Could your animal benefit
from acupuncture?

Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese therapy,

is used to treat animals for a variety of ailments, including arthritis,
musculoskeletal pain & spasm, soft tissue injuries,
certain types of arthritis and various nerve conditions.
And, much like humans, the animals are
responding so well.

Veterinary Acupuncture

Which conditions can be treated by acupuncture?

Horses

  • back and neck pain
  • strained muscles and ligaments
  • nerve injuries: pain, paralysis and
    associated muscle wasting
  • various forms of lameness and riding problems due to underlying soft tissue injuries.

Dogs

  • back and neck pain
  • lameness due to soft tissue injuries
  • muscle and ligament strain
  • arthritis or joint degeneration
  • nerve damage and associated pain
  • limb paresis, paralysis and muscle atrophy

Dr Jan Still

Dr Jan Still with a horse receiving acupuncture

Dr Jan Still is a fully qualified veterinary surgeon with a Master’s degree in anaesthesiology. He is also a certified veterinary acupuncturist and a Permitted Treating Veterinarian (FEI).

His special interests are acupuncture, pain relief, sport & musculoskeletal medicine and neurological conditions.

Dr Still works in the Johannesburg and Pretoria area for appointments for horses.

Small animals are treated in Dr Still's rooms in Lonehill - a northern suburb of Johannesburg.