{"id":676,"date":"2021-03-02T06:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/?p=676"},"modified":"2020-10-27T12:27:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:27:04","slug":"would-your-pet-benefit-from-acupuncture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/would-your-pet-benefit-from-acupuncture\/","title":{"rendered":"Would Your Pet Benefit from Acupuncture?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Would Your Pet Benefit from Acupuncture?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>by Jennifer Tucci, DVM<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Acupuncture can be used as a complementary therapy to Western treatments or as a stand-alone therapy for patients that cannot tolerate or aren&#8217;t responding to standard medicines.<\/p>\n<p>Ancient Chinese theory teaches that disease occurs as a result of blocked flow of Qi (the body&#8217;s energy).\u00a0 Acupuncture is therefore used to move Qi and restore balance to the body.<\/p>\n<p>Modern research has shown that acupuncture points are located in areas which have a high density of free nerve endings, mast cells, small arterioles, and lymphatic vessels.\u00a0 Stimulation of acupuncture points by inserting very tiny needles results in the release of beta-endorphins for pain management, neurotransmitters for neurological weakness or paralysis, and serotonin for anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>Acupuncture promotes natural pain relief and improved functioning of the body.<\/p>\n<h3>Acupuncture is often used to manage:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Arthritis and joint pain<\/li>\n<li>Back and neck injuries<\/li>\n<li>Ligament tears<\/li>\n<li>Seizures<\/li>\n<li>Gastrointestinal upset<\/li>\n<li>Anxiety, behavioral issues<\/li>\n<li>Chronic illness<\/li>\n<li>Incontinence<\/li>\n<li>Support during cancer therapy<\/li>\n<li>and many more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would Your Pet Benefit from Acupuncture? by Jennifer Tucci, DVM Acupuncture can be used as a complementary therapy to Western treatments or as a stand-alone therapy for patients that cannot tolerate or aren&#8217;t responding to standard medicines. Ancient Chinese theory teaches that disease occurs as a result of blocked flow of Qi (the body&#8217;s energy).\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":677,"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/676\/revisions\/677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therehabvets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}