Acupuncture and Equine Rehabilitation

Sarah le Jeune; Kimberly Henneman; Kevin May

doi:10.1016/j.cveq.2015.12.004

Acupuncture and Equine Rehabilitation

Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract. 2016 Apr;32(1):73-85. doi: 10.1016/j.cveq.2015.12.004. Epub 2016 Feb 20.

Authors

Sarah le Jeune¹, Kimberly Henneman², Kevin May³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA. Electronic address: sslejeune@ucdavis.edu.
² Animal Health Options, Park City, UT 84098, USA.
³ Department of Equine, El Cajon Valley Veterinary Hospital, 560 North Johnson Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92020, USA.

PMID: 26906261
DOI: 10.1016/j.cveq.2015.12.004

Abstract

Acupuncture is one of the most common veterinary integrative medicine modalities. Acupuncture can greatly contribute to a rehabilitation protocol by promoting analgesia, tissue healing, and muscle strength. Acupuncture is safe, has minimal detrimental side effects, and is well tolerated by most horses.

Keywords: Acupuncture; Integrative medicine; Rehabilitation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Acupuncture Therapy / veterinary*
Analgesia / veterinary*
Animals
Horse Diseases / therapy*
Horses
Pain / rehabilitation
Pain / veterinary*
Pain Management / methods
Pain Management / veterinary*