Acupuncture combined with Chinese herbs for the treatment in hemivertebral French bulldogs with emergent paraparesis

10.1016/j.jtcme.2015.10.004

Ching Ming Liu；G. Reed Holyoak；Chung Tien Lin

Acupuncture ； French bulldog ； Hemivertebra ； Jiaji ； Paraparesis

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

6卷4期（2016 / 10 / 01）

409 - 412

英文

This study follows the treatment of six French bulldogs with paraparesis caused by congenital hemivertebra which were structurally mild but clinically severe. A standardized acupuncture (針灸zhēn jiǔ) treatment using Hua-Tuo-Jiaji (HTJJ) as local points and other distant points combined with Chinese herbs improved the clinical signs. Few, if any, published papers mention Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) for treatment of hemivertebral paraparesis in French bulldogs. Based on the rapid treatment outcome, we encourage practitioners to integrate this form of conservative management into emergency treatment.

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