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- Title
Observații privind acupunctura ca metodă complementară pentru managementul terapeutic în afecțiuni ale discului intervertebral la câini.
- Authors
Cărpinișan, Liliana; Radbea, G.; Bejinaru, Domnica; Ghișe, Alina; Stancu, A.; Roșu, Petronela M.; Sorescu, Denisa
- Abstract
Intervertebral disc disease (IVDD) is a broad term, involving the degeneration of intervertebral disc structures and subsequent herniation of disc material in the spinal canal, but also clinical neurological disease due to disc herniation. Spinal cord compression syndrome results in symptoms that can range from local hyperesthesia to rear limbs paralysis and / or genitourinary dysfunction. Depending on the clinical signs and the location of condition, the therapeutic approach varies from conservative to surgical. Classical medicine is often not enough to normalize the patient, which is why alternative methods are recommended, including acupuncture (AP). Following acupuncture in 6 dogs that underwent hemilaminectomy or laminectomy consecutive of thoracolumbar IVDD (Hansen I; Hansen II) the observed effects ranged from insignificant to motor recovery, depending on the degree of spinal cord damage and the involvement of the owners in the post-surgery recovery. The results were generally evident after a few acupuncture sessions and were influenced by the characteristics of each patient.
- Subjects
SPINAL cord compression; INTERVERTEBRAL disk; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; SYMPTOMS; CRUSH syndrome; SPINAL canal
- Publication
Veterinary Drug / Medicamentul Veterinar, 2020, Vol 14, Issue 1, p95
- ISSN
1843-9527
- Publication type
Article