Acupuncture and Canine Disc Disease
Andrea L. Looney, DVM
MSPCA/Rowley Memorial Animal Hospital
Slide 1. Acupuncture and Canine Disc Disease
Slide 2. Disc Degeneration: 2 types
Slide 3. Simple Spinal Anatomy
Slide 4. What determines neurologic dysfunction and pain of disc disease?
Slide 5. Sources of Pain in Disc Disease
Slide 6. Grading System for Neurologic Signs of Disc Disease
Slide 7. Clinical Signs: Thoracolumbar Disc Disease
Slide 8. Clinical Signs: Cervical Disc Disease
Slide 9. Differential Diagnoses for IVDD
Slide 10. Diagnostics
Slide 11. Disc Disease Conventional Medical Therapeutic Options
Slide 12. Disc Disease Alternative Therapeutic Options
Slide 13. Indications of Recovery (reverse of disease)
Slide 14. Disc Disease Surgical Options: Indications
Slide 15. Prognosis for Conventional Therapies in Canine Disc Disease
Slide 16. Prognosis for Acupuncture Therapy in TL Disc Disease
Slide 17. Prognosis for Acupuncture Therapy in Cervical Disc Disease
Slide 18. How does acupuncture work in disc disease?
Slide 19. When is acupuncture a suitable therapeutic option?
Slide 20. Acupuncture Treatment Stimulation Methods
Slide 21. Acupuncture Needling Technique
Slide 22. Acupuncture Points for TL Disc Disease
Slide 23. Acupuncture Points for Cervical Disc Disease
Slide 24. Key Points for Treatment of Disc Disease
Slide 25. Electrostimulation for Disc Disease
Slide 26. Electrostimulation for Disc Disease
Slide 27. Most Common Causes for Acupuncture Referral in Small Animal Practice
Slide 28. Special Considerations for Acupuncture in Geriatric Pets
Slide 29. Points for Treatment of Geriatric Vestibular Disease
Slide 30. Points for Treatment of Feline Constipation/Obstipation
Slide 31. Points for Treatment of Geriatric Deafness
Slide 32. Points for Treatment of Megaesophagus
Slide 33. Points for Treatment of Lick Granulomas
Slide 34. Points for Treatment of Renal Disease
Slide 35. Why are geriatric pets such great acupuncture candidates?
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Disc Degeneration: 2 types
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