The Ancient Healing Method that Works

In use for as many as 5,000 years in China, acupuncture involves the placing very fine needles in certain points on the body to help the circulation of energy (chi) and cause a desired healing effect. It is an excellent modality for many disease processes, especially pain.

For at least 3,000 years, China has employed this technique in veterinary practice to treat a plethora of ailments. The Chinese also use acupuncture as preventive medicine against such problems as founder and colic in horses.

Today, acupuncture is used all over the world, either by itself or in conjunction with Western medicine, to treat a wide variety of maladies in every species of domestic and exotic animals.

Modern veterinary acupuncturists use solid needles, hypodermic needles, bleeding needles, electricity, heat, massage, and low power lasers to stimulate acupuncture points.

Acupuncture on animals has been shown to lessen the effects of arthritis, calm allergic reactions, even treat kidney disease. Sometimes, acupuncture may take longer to see results and can be more expensive than conventional medical therapies.

Acupuncture is not a cure-all, but it can work very well when indicated.

Integrated (or Complementary) Veterinary Medicine

This is a term used for the combination of the traditional Western veterinary medicine with alternative veterinary medicine.

It involves using the best of all the medical modalities to diagnose and treat an animal. Acupuncture, orthopedic manipulation, herbal and homeopathic remedies are combined with the use of antibiotics and Western diagnostics, such as x-rays and blood work.

Right: Our dedicated acupuncture-administration area. It's purposefully calm and soothing for the effecting the best treatment.

Veterinary Orthopedic Manipulation (vom)

The goal of vom is to treat the Vertebral Subluxation Complex (VSC). This is a functional defect of a joint which causes neurologic signs, or pain, that might not snow up on an X-ray. The effects of VSC can include mobility problems, muscle spasm, neurologic defects and inflammation.

Orthopedic manipulation is a good modality for pain and can help relieve many subtle lameness problems. It helps to correct problems in the electrical communication between the vertebral segments.

Herbal medications are used in many cases when a western drug is not quite what is needed or there in no western drug for the symptom. Remember, most western drugs begain as herbal remedies.

Left: The Accupuncture Treatment area.

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