Ion Transfer as a Co-Adjuvant to Acupuncture for Treatment of Inflammatory Injuries in Horses

Year 2018, Volume: 44 Issue: 3, 117 - 121, 02.09.2018

Camila Alfaro De Olıveıra Bello Andre Rodrigues Da Cunha Barreto-vıanna Kaique Nogueıra Anna Clara Santos Eduardo Mauricio Mendes De Lıma

Abstract

DOI: 10.26650/actavet.2019.410573

Equine spinal lesions are a common
occurrence. These lesions are often caused by excessive use of certain spinal
regions resulting in tissue injury that releases K+, Na+, and Ca++ ions, in
addition to allogenic substances that are present during inflammation. Several
therapies are available for treating spinal lesions, including acupuncture
which has been highlighted as a safe and positive technique. Of the techniques
developed in Japan, ionic pumping may be a suitable co-adjuvant to the dry
needling technique, offering the benefit of being less invasive. The purpose of
this study was to evaluate the action of dry acupuncture and ionic pumping by
diode wire in horses with vertebral column inflammation. Twenty-three sports
horses with inflammatory changes in the thoracic spine region were evaluated.
This study confirmed  that both  the ionic pumping technique by diode wire as
well as dry needling were adequate in regulating the homeostasis of the studied
region. After one week of  dry
acupuncture  (p=0.0006) and  ionic pumping, the local temperature of the
injury reduced significantly, allowing the inflammatory state to subside from
moderate to mild to absent (p=0.001).

Keywords

Acupuncture, athletic horse, bioelectricity, inflammation

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