en Evaluation of acupuncture effects on muscle ability following sciatic nerve injury in dog Experimental research article Experimental research article <b><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="2"><p align="left">D Sharifi</p></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="1">1</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="2">, J Bakhtiari</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="1">1</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="2">, HR Fattahian</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="1">1</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="2">, V Babapour</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="1">2</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="2">, M Sarhadi</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="1">1 </font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="2">and HR Taghavi</font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="1">3</font><i><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldItalicMT" size="2"><p align="left">1. Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</p><p align="left">2. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran</p><p align="left">3. Science and Technology Unit, Azad University, Tehran, Iran.</p></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="3"><p align="left">Abstract:</p></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"><p align="left">The effects of electro-acupuncture on the canine muscle power were evaluated experimentally.</p><p align="left">The study was conducted on 10 adult breed dogs. Dogs were subsequently divided to two groups of (control</p><p align="left">and experimental) 5 dogs each. Anesthesia was induced and afterwards the right sciatic nerve was exposed in all <font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3"></font><b><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT" size="3"><p align="left">Keywords: </p></font><font face="TimesNewRomanPSMT" size="3">Acupuncture, Sciatic nerve, Muscle atrophy, Dog.</font></b></p><p align="left">dogs and crushed in full thickness, using artery forceps for 5 seconds. The experimental group was subjected to</p><p align="left">acupuncture therapeutic regimen, daily for ten minutes for two weeks. The electromyography (EMG) was done</p><p align="left">from semimembranosus (S1) and semitendinosus (S2) Extensor (Ext) and Flexor (Flex) muscles before and after</p><p align="left">14, 28 and 45 post-operative days.</p><p align="left">EMG recording showed significant differences in muscle force in S1 and S2 in the experimental group in</p><p align="left">comparison with the control.</p><p align="left">Finally, evaluation of electroacupuncture effects showed to be helpful to reduce muscle atrophy.</p></font></i></b> 183 187 http://ppj.phypha.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-21&slc_lang=en&sid=1