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Influence of electro-acupuncture on pain threshold in horses and its mode of action |
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| Authors: | DVM PhDHuisheng Xie PhDEdgar A Ott DVM PhDJD Harkins DVM PhDT Tobin DVMPatrick T Colahan MSMarty Johnson |
| Institution: | 1Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0136, USA 2Department of Animal Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA 3Gluck Equine Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky 40546, USA |
| Abstract: | Electro-acupuncture (EA) treatments varied in their effect on pain threshold in horses. EA stimulation using local acupuncture points or/and high frequency (80–120 Hz) can be more effective to relieve the experimental pain than the use of distal points and/or low frequency (20 Hz). The acupoints close to the painful areas may need to be stimulated with high frequency EA while the acupoints far from the painful areas may be stimulated with low frequency EA. The release of β-endorphin may be one of the pathways in which electro-acupuncture relieves the experimental pain. |
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