Integrative Veterinary Medicine

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Integrative Veterinary Medicine Practical guide integrating holistic modalities into Western veterinary practice to help with patient treatment Integrative Veterinary Medicine 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 principlesOrigins and major systems of herbal therapy with selected evidence-based interventions and adverse events, herb-drug interactions, supplement evaluation, and regulationTrends 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. Integrative Veterinary Medicine Contents List of Abbreviations About the Editors List of Contributors Preface About the Companion Website Section I Basic Concepts 1 Introduction to Integrative Veterinary Medicine 2 Applications of Evidence-based Medicine to IVM and Current Controversies 3 Integration of Complementary Therapies with Conventional Therapy: Multimodal Approach Section II Acupuncture 4 Anatomy and Physiology of Acupuncture 5 Traditional Chinese Medical Foundation of Veterinary Acupuncture 6 Integrative Acupuncture: Clinical Approaches and Current Scientific Literature Section III Manual Therapies 7 Veterinary Manipulative Therapy: Neurology, Biomechanics, and Available Evidence 8 Massage Therapy and Myofascial Principles Section IV Botanical and Herbal Therapies 9 Herbal Medicine – Origins and Major Systems of Herbal Therapy with Selected Evidence-based Interventions 10 Herbal Medicine Regulation, Adverse Events, and Herb-Drug Interactions Section V Integrative Nutrition 11 Novel Trends in Nutrition: Pet Food Categorization, Owner Perception and Current Marketing 12 Integrative Nutrition in Select Conditions: Obesity, Performance, Physical Rehabilitation Section VI Physical Rehabilitation 13 Introduction to Rehabilitation 14 Common Therapeutic Modalities in Animal Rehabilitation 15 Modalities Used in Rehabilitation—Land and Aquatic Exercises 16 Integrative Treatment of Common Musculoskeletal and Neurological Conditions Section VII Additional Complementary Therapies 17 Ayurveda 18 Veterinary Ozone and Prolotherapy Section VIII Integration of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 19 Integrative Approach to Cardiovascular Disease 20 Integrative Pain Management 21 Integrative Approach to Neurology 22 Integrative Oncology 23 Integrative Management of Abnormal Small Animal Behavior 24 Clinical Application of Chinese Herbal Medicine 25 Case Based Approach to Integrative Veterinary Practice 26 Clinical Application of Integrative Veterinary Medicine in Equine Practice Index EULA