Hip Dysplasia
ข้อสะโพกเสื่อม / ข้อสะโพกหลวม
Hip pain, a swaying gait and difficulty rising, most often in large-breed dogs.
How It Is Used
Points around the hip are combined with kidney-tonifying points, since in TCVM the kidney governs bone. Electroacupuncture across the hip is the usual approach.
Primary Points (4)
Jumping Round 環跳
จุดหลัก
Squatting Bone Hole 居髎
Frees the hip joint.
Sequential Limit 秩邊
Frees the hip and lower back.
Bai Hui (lumbosacral) 百會
The principal point for the lower back and hindlimbs; raises yang and relieves pain — the most used point in veterinary acupuncture.
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Supporting Points (2)
Kidney Shu 腎俞
Tonifies the kidney and strengthens the bones and lower back — the principal point of the geriatric patient.
Leg Three Li 足三里
The strongest qi and blood tonic; regulates stomach and intestines and supports immunity.
These are starting points, not a recipe — choose points from the pattern diagnosis of the individual animal and reassess at every session.