title: Electro-acupuncture and Chinese herbs for treatment of cervical intervertebral disk disease in a dog.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. aynevet@usp.br
authors.forename: Ayne Murata
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Julia Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Matera
authors.forename: Tatiana Soares
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Brandao de Campos Fonseca
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Silvia Renata Gaido
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Cortopassi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal