Essentials of Western Veterinary Acupuncture

209 Pages·2006·0.82 MB·English

by  Samantha Lindley

Essentials of
Western
Veterinary
Acupuncture
S. Lindley
and
T.M. Cummings

Essentials of
Western
Veterinary
Acupuncture

Essentials of
Western
Veterinary
Acupuncture
S. Lindley
and
T.M. Cummings
© 2006 S. Lindley & T.M. Cummings
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Lindley, S. (Samantha)
Essentials of western veterinary acupuncture / S. Lindley and T.M.
Cummings.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-2990-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 1-4051-2990-5 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Veterinary acupuncture. I. Cummings, T. M. (Thomas Michael),
1963–. II. Title.
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Contents
Dedications vii
Preface ix
About the authors xi
Introduction xiii
Part One 1
1 Modern veterinary acupuncture 3
2 An historical perspective 17
3 Acupuncture – what is it and how does it work? 33
4 Acupuncture – does it work? 45
Part Two 63
5 The use of acupuncture for acute and chronic pain 65
6 The use of acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain 79
7 Principles of point selection 103
8 Acupuncture for the treatment of visceral pain and
dysfunction 111
9 Acupuncture for the treatment of non-painful conditions 129
Part Three 151
10 Practical aspects of acupuncture in the veterinary species 153
11 Electroacupuncture and related techniques 177
Index 189

Dedications
From Samantha Lindley
Tomy mother, my father and to Fergus.
From Mike Cummings
Tomy wife, Sally, and my children Jemima and Michael, who are right in
thinking that I work too hard and therefore spend too little time with
them, and to my neighbour Leela who often feeds me when Sally is out.