Holistic Veterinarian Techniques: Acupuncture for Diabetes Mellitus
There are 2 types of diabetes mellitus, type-1 and type-2, with the former being produced by the decreased production of insulin due to disorders of the pancreatic β-cells, while …
Category: Acupunture
Holistic Veterinarian Techniques: Acupuncture for the Treatment of Asthma (Part 1)
In animals and humans, asthma is a common chronic disease with a multi-factorial etiology and only partially understood mechanism. Most of the currently available treatments, such as anti-inflammatory drugs and …
Holistic Veterinarian Techniques: Acupuncture for the Treatment of Asthma (Part 2)
Asthma is the result of inflammation of the airways that subsequently leads to bronchoconstriction and airway hyper-responsiveness. Several studies have reported that acupuncture treatment has an immunomodulatory effect (via inflammatory …
Holistic Veterinarian Techniques: Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
It is virtually impossible to turn on the television at night for more than one hour and not see a commercial for the treatment of IBS. What most people …
Holistic Veterinary Techniques: Acupuncture & Chronic Pain in Canines
Although the assessment and management of acute pain in animals has advanced considerably, chronic pain is still underestimated and, therefore, under treated, because the diagnosis is complex and treatment …