Trial reportThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2016
Effectiveness of combined acupuncture and manual therapy relative to no treatment for canine musculoskeletal pain.
Trial report in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
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Who cites it
10 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Factors affecting veterinary perception of the prevalence of back pain and dysfunction in dogs and horses.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Selected Techniques for Physiotherapy in Dogs.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- Evidence-Based Application of Acupuncture for Pain Management in Companion Animal Medicine.Veterinary sciences · 2022Review
- Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine in Zoological and Exotic Animal Medicine: A Review and Introduction of Methods.Veterinary sciences · 2022Review
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- A Systematic Review of Musculoskeletal Mobilization and Manipulation Techniques Used in Veterinary Medicine.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- Chronic Pain in Dogs and Cats: Is There Place for Dietary Intervention with Micro-Palmitoylethanolamide?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2021Review
- Evaluation of acupuncture for the treatment of pain associated with naturally-occurring osteoarthritis in dogs: a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, blinded clinical trial.BMC veterinary research · 2020Article
- Spotlight on acupuncture in laboratory animal medicine.Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Review
- The relationship between urethral sphincter mechanism incompetency and lower back pain: Positing a novel treatment for urinary incontinence in dogs.Open veterinary journalArticle
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Despite the rise in popularity of both acupuncture and manual therapy in veterinary medicine, and the increasing number of Canadian veterinarians practising these techniques, there is little research demonstrating their effectiveness. In this repeated measures, therapeutic trial, 47 client-owned dogs with naturally occurring lameness were assessed for clinical response to treatment. Owners were blinded to the treatment schedule and completed questionnaires to assess their dogs' comfort and mobility. Comparison between pre- and post-treatment results demonstrated that combined acupuncture and manual therapy provides immediate short-term improvement in comfort and mobility, as demonstrated by owner observed changes in play behavior (P = 0.015), walking (P < 0.001), trotting (P = 0.002), jumping (P < 0.001), descending stairs (P = 0.003), rising from a lying position (P < 0.001), and reduced stiffness after rest (P < 0.001) or following exercise (P < 0.001). Mood and attitude also improved, but did not attain statistical significance.
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27041759PMC4790233W2350520993What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
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