SPECIES: Dog
BREED: Mongrel
GENDER: M
AGE: 6 years
NAME: Maru
Clinical case
Right hip osteoarthritis, hemilaminectomy surgery following L1-L2 disc extrusion, carried out two months prior to clinical presentation.
Referred to the rehabilitation centre due to delay in postoperative recovery.
Radiographic examination: right coxarthrosis
MRI: disc extrusion with L1-L2 spinal cord oedema
Clinical examination
- Gait paraparesis, ataxia AP
- Scoliosis
- Sensitivity
- Bilateral proprioceptive deficit, left knuckling when walking
- Serious myotrophy to thigh and rump muscles
- Bladder and bowel incontinence
Physical medicine and rehabilitation protocol
| LASERPUNCTURE | |
|---|---|
| ACUPOINTS | BL23 BL40 BL54 GB29 GB30 GB34 ST36 GV4 Hua-to-jia-ji(T11-L2) Bai-hui |
| FREQUENCY | Nogier A (292 Hz) |
| INTENSITY | 1% |
| TREATMENT TIME | 6 seconds/point |
| DOSE | 0.41J (3.26J/cm²) |
| FREQUENCY OF THE TREATMENTS | 1/2 per week |
Results
- The patient is able to walk for longer, with improved stability and correct proprioceptive posture
- Improvement in bladder incontinence
Courtesy of Doctor Po Wei Pi – Affinity Veterinary Center – Taichung, Taiwan