The effect of acupuncture needling on tissues creates local and remote biochemical and biomechanical changes. All points (both verum and sham) will interact with fascia, causing mechanotransduction in fibroblasts and other cell types. All points neuromodulate and will also modify fluid motion and...

This is a retrospective survey with the aim of investigate the clinical cases of cats attended at a rehabilitation and chronic pain control service during 13 years. The aim of this study was to analyze the efficacy and methods of acupuncture, evaluate clinical evolution and the patient profile in...

Land-based physiotherapy has been the treatment most commonly used where feline patients are referred for rehabilitation, but increasingly positive results are being seen in cats referred for hydrotherapy and in cases treated with acupuncture as part of a multidisciplinary team approach....

The present work was carried out with the objective of determining the effect of the protocol xylacine-tramadol in acupunct yintang versus intramuscular administration on the level of neuroleptoanalgesy in felines subjected to orchiectomy. For this purpose, 20 felines apparently healthy, older than ...

A feline, female, of no breed and approximately three years old, suffered multiple traumatic fractures of the left femur and underwent osteosynthesis surgery at the Pet Veterinary Hospital of Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. In the postoperative period, the patient presented local...

The effect of acupuncture which is one of alternative and complementary methods on fracture healing and free oxygen radicals was investigated. In this study, 54 female Wistar albino rats with 250-300 g BWs were randomly divided into 10 groups including, control group, sacrificed on days 7, 14 and...

Acupuncture has become increasingly popular in veterinary medicine. Within the scientific literature there is debate regarding its efficacy. Due to the complex nature of acupuncture, a scoping review was undertaken to identify and categorize the evidence related to acupuncture in companion animals...

Objective: To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) as an adjuvant for postoperative pain management in cats. Study design: Prospective, randomized, blinded, clinical study. Animals: Twenty cats aged (mean±standard deviation) 25±9 months and weighing 2.7±0.6 kg...

Evidence demonstrates that acupuncture and herbal medicine are useful and effective for the treatment of seizures. In the perspective of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM), seizures in dogs and cats can be classified into 6 patterns: Obstruction by Wind- Phlegm, Internal Profusion of...