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Evidence Points To Acupuncture For Disk Disease
June 2009 Footnotes
By Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, FAAMA
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2. Holmes MA and Ramey DW. An introduction to evidence-based veterinary medicine. Vet Clin Equine. 2007;23:191-200.
3. Dorsher PT and McIntosh PM. Acupuncture’s effects in treating the sequelae of acute and chronic spinal cord injuries: a review of the allopathic and Traditional Chinese Medicine literature. eCAM. 2009;doi:10.1093/ecam/netp010.
4. Hayashi A, Matera JM, and PACBdF. Evaluation of electroacupuncture treatment for thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2007;231:913-918.
5. Wong AM, Leong CP, Su TY et al. Clinical trial of acupuncture for patients with spinal cord injuries. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2003;82:21-27. Cited in: Dorsher PT and McIntosh PM. Acupuncture’s effects in treating the sequelae of acute and chronic spinal cord injuries: a review of the allopathic and Traditional Chinese Medicine literature. eCAM. 2009;doi:10.1093/ecam/netp010.
6. Yang JW, Jeong SM, Seo KM, et al. Effects of corticosteroid an delectroacupuncture on experimental spinal cord injury in dogs. J Vet Sci. 2003;4:97-101. Cited in: Dorsher PT and McIntosh PM. Acupuncture’s effects in treating the sequelae of acute and chronic spinal cord injuries: a review of the allopathic and Traditional Chinese Medicine literature. eCAM. 2009;doi:10.1093/ecam/netp010.
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