Evidence Details for Lieque
PMID Title Journal Year Abstract
30281151 Gastrointestinal effects following acupuncture at Pericardium-6 and Stomach-36 in healthy dogs: a pilot study. J Small Anim Pract. 2019 Jan;60(1):38-43. doi: 10.1111/jsap.12935. Epub 2018 Oct 3. 2019 Jan OBJECTIVES: To quantify changes in gastric and intestinal emptying times in the conscious dog following gastrointestinal acupoint stimulation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a randomised, blinded crossover study, six dogs were fed 30x1.5 mm barium-impregnated polyethylene spheres and underwent: (1) no acupuncture (Control); (2) stimulation of target points PC6 and ST36 (Target) and (3) stimulation of non-target points LU7 and BL55 (Sham). Abdominal radiographs were assessed immediately after feeding the spheres and every hour for 12 hours and their number in the stomach and large intestines was counted. RESULTS: The number of barium-impregnated polyethylene spheres found distal to the stomach was less in the Target group compared to the Control and Sham groups between hours 2 and 4, but no differences between groups were seen for the remainder of the treatment period. The number of spheres found within the colon/rectum was less in the Target group compared to the Control and Sham groups between hours 4 and 6, and compared to the Sham group only at hour 7 but no differences between groups were seen after hour 8. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Acupuncture targeted at the gastrointestinal tract of dogs was associated briefly with slowed gastric emptying and gastrointestinal transit time. This foundational study lays the groundwork for additional studies of acupuncture effects associated with altered physiologic states."

Evidence Sentence: (1) no acupuncture needles inserted ( Control treatment); (2) sham acupuncture ( Sham ) with needles placed bilaterally at acupoints LU7 (medial aspect of the thoracic limb, proximal to the styloid process of the radius, 1.5 cm proxi_x0002_mal to the radiocarpal joint, Fig. 1 A) and BL55 (on the caudola_x0002_teral aspect of the pelvic limb, distal to the stifle, Fig. 1 C); or, 3) target acupuncture ( Target ) with needles placed bilaterally at acupoints PC6 (medial side of thoracic limb, 3 cm proximal to the transverse carpal crease, in the groove between the flexor ten_x0002_dons, Fig. 1 B) and ST36 (craniolateral aspect of the pelvic limb distal to the stifle, lateral to the cranial aspect of the tibial crest, in the belly of the cranial tibialis muscle, Fig. 1 D).