Cantwell Shauna L
University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Top Companion Anim Med. 2010 Feb;25(1):53-8. doi: 10.1053/j.tcam.2009.10.006.
Complementary and alternative medicine can be defined as the diagnosis, treatment, and/or prevention that complements mainstream medicine, satisfying a demand not met by orthodoxy and diversifying the conceptual framework of medicine. Acupuncture is being used much more commonly now as a sole or integrative modality in veterinary medicine and can play a large role in management of inflammation and chronic pain. Western medical etiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment should be considered before applying acupuncture. This article describes the evolving biomedical basis of acupuncture analgesia and gives the practitioner an overview of how acupuncture can be performed in a medical setting.
补充和替代医学可定义为对主流医学起到补充作用的诊断、治疗和/或预防方法，满足正统医学未满足的需求，并使医学的概念框架多样化。针灸如今在兽医学中作为一种单独或综合的治疗方式被更广泛地应用，并且在炎症和慢性疼痛的管理中可以发挥重要作用。在应用针灸之前，应考虑西方医学的病因、病理生理学、诊断和治疗方法。本文描述了针灸镇痛不断发展的生物医学基础，并向从业者概述了如何在医疗环境中进行针灸治疗。
