ArticleJournal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS2013
Acupuncture as an adjunct therapy for osteoarthritis in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).
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- Evolutionary insights into primate skeletal gene regulation using a comparative cell culture model.PLoS genetics · 2022Article
- Obesity Animal Models for Acupuncture and Related Therapy Research Studies.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
- The implementation and initial evaluation of a physical therapy program for captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).American journal of primatology · 2020Article
- Differences in Behavior Between Elderly and Nonelderly Captive Chimpanzees and the Effects of the Social Environment.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2019Article
- Relationships between captive chimpanzee (Applied animal behaviour science · 2019Article
- Does group size matter? Captive chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) behavior as a function of group size and composition.American journal of primatology · 2019Article
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- Acupuncture treatment for knee osteoarthritis with sensitive points: protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.BMJ open · 2018Article
- The quality of reporting in randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional survey.PloS one · 2018Article
- Spotlight on acupuncture in laboratory animal medicine.Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Review
- Contributions of Nonhuman Primates to Research on Aging.Veterinary pathology · 2016Review
- Use of an Implantable Loop Recorder in a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) to Monitor Cardiac Arrhythmias and Assess the Effects of Acupuncture and Laser Therapy.Comparative medicine · 2016Article
- Use of Femoral Head and Neck Ostectomy and Physical Therapy to Manage Osteoarthritis in a Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta).Comparative medicine · 2015Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Acupuncture is an ancient practice that is currently used to treat disorders ranging from osteoarthritis to cardiomyopathy. Acupuncture involves the insertion of thin, sterile needles into defined acupuncture points that stimulate physiologic processes through neural signaling. Numerous scientific studies have proven the benefits of acupuncture, and given this scientific support, we hypothesized that acupuncture could benefit the nonhuman primates at our facility. As our chimpanzee colony ages, we are observing an increase in osteoarthritis and have focused our initial acupuncture treatments on this condition. We successfully trained 3 chimpanzees, by using positive-reinforcement training techniques, to voluntarily participate in acupuncture treatments for stifle osteoarthritis. We used 3 acupuncture points that correlate with alleviation of stifle pain and inflammation in humans. A mobility scoring system was used to assess improvements in mobility as a function of the acupuncture treatments. The 2 chimpanzees with the most severe osteoarthritis showed significant improvement in mobility after acupuncture treatments. Acupuncture therapy not only resulted in improved mobility, but the training sessions also served as enrichment for the animals, as demonstrated by their voluntary participation in the training and treatment sessions. Acupuncture is an innovative treatment technique that our data show to be safe, inexpensive, and, most importantly, effective for chimpanzees.
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