LEVANTAMENTO DOS ATENDIMENTOS EM ACUPUNTURA REALIZADOS NO HOSPITAL VETERINÁRIO DA UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA

Abstract

Acupuncture is an ancient modality of traditional Chinese medicine being used in the treatment of diseases of the most varied types. The present study had the objective of evaluat-ing the clinical cases treated by acupuncture at the Veterinary Hospital of the Center of Agrar-ian Sciences, Campus II of the Federal University of Paraíba, and to evaluate the effects of this modality of treatment, the profile of the patients, clinical evolution and need for comple-mentary medicines. Information was collected as: species, age, sex, diagnosed condition, need for medication use, total number of acupuncture sessions and clinical evolution. For each cat-egory of information a descriptive analysis with percentage of occurrence was carried out. Most of the animals served were females (59%); among the causes that led to the search for acupuncture treatment, diagnosed conditions that affected the nervous system had the highest occurrence (42%). The canine species was the group with the most representatives attended (86%). Of the 64 patients treated, 22 (34%) were discharged. There was a predominance of patients who had between one and five years of age (28%), in the groups that had their ages informed in the records of attendance. Acupuncture treatment can be used as an alternative form in cases where pharmacological treatment is not effective.