Why use acupuncture on my horse?
Acupuncture can be used to successfully treat many conditions in the athletic horse. It may be used as primary treatment for some conditions, or as adjunctive therapy along with conventional medicine or other modalities in the treatment of other ailments. Reasons to use acupuncture may include:
1. Conditions that do not respond well to conventional modalities
2. Horses that have pre-existing conditions that do not allow or make dangerous other forms of treatment
3. Owners that simply prefer that traditional treatments be avoided in their animals
4. Conditions that respond well to an integrative approach of using acupuncture along with other forms of therapy.
5. Many other indications.
What conditions respond to acupuncture?
Acupuncture functions to allow the body to heal itself and to restore normal healthy function therefore almost any condition can benefit from acupuncture therapy. A list of conditions that are commonly treated using acupuncture would include a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions , back pain, tendonitis, joint dysfunction, painful eyes, laminitis (founder), metabolic conditions, EPM and any other neurological abnormality, internal organ dysfunction, behavioral issues, performance enhancement, and many more.
What is acupuncture treatment?
Acupuncture in its basic form involves insertion of needles into the skin to achieve beneficial results in the patient. The needles are placed in specific acupuncture points. Acupuncture points (or Shue-Xue in Chinese which translates as ‘communicating holes’) are areas beneath the skin that exhibit increased electrical conductivity and increased electrical resistance. These acupoints contain large concentrations of blood vessels, nerves and other structures and when stimulated can have pronounced effects on parts of the body that they are associated with.
What does acupuncture treatment do?
Acupoints lie on channels or meridians. According to Chinese medicine it is through these meridians that energy -or Qi (pronounced chee)- flows and controls all body function. At the root of disease is disruption of this normal flow of Qi. Stimulation of acupuncture points is intended to restore the normal flow of energy throughout the patient’s body thus allowing normal function to return.
What acupoints will be treated on my horse?
At EVH all acupuncture treatment is based on a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine evaluation of your horse. The points to be treated will vary from horse to horse and from treatment to treatment in each horse based on a large number of findings on that individual patient.
Will my horse tolerate acupuncture well?
Most horses tolerate acupuncture treatment very well. Acupuncture needles are very small in diameter and are hollow when compared to hypodermic needles and are therefore usually well tolerated in horses. Many horses that resist routine injections will tolerate acupuncture needling well. The occasional patient will be very resistant to acupuncture due to a variety of conditions. Again Chinese Medicine affords methods to effectively treat these cases without causing excessive patient discomfort.
What other treatments will be required in my horse’s case?
Acupuncture treatment is often made more effective through the concurrent use of Chinese herbal therapy. Your veterinarian who is performing the acupuncture treatment may discuss recommendations for follow-up use of herbal therapy following or between acupuncture treatments.
Chiropractic care or other physical treatment modalities often work well with acupuncture therapy. Your treating veterinarian will discuss with you recommendations regarding changes in work schedules, feeding regimens, or other follow-up care at the time of your acupuncture treatment.
Can I use other treatments on my horse at the same time he or she is undergoing acupuncture treatment?
At Equiplex we believe in using any therapy that safely and effectively benefits your horse and you as the owner. We believe that this goal is best accomplished using an integrative approach to treatment that uses western medicine techniques for those conditions that respond most favorably to that modality, other modalities (such as acupuncture ) for conditions that respond more favorably to those treatments, or in many cases to a combination of multiple modalities that afford your horse the benefits of the strengths of each of those therapies. We feel that it is our service to evaluate your horse and advise you as to the best approach in your particular horse’s case.
Acupuncture can be used to successfully treat many conditions in the athletic horse. It may be used as primary treatment for some conditions, or as adjunctive therapy along with conventional medicine or other modalities in the treatment of other ailments. Reasons to use acupuncture may include:
1. Conditions that do not respond well to conventional modalities
2. Horses that have pre-existing conditions that do not allow or make dangerous other forms of treatment
3. Owners that simply prefer that traditional treatments be avoided in their animals
4. Conditions that respond well to an integrative approach of using acupuncture along with other forms of therapy.
5. Many other indications.
What conditions respond to acupuncture?
Acupuncture functions to allow the body to heal itself and to restore normal healthy function therefore almost any condition can benefit from acupuncture therapy. A list of conditions that are commonly treated using acupuncture would include a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions , back pain, tendonitis, joint dysfunction, painful eyes, laminitis (founder), metabolic conditions, EPM and any other neurological abnormality, internal organ dysfunction, behavioral issues, performance enhancement, and many more.
What is acupuncture treatment?
Acupuncture in its basic form involves insertion of needles into the skin to achieve beneficial results in the patient. The needles are placed in specific acupuncture points. Acupuncture points (or Shue-Xue in Chinese which translates as ‘communicating holes’) are areas beneath the skin that exhibit increased electrical conductivity and increased electrical resistance. These acupoints contain large concentrations of blood vessels, nerves and other structures and when stimulated can have pronounced effects on parts of the body that they are associated with.
What does acupuncture treatment do?
Acupoints lie on channels or meridians. According to Chinese medicine it is through these meridians that energy -or Qi (pronounced chee)- flows and controls all body function. At the root of disease is disruption of this normal flow of Qi. Stimulation of acupuncture points is intended to restore the normal flow of energy throughout the patient’s body thus allowing normal function to return.
What acupoints will be treated on my horse?
At EVH all acupuncture treatment is based on a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine evaluation of your horse. The points to be treated will vary from horse to horse and from treatment to treatment in each horse based on a large number of findings on that individual patient.
Will my horse tolerate acupuncture well?
Most horses tolerate acupuncture treatment very well. Acupuncture needles are very small in diameter and are hollow when compared to hypodermic needles and are therefore usually well tolerated in horses. Many horses that resist routine injections will tolerate acupuncture needling well. The occasional patient will be very resistant to acupuncture due to a variety of conditions. Again Chinese Medicine affords methods to effectively treat these cases without causing excessive patient discomfort.
What other treatments will be required in my horse’s case?
Acupuncture treatment is often made more effective through the concurrent use of Chinese herbal therapy. Your veterinarian who is performing the acupuncture treatment may discuss recommendations for follow-up use of herbal therapy following or between acupuncture treatments.
Chiropractic care or other physical treatment modalities often work well with acupuncture therapy. Your treating veterinarian will discuss with you recommendations regarding changes in work schedules, feeding regimens, or other follow-up care at the time of your acupuncture treatment.
Can I use other treatments on my horse at the same time he or she is undergoing acupuncture treatment?
At Equiplex we believe in using any therapy that safely and effectively benefits your horse and you as the owner. We believe that this goal is best accomplished using an integrative approach to treatment that uses western medicine techniques for those conditions that respond most favorably to that modality, other modalities (such as acupuncture ) for conditions that respond more favorably to those treatments, or in many cases to a combination of multiple modalities that afford your horse the benefits of the strengths of each of those therapies. We feel that it is our service to evaluate your horse and advise you as to the best approach in your particular horse’s case.