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Understanding equine acupuncture : your guide to horse health care and management / by Rhonda Rathgeber.
Veterinary: du Pont Library (New Bolton) SF914.5 .R46 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rathgeber, Rhonda.
- Series:
- Horse health care library
- The horse health care library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Horses--Diseases--Treatment.
- Horses.
- Veterinary acupuncture.
- Horses--Diseases.
- Physical Description:
- 127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Equine accupuncture
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, KY : Blood-Horse, [2001]
- Summary:
- Understanding Equine Acupuncture examines the history of an ancient Eastern medical technique, its principles, and application to horses. Acupuncture is becoming a widely accepted alternative therapy for both humans and equines, and in horses, it is being used to treat a number of conditions from lameness to infertility. Many veterinarians incorporate acupuncture into traditional treatment programs.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 History of Acupuncture 14
- Chapter 2 General Principles of Acupuncture 18
- Chapter 3 Overview of Traditional Chinese Medicine 22
- Chapter 4 Acupuncture Points 32
- Chapter 5 What is a Meridian or Channel? 42
- Chapter 6 A Scientific Explanation of Acupuncture 54
- Chapter 7 Different Modalities of Acupuncture 62
- Chapter 8 Acupuncture as a Diagnostic Tool 78
- Chapter 9 Acupuncture for Specific Conditions 86
- Chapter 10 Cases Involving Acupuncture 102
- Chapter 11 Herbal Treatments 108.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-126) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Clarence J. Marshall Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1581500688
- OCLC:
- 48759803
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