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Acupuncture in Zoological Companion Animals.
Koh RB, Harrison TM. Koh RB, et al. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2023 Jan;26(1):257-280. doi: 10.1016/j.cvex.2022.07.008. Vet Clin North Am Exot Anim Pract. 2023. PMID: 36402485 Review.
While in the modern days' veterinary acupuncture has been predominantly used in horses and dogs, its popularity in zoologic companion animals (ZCA) has increased in recent years as an adjunct therapy for treating musculoskeletal, neurologic, and gastro …
While in the modern days' veterinary acupuncture has been predominantly used in horses and dogs, its popularity in zool …
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Canine Orthopedic Medicine.
Miscioscia E, Repac J. Miscioscia E, et al. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2022 Jul;52(4):925-938. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2022.02.003. Epub 2022 May 11. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2022. PMID: 35562224 Review.
There is growing evidence in the veterinary literature for the use of acupuncture and some herbal supplements in the multimodal management of canine osteoarthritis. The majority of evidence supporting chiropractic is limited to equine and human literature....
There is growing evidence in the veterinary literature for the use of acupuncture and some herbal supplements in the multimodal manag …
Acupuncture for general veterinary practice.
Chan WW, Chen KY, Liu H, Wu LS, Lin JH. Chan WW, et al. J Vet Med Sci. 2001 Oct;63(10):1057-62. doi: 10.1292/jvms.63.1057. J Vet Med Sci. 2001. PMID: 11714019 Free article. Review.
Since the International Society of Veterinary Acupuncture (IVAS) was founded in 1974, acupuncture (AP) has received greater acceptance by veterinary professionals throughout the world. This article introduces some important animal diseases that respond well to AP …
Since the International Society of Veterinary Acupuncture (IVAS) was founded in 1974, acupuncture (AP) has received greater ac …
Acupuncture for gastrointestinal disorders.
Dill SG. Dill SG. Probl Vet Med. 1992 Mar;4(1):144-54. Probl Vet Med. 1992. PMID: 1581652 Review.
Acupuncture is best known for its application to various musculoskeletal pain-producing diseases. ...This chapter reviews some of the published literature on the use of acupuncture in gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, describes acupuncture points useful for a v …
Acupuncture is best known for its application to various musculoskeletal pain-producing diseases. ...This chapter reviews some of the …
A scoping review of the evidence for efficacy of acupuncture in companion animals.
Rose WJ, Sargeant JM, Hanna WJB, Kelton D, Wolfe DM, Wisener LV. Rose WJ, et al. Anim Health Res Rev. 2017 Dec;18(2):177-185. doi: 10.1017/S1466252317000068. Epub 2017 Dec 11. Anim Health Res Rev. 2017. PMID: 29224586
Due to the complex nature of acupuncture, a scoping review was undertaken to identify and categorize the evidence related to acupuncture in companion animals (dogs, cats, and horses). ...There is a need for high-quality randomized controlled trials add …
Due to the complex nature of acupuncture, a scoping review was undertaken to identify and categorize the evidence related to acupu …
Effectiveness of acupuncture in veterinary medicine: systematic review.
Habacher G, Pittler MH, Ernst E. Habacher G, et al. J Vet Intern Med. 2006 May-Jun;20(3):480-8. doi: 10.1892/0891-6640(2006)20[480:eoaivm]2.0.co;2. J Vet Intern Med. 2006. PMID: 16734078 Free article. Review.
Acupuncture is a popular complementary treatment option in human medicine. Increasingly, owners also seek acupuncture for their animals. ...All controlled clinical trials testing acupuncture in any condition of domestic animals were included. Studies using la …
Acupuncture is a popular complementary treatment option in human medicine. Increasingly, owners also seek acupuncture for thei …
Trigger point therapy.
Janssens LA. Janssens LA. Probl Vet Med. 1992 Mar;4(1):117-24. Probl Vet Med. 1992. PMID: 1581647 Review.
This area may be the only locus of complaint in humans. In dogs we cannot prove the existence of referred zones of pain. Therefore, we can only diagnose a TP-induced claudication if we cannot find bone, joint, or neurologic abnormalities, and we do find TP that disappear a …
This area may be the only locus of complaint in humans. In dogs we cannot prove the existence of referred zones of pain. Therefore, w …
Veterinary clinical applications of acupuncture.
Bossut DF. Bossut DF. J Altern Complement Med. 1996 Spring;2(1):65-9; discussion 73-5. doi: 10.1089/acm.1996.2.65. J Altern Complement Med. 1996. PMID: 9395645 Review. No abstract available.
Homeopathy, Acupuncture and Phytotherapy in the Veterinary Treatment or Prophylaxis of Diseases in Animals: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.
Matta ECD, Takeda M, Salles Scortegagna de Medeiros N, Hosomi JK, Bonamin LV. Matta ECD, et al. Homeopathy. 2025 May;114(2):106-116. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788570. Epub 2024 Sep 16. Homeopathy. 2025. PMID: 39284363 Free article. Review.
RESULTS: Seven eligible systematic reviews reported studies on dogs, horses, cats, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits and poultry. The number of primary RCTs/CCTs was 38 for homeopathy, 35 for acupuncture, and 171 for phytotherapy. The AMSTAR 2 evaluation r …
RESULTS: Seven eligible systematic reviews reported studies on dogs, horses, cats, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, rabbits and po …
Effect of a single acupuncture treatment on surgical wound healing in dogs: a randomized, single blinded, controlled pilot study.
Saarto EE, Hielm-Björkman AK, Hette K, Kuusela EK, Brandão CV, Luna SP. Saarto EE, et al. Acta Vet Scand. 2010 Oct 15;52(1):57. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-52-57. Acta Vet Scand. 2010. PMID: 20950467 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture on wound healing after soft tissue or orthopaedic surgery in dogs. METHODS: 29 dogs were submitted to soft tissue and/or orthopaedic surgeries. ...The dogs were randomly assi …
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture on wound healing after soft tissue or orthopaedic surge …
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