Linda Boggie graduated from Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1987. She became certified by the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society (IVAS) in 1995 and incorporated acupuncture into her existing small animal practice. She completed the Chinese herbal course at the Chi Institute in 2004. In 2014 she became a Fellow of the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncturists. Since 1998 she has lectured for various acupuncture courses, advanced continuing education seminars, congresses and symposiums in the USA, Canada, Scandinavia, Australia, China, Taiwan, Brazil and Europe. She has organized courses in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in the Netherlands. In 2003 she moved to The Netherlands and has an integrative practice in Deventer with her husband, a veterinarian specialized in dentistry and orthopedics in companion animals.
Useful source of phytochemicals to balance neurologic activity
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs are valuable medical modalities in the management of epilepsy.
Epilepsy is a complex neurologic issue with a variety of causes with known and unknown triggering factors. Clinical signs can vary from barely detectable focal-motor tremors to grand mal seizures which are physically demanding for the animal and stressful for owners. Chinese medical theory allows for the assessment of an individual patient and can tailor a specific strategy for that individual, allowing direct treatment for the seizures, and modification of possible triggers in an environment. Scientific studies have documented acupuncture’s effect on the nervous system and regulation of neurotransmitters. More studies are also showing the effects that phytotherapy can have on neurologic activity. Many of these studies confirm the use of classic Chinese herbal formulas developed for the treatment of epilepsy. A very positive aspect of both: they can be used safely in conjunction with current western therapies and allow a decrease in western drug dosages. A truly integrative medical approach.