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200 10$aEssentials of western veterinary acupuncture$b[electronic resource] /$fSamantha Lindley and Mike Cummings
210   $aOxford $cBlackwell$d2006
215   $a1 online resource (209 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4051-2990-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aEssentials of Western Veterinary Acupuncture; Contents; Dedications; Preface; About the authors; Introduction; Part One; 1 Modern veterinary acupuncture; 2 An historical perspective; 3 Acupuncture - what is it and how does it work?; 4 Acupuncture - does it work?; Part Two; 5 The use of acupuncture for acute and chronic pain; 6 The use of acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain; 7 Principles of point selection; 8 Acupuncture for the treatment of visceral pain and dysfunction; 9 Acupuncture for the treatment of non-painful conditions; Part Three
327   $a10 Practical aspects of acupuncture in the veterinary species11 Electroacupuncture and related techniques; Index
330   $aThe field of pain research is rapidly expanding in both human and veterinary medicine, and has helped increase our understanding of acupuncture. However, many are still highly sceptical about the use of acupuncture and prefer for it to remain far from orthodox veterinary practice.This book seeks to challenge common misgivings by showing how veterinary acupuncture works (for small and large animals), and why it should be established as an orthodox form of treatment.Written from a Western approach, rather than a traditional Chinese Medicine approach, it explains the background an
606   $aVeterinary acupuncture
606   $aVeterinary medicine
615  0$aVeterinary acupuncture.
615  0$aVeterinary medicine.
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