Effects of Bee Venom Injections at Acupoints on Neurologic Dysfunction Induced by Thoracolumbar Intervertebral Disc Disorders in Canines: A Randomized, Controlled Prospective Study
Table 2
Effects of Bee venom on FNS and MSS in canines with intervertebral disc disorders-induced neurologic dysfunction were recruited.
Grade
FNS
value
MSS
value
Before
After
Before
After
Control
1–5 ( = 19)
10.84 ± 9.14
13.58 ± 9.50
0.002
3.42 ± 1.50
2.74 ± 1.94
0.001
1-2 ( = 7)
21.00 ± 1.73
22.57 ± 0.78
0.017
1.71 ± 0.48
0.71 ± 0.45
0.017
3-4 ( = 5)
10.64 ± 4.03
16.20 ± 6.38
0.074
3.60 ± 0.54
2.80 ± 1.09
0.099
5 ( = 7)
0.86 ± 0.37
2.71 ± 2.28
0.073
5.00
4.71 ± 0.48
0.172
Experimental
1–5 ( = 17)
11.7 ± 8.16
19.41 ± 5.87
0.001
3.41 ± 1.32
1.24 ± 0.60
0.001
1-2 ( = 5)
20.60 ± 1.52
23.00
0.024
1.80 ± 0.45
0.00
0.001
3-4 ( = 7)
12.57 ± 4.89
22.71 ± 0.48
0.001
3.43 ± 0.53
0.98 ± 0.57
0.001
5 ( = 5)
1.60 ± 0.89
11.40 ± 4.61
0.014
5.00
3.40 ± 0.55
0.002
Control: control group; experimental: experimental group; before: before treatment; after: after treatment; FNS: functional numeric scale; MSS: myelopathy scoring system; grade: grade of MSS.
