J Appl Biomed 6:147-152, 2008 | DOI: 10.32725/jab.2008.018

Electro-acupuncture in the dog: diagnostic evaluation points

Elisabetta Giudice1,*, Silvia Galia1, Claudia Giannetto2
1 Department of Veterinary Public Health, University of Messina, Italy
2 Department of Experimental Sciences and Applied Biotechnology, Laboratory of Veterinary Chronophysiology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina, Italy

The aim of this study was to identify electro-acupuncture points in the dog and to evaluate diagnostic aspects of the application of electro-acupuncture in veterinary medicine. For this purpose, we used four crossbred dogs affected by different diseases and four healthy dogs. In all animals, the conductance was measured by using electro-acupuncture according to Voll, "EAV" GOLD. Measurement carried out in the four ill dogs showed conductance values higher (70 SU) or lower (30-40 SU) than that observed in healthy dogs (45-60 SU). Our results showed that the measurement of conductance in the acupoint along the Bladder meridian might be considered as a useful technique for the diagnosis of some diseases in dogs, in association with good clinical practice.

Keywords: electro-acupuncture; Meridian charts; veterinary practice; dog

Received: June 12, 2008; Revised: July 2, 2008; Published: July 31, 2008  Show citation

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Giudice E, Galia S, Giannetto C. Electro-acupuncture in the dog: diagnostic evaluation points. J Appl Biomed. 2008;6(3):147-152. doi: 10.32725/jab.2008.018.
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