out of curiosity, I did a scan on pubmed of acupuncture and animals.. and it was very interesting what I got:
here is one, where the acupucture changed eye pressure
Effects of electroacupuncture on intraocular pressure and hemodynamic parameters in isoflurane anesthetized dogs.
Quote:
The effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on intraocular pressure (IOP) and hemodynamic parameters were evaluated in isoflurane anesthetized 10 (5 males, 5 females) normal mongrel dogs (8.1-9.8 kg, 6-8 years old).
After determination of baseline IOP and hemodynamic parameters (cardiac index, systolic arterial pressure, diastolic arterial pressure, heart rate and systemic vascular resistance index), EA was applied at 3 acupoints (LI-4, LIV-3 and GB-37) for 20 min.
After the EA treatment, IOP was significantly decreased in the both eyes (p<0.05).
However, there were not significant differences in hemodynamic parameters between those of before and after EA treatment.
From these results, the EA treatment at LI-4, LIV-3 and GB-37 would be considered one of the valuable methods for the IOP treatment in dogs.
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here are more (too many to go into each one.. but if you read the abstracts, they are pretty interesting.. )
what you do is go to pubmed:
- type acupuncture in the keyword search box (at top)
- click on the tab that says LIMITS
- check (by clicking the box) ANIMALS
- if you want, check clinical trials
- if you want, check randomized controlled trials
- then go to the bottom and click GO
and you will see all the acupuncture clinical trials involving animals.
acupuncuture and animals.. boy that placebo effect sure works
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