 10 ounces (300g), the ��������unit is easily attached to either the saddle or a surcingle and then by wires to the virtually weightless sensors. The CURO generates its own WiFi signal, connecting to an iPad/Tablet or smart phone (Android & Apple) up to 80-100 meters away, so the muscle measurements can be viewed in real-time. This makes it possible to view your horse as it exercises and to follow the way in which it uses its muscles.
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