Comparison of conventional medical treatment to electro-acupuncture combined with Chinese Herbal Medicine for the treatment of hind limb paresis and paralysis in dogs and cats: a retrospective study
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Title
Comparison of conventional medical treatment to
electro-acupuncture combined with Chinese Herbal
Medicine for the treatment of hind limb paresis and
paralysis in dogs and cats: a retrospective study
electro-acupuncture combined with Chinese Herbal
Medicine for the treatment of hind limb paresis and
paralysis in dogs and cats: a retrospective study
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Am J Trad Chin Vet Med (2020), Tatang Cahyono
Journal Publication
issn
1945-7693
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Language
English
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Abstract
This study investigated electro-acupuncture (EAP) combined with Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) for the treatment of hindlimb paresis/paralysis in dogs and cats. Study subjects (50 dogs, 6 cats) diagnosed with hindlimb paresis and/or paralysis over a one-year period were divided into three treatment groups. Group A received conventional medical treatment only. Group B received traditional Chinese veterinary medicine (TCVM) treatment only. Group C received both conventional and
TCVM treatment. Results were recorded as successful or unsuccessful. Successful treatment was defined as return to mobility of non-ambulatory dogs or improvement of at least 1 neurological grade in dogs ambulatory at study start. If successful, the number of weeks of treatment required was recorded. Study results demonstrated treatment was successful in 18% (2/11), 96% (28/29), and 94% (15/16) of animals in Groups A, B and C, respectively. Statistically significant differences were detected between Groups A and B (p-value < 0.01) and between Groups A and C (p-value < 0.01), but no statistical
difference between Groups B and C (p-value > 0.05). For successfully treated patients, mean recovery times were 12.5, 1.86 or 2.23 weeks for Groups A, B and C, respectively. The mean recovery time for Group A was significantly longer than for groups B and C (p-value < 0.01), while the mean recovery time was not statistically different between Groups B and C (p-value = 0.91). The results of this study suggest that TCVM (EAP, CHM) is a more effective treatment for hindlimb paresis/paralysis than a program of conventional medicine. Furthermore, adding conventional medicine to TCVM treatment neither improved success rate nor reduced treatment length needed for success.
TCVM treatment. Results were recorded as successful or unsuccessful. Successful treatment was defined as return to mobility of non-ambulatory dogs or improvement of at least 1 neurological grade in dogs ambulatory at study start. If successful, the number of weeks of treatment required was recorded. Study results demonstrated treatment was successful in 18% (2/11), 96% (28/29), and 94% (15/16) of animals in Groups A, B and C, respectively. Statistically significant differences were detected between Groups A and B (p-value < 0.01) and between Groups A and C (p-value < 0.01), but no statistical
difference between Groups B and C (p-value > 0.05). For successfully treated patients, mean recovery times were 12.5, 1.86 or 2.23 weeks for Groups A, B and C, respectively. The mean recovery time for Group A was significantly longer than for groups B and C (p-value < 0.01), while the mean recovery time was not statistically different between Groups B and C (p-value = 0.91). The results of this study suggest that TCVM (EAP, CHM) is a more effective treatment for hindlimb paresis/paralysis than a program of conventional medicine. Furthermore, adding conventional medicine to TCVM treatment neither improved success rate nor reduced treatment length needed for success.
volume
15
issue
1
Abbreviated Journal Title
Am J Trad Chin Vet Med
page start
43
page end
56