Speciale J, Fingeroth J M
Center for Pets with Nerve Disease, Rochester, NY 14623, USA.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2000 Jul 1;217(1):43-7, 29. doi: 10.2460/javma.2000.217.43.
Physiatry alone was used to treat 3 large (30- to 40-kg [66 to 88 lb]) mature (6- to 9-year-old) dogs that were tetraparetic or tetraplegic. All 3 dogs had myelographic evidence of multiple chronic compressive extradural lesions of the caudal portion of the cervical spinal cord. All dogs improved substantially after a course of intensive physical treatment. For 2 dogs, an abbreviated treatment regimen was continued by the owners after the dogs were discharged. Both of these dogs regained and retained normal neurologic function. The other dog improved but was treated infrequently at home. That dog's signs recurred, and the dog was euthanatized. Persistent use of physical treatment for paralysis that results from conditions affecting the cervical spinal cord may be useful even without concurrent surgical or pharmacologic treatments.
仅用物理治疗法治疗了3只大型（30至40千克[66至88磅]）成熟（6至9岁）的犬，这些犬表现为四肢轻瘫或四肢瘫痪。所有3只犬的脊髓造影显示，颈髓尾部存在多个慢性压迫性硬膜外病变。经过一个疗程的强化物理治疗后，所有犬都有显著改善。2只犬出院后，主人继续采用简化的治疗方案。这2只犬都恢复并保持了正常的神经功能。另一只犬有所改善，但在家中治疗不频繁。该犬的症状复发，最终实施了安乐死。对于因影响颈髓的疾病导致的瘫痪，持续使用物理治疗法可能是有用的，即使没有同时进行手术或药物治疗。
