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Large afferent fiber Dorsal horn Substantia ADDITIONAL SUGGESTED
(touch and pressure) gelatinosa READINGS
VetBooks.ir I Hayashi AM, et al: Evaluation of electroacupuncture
treatment for thoracolumbar intervertebral disk
disease in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 231:913-
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stimulus I F I Jaerger GT, et al: Double-blind, placebo-controlled
Interneuron trial of the pain-relieving effects of the implantation
F of gold beads into dogs with hip dysplasia. Vet Rec
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Small afferent fiber 158:722-726, 2006.
(pain) Joaquim JG, et al: Comparison of decompressive
Pain surgery, electroacupuncture, and decompressive
stimulus surgery followed by electroacupuncture for the
Pain pathway
treatment of dogs with intervertebral disk disease
with long-standing severe neurologic deficits. J Am
Vet Med Assoc 236:1225-1229, 2010.
Laim A, et al: Effects of adjunct electroacupuncture Procedures and Techniques
ACUPUNCTURE Spinal gate mechanism of acupuncture analgesia. An acupuncture needle is the source on severity of postoperative pain in dogs undergoing
of a nerve action potential in an A-beta fiber, which synapses on the same projection neuron as the C-fiber hemilaminectomy because of acute thoracolumbar
nociceptor. A normally painful sensation is reduced at the level of the spinal segment before projection to intervertebral disk disease. J Am Vet Med Assoc
higher centers (cerebral cortex). 24:1141-1146, 2009.

ACUPUNCTURE Gold implants placed for long-term analgesia of hip dysplasia. After a high degree of clinical
improvement with acupuncture, the effective acupoints were implanted with two 1- × 2-mm gold rods, which
were associated with decreased signs of pain for an additional 2 years.

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