Xie's veterinary acupuncture.

9780813812472

Xie's veterinary acupuncture.

Ed. by Huisheng Xie and Vanessa Preast.

Blackwell Publishing

2007

359 pages

$124.99

Hardcover

SF914

Seven international academics and practitioners contribute 12 chapters further developing the work begun in Xie's (Chi Institute, Reddick, Florida) 1994 text Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine. Designed for veterinarians who practice TCVM, the text provides an introduction to the basic principles, techniques, and clinical applications of veterinary acupuncture. Coverage includes an introduction to meridians and acupuncture points; equine transpositional and classical acupoints; canine transpositional and classical acupoints; general rules of acupuncture therapy; treatment of musculoskeletal and neurological disorders, internal disorders, acute and miscellaneous conditions; acupuncture and moxibustion techniques; and the functional neuroanatomical physiology of acupuncture. Illustrated with b&w photographs and diagrams.

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