2022 journal article

Initial exploration of the discriminatory ability of the PetPace collar to detect differences in activity and physiological variables between healthy and osteoarthritic dogs

FRONTIERS IN PAIN RESEARCH, 3.

By: A. Ortiz n, B. Belda n, J. Hash n, M. Enomoto n , J. Robertson n  & B. Lascelles n

author keywords: canine; physical activity monitor; osteoarthritis; mobility; pain; accelerometry
TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that the PetPace collar can detect differences between healthy dogs and those with OA-pain, and that Oa-pain negatively impacts overall activity levels in dogs, and especially higher intensity activity. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 26, 2023

BackgroundAccelerometry has been used to evaluate activity in dogs with osteoarthritis (OA) pain, especially in relation to effect of treatment; however no studies have compared accelerometry-measured activity in dogs with OA-pain and healthy dogs. The aims of this study were to (1) compare activity output from the PetPace collar with the validated Actical monitor and (2) determine if PetPace collar outputs (overall activity, activity levels, body position, and vital signs) differed between healthy dogs and dogs with OA-pain.