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The Efficacy of Needle-Acupuncture at Nei Guan (PC06) and Xin Shu (BL15) on Canine Tachycardia  

Cho, Young-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University)
Jun, Hyung-Kyou (College of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University)
Kim, Nam-Joo (College of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University)
Lim, Soo-Jung (College of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University)
Jeong, Hae-Seong (College of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University)
Kim, Sang-Hun (College of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University)
You, Myung-Jo (College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Duck-Hwan (College of Veterinary Medicine Chungnam National University)
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Journal of Veterinary Clinics / v.25, no.5, 2008 , pp. 359-362 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the efficacy of needle-acupuncture (AP) at Nei Guan (PC06) and Xin Shu (BL15) on canine tachycardia. A total of 18 beagle dogs were divided into three groups: a control (6 heads), PC06 (6 heads) and PC06 (6 heads) group. Tachycardia was induced by an intramuscular injection of glycopyrrolate. No treatment was given to the control group. Needle-AP at PC06 and BL15 were applied simultaneously at the same time as the glycopyrrolate injection for 20 minutes in PC06 and BL15 groups, respectively. The changes in R-R intervals and respiration rates were determined. The changes in the R-R intervals in the PC06 and BL15 groups were significantly higher than the control group. The R-R intervals of the BL15 group were significantly higher than in the PC06 group. The changes in the respiration rates in the PC06 group were similar to those of the control group. However, the respiration rates in the BL15 group were significantly lower than the control and PC06 groups. In conclusion, needle-AP at PC06 and BL15 is effective in assisting in the recovery from induced canine tachycardia. However, needle-AP at BL15 is more effective than that at PC06.
Keywords
PC06; BL15; tachycardia; dog;
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