Integrative Veterinary Medicine PDF provides a clinically oriented, evidence-based guide to integrating complementary and conventional therapies into veterinary practice. Covering acupuncture, manual therapies, botanical and herbal medicine, integrative nutrition, and physical rehabilitation, the book draws information on these modalities together into a single resource. Rooted in evidence-based medicine, it demonstrates how to use these modalities in veterinary practice.
The book begins by discussing the basic concepts of integrative veterinary medicine, then examines each modality in detail. A companion website offers video clips showing acupuncture techniques.
In Integrative Veterinary Medicine, readers can expect to find detailed information on topics such as:
Anatomy and physiology of acupuncture with relation to soft tissue and neurologic concepts, and traditional Chinese theory of acupuncture (Yin and Yang, Five Element Theory, and The Meridians)
Veterinary manipulative therapy (neurology, biomechanics, and available evidence), and massage therapy and myofascial principles
Origins and major systems of herbal therapy with selected evidence-based interventions and adverse events, herb-drug interactions, supplement evaluation, and regulation
Trends in nutrition, such as raw diets, home-prepared diets, grain-free diets, owner perception, and current marketing
Covering common modalities across all species in one volume, Integrative Veterinary Medicine is an essential reference for any veterinary practitioner wishing to use integrative techniques in their practices, as well as veterinary students, academics, and researchers involved in programs of study related to integrative veterinary medicine.
Table of Contents
Section I Basic Concepts 1
Mushtaq A. Memon
1 Introduction to Integrative Veterinary Medicine 3
Mushtaq A. Memon
2 Applications of Evidence-based Medicine to IVM and Current Controversies 10
Roselle Hartwigsen
3 Integration of Complementary Therapies with Conventional Therapy: Multimodal Approach 15
John A. Perdrizet
Section II Acupuncture 23
Huisheng Xie
4 Anatomy and Physiology of Acupuncture 25
Emily Mangan
5 Traditional Chinese Medical Foundation of Veterinary Acupuncture 32
Emily Mangan
6 Integrative Acupuncture: Clinical Approaches and Current Scientific Literature 42
Emily Mangan
Section III Manual Therapies 55
Marilyn Maler
7 Veterinary Manipulative Therapy: Neurology, Biomechanics, and Available Evidence 57
Marilyn Maler
8 Massage Therapy and Myofascial Principles 63
Marilyn Maler
Section IV Botanical and Herbal Therapies 71
Signe Beebe
9 Herbal Medicine – Origins and Major Systems of Herbal Therapy with Selected Evidence-based Interventions 73
Signe Beebe
10 Herbal Medicine Regulation, Adverse Events, and Herb-Drug Interactions 79
Signe Beebe
Section V Integrative Nutrition 85
Laura Gaylord
11 Novel Trends in Nutrition: Pet Food Categorization, Owner Perception and Current Marketing 87
