Electro-acupuncture and Chinese herbs for treatment of cervical intervertebral disk disease in a dog.
A non-ambulatory dog with tetraparesis following a pain episode that had evolved over 2 months was submitted for medical treatment and diagnosed with intervertebral disk disease at C3-C4 and dorsal extradural compression at C1-C2 and C3-C4 using myelography and computed tomography. The dog experienced ambulation recovery after 15 days of treatment with only electroacupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, with marked improvement occurring after only 10 treatments. Six months of followup demonstrated that the dog was stable and had no recurrence of symptoms. Therefore, it was concluded that the combination of electroacupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine was responsible for motor rehabilitation.
Hayashi
Ayne Murata
AM
Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. aynevet@usp.br
Matera
Julia Maria
JM
da Silva
Tatiana Soares
TS
Pinto
Ana Carolina Brandao de Campos Fonseca
AC
Cortopassi
Silvia Renata Gaido
SR
D000818:Animals; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015671:Electroacupuncture / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D009192:Myelography / Q000662:veterinary; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal