title: Thermographic evaluation for the efficacy of acupuncture on induced chronic arthritis in the dog.
abstract: This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture on induced chronic arthritis of the dog by thermography. Complete Freund's adjuvant was injected into the left knee joint of 8 dogs to induce arthritis. Acupuncture was applied to BL-40, GB-33, GB-34, and LIV-8 once a week for 4 consecutive weeks, from 3 weeks after induction of chronic arthritis, in treatment group. At 3 weeks of acupuncture treatment, skin temperature difference (DeltaT) of treatment group returned to normal range (< 0.3 degrees C), while DeltaT remained high in non-treatment group. Infrared thermography (IRT) is useful to evaluate the treatment of acupuncture for induced canine chronic arthritis. Therefore, it is considered that clinical application of IRT in arthritis treatment would be also valuable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University.
authors.forename: Se-Wook
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Um
authors.forename: Min-Su
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji-Hey
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Sun-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Kang-Moon
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Tchi-Chou
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Nam
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005620:Freund's Adjuvant / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005620:Freund's Adjuvant