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Acupuncture and Chiropractic Referrals for Home Hospice Care Clients

Heaven at Home Pet Hospice partners with specialists who offer acupuncture and chiropractic care as an add-on to home hospice care. In many cases, acupuncture and chiropractic can play a significant role in hospice and palliative care treatment plans as well as general pain management. Acupuncture and chiropractic treatment can be added to your home hospice or pain management programs as part of a multi-modal treatment plan after a Quality of Life assessment and customized hospice care plan is developed.

*Please note that our partners require that referrals have first been assessed for treatment and are on a home hospice care plan.

Benefits of Acupuncture

Acupuncture is the stimulation of specific points in the body to help treat specific disease processes and allow the body to heal itself.  A recent surge of scientific research supports the efficacy of this medical technique to treat animals for pain, expedite rehabilitation, and even improve the efficacy of medication. Benefits include the release of “feel good” hormones and endorphins, improved circulation and nerve-firing, and an increase in circulation of stem cells. Acupuncture can aid in the treatment of:
  • Geriatric Patients
  • Arthritis
  • Pain Management
  • Gait Abnormalities/ Lameness
  • Intervertebral Disk Disease (IVDD)
  • Rehabilitation of soft tissue or orthopedic injuries

Benefits of Chiropractic Treatment

Just as in humans, joints are held together by a series of tendons, ligaments, and surrounding muscles/fascia.  Abnormal joint mobility, especially in the spinal canal, leads to pain, decreased blood flow, disruption of proper nerve signals, and degeneration of the joint itself. Chiropractic aims to restore the normal movement of a joint, therefore mitigating pain, ensuring proper mechanics, and restoring any inhibited circulation and nerve conduction.  As a result – the body’s innate defense system is then able to maintain proper function of not only the musculoskeletal system but also the normal function of organs and the immune system. Chiropractic can aid in the treatment/management of:
  • Arthritis
  • Injury Prevention – Athletes, geriatric patients, those predisposed to IVDD, etc
  • Gait abnormalities
  • Rehabilitation from injury or trauma