Jun 25 2008
Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, Jessica Pederson, Ted Burghardt, L. Ray Whalen, DVM PhD
ABSTRACT
The locations of eight human periocular acupuncture points were transposed to the dog. Canine dissections exposed acupoint-nerve relationships that were compared to those previously identified in the human. Two comparative anatomical differences in periocular points include 1) lack of a complete [...]
Jun 25 2008
Connie L. Clemons-Chevis, DVM
ABSTRACT
Acupuncture has been successfully used in many species and should be a beneficial therapy in marine mammals. Many medications and treatments have been extrapolated from other species and used in dolphins. At this time, there have not been any meridians or acupuncture points plotted on the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The [...]
Jun 25 2008
Ji-fang Zheng, DVM, Zi-ming Qu, DVM, Chao-ying Luo, DVM, Zhen-ying Hu, DVM, Jin-yu Li, DVM, Yan-ming Wei, DVM
ABSTRACT
Pi-xu-zheng, a Spleen deficiency pattern, is a very important syndrome of cattle and goats in Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM). It is often the result of dysfunction of the digestive, autonomic nervous, endocrine and immune systems. Clinical signs [...]