ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTS ON UTERINE INVOLUTION IN BITCHES

Authors

  • Glaucia Guerra Alonso Unesp/Araçatuba
  • Marion Burkhardt Koivisto Unesp/Araçatuba
  • Wilter R. Russiano Vicente Unesp/Jaboticabal
  • Silvia H. Venturoli Perri Unesp/Araçatuba
  • Marcus Antônio R. Feliciano Unesp/Jaboticabal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v15i1.13763

Keywords:

Animal sanity

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate, by means of ultrasound exam, acupuncture effects on uterine involution during the postpartum period in bitches with electroacupuncture. The phenomenon of eutocic uterine involution was studied in 16 bitches, randomly divided into two groups of eight animals each. Group 1 (G1) was treated with electric stimulation (electroacupuncture) of the needle at the points SP6, L3, Bai Hui, TB1, B23, B26, and group 2 (G2), the control group, received treatment in Sham points (placebo points), also with electrical stimuli. The monitoring of the phenomenon of uterine involution was performed by ultrasonography on days 0 (partum), 1, 3, 7 and 14 postpartum. We used SAS statistical analysis method, in order to compare the groups. The results of ultrasound examinations (mean and standard deviations in cm) for the period of observation were as follows: G1: 0.30 ± 0.01 (P), 2.08 ± 0.21 (LU), 4.13 ± 0.23 (DU) and G2: 0.31 ± 0.01 (P) 1.82 ± 0.09 (LU), 3.92 ± 0.11 (DU). We concluded that electroacupuncture affected uterine tone (lasting and uniform at the end of treatment). Electroacupuncture produces a positive tone in the uterus, aiding at the prevention of puerperal diseases.

KEYWORDS: bitch; electroacupuncture; uterine involution; postpartum; ultrasound.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Glaucia Guerra Alonso, Unesp/Araçatuba

M.V. Mestre em Medicina Veterinária

Marion Burkhardt Koivisto, Unesp/Araçatuba

Profa. Adjunto
Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária
Departamento de Clínica, Cirurgia e Reprodução Animal
UNESP- Campus de Araçatuba

Wilter R. Russiano Vicente, Unesp/Jaboticabal

Professor Dr. Titular do Departamento de Reprodução Animal, UNESP/Jaboticabal

Silvia H. Venturoli Perri, Unesp/Araçatuba

Professora Adjunta do Departamento de Apoio, Produção e Saude Animal, UNESp/Araçatuba

Marcus Antônio R. Feliciano, Unesp/Jaboticabal

Pós-doutorando UNESP/Jaboticabal - FAPESP Doutor em Medicina Veterinária - UNESP/Jaboticabal Mestrado em Zootecnia (ênfase em DPI)  - UFLA/Lavras Especialista em Diagnóstico por Imagem de Pequenos Animais (DPI) - DMV/UFLA

Downloads

Published

2014-03-28

How to Cite

ALONSO, G. G.; KOIVISTO, M. B.; VICENTE, W. R. R.; PERRI, S. H. V.; FELICIANO, M. A. R. ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF ACUPUNCTURE EFFECTS ON UTERINE INVOLUTION IN BITCHES. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 1, p. 74–80, 2014. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v15i1.13763. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/13763. Acesso em: 17 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g. in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).