Essentials of Western Veterinary Acupuncture

Samantha lindly

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dc.contributor.advisor	Samatha Lidly
dc.contributor.author	Samantha lindly	en
dc.contributor.editor	Lindley, S.
dc.date.accessioned	2018-09-18T09:09:31Z
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-20T09:11:16Z
dc.date.available	2018-09-18T09:09:31Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-20T09:11:16Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.isbn	953945375
dc.identifier.uri	http://10.215.13.25/handle/123456789/2119
dc.description	There are already a number of texts aimed at the aspiring or practising veterinary acupuncture practitioner; however these tend to take either a predominantly traditional or a prescriptive approach, or both. In other words the rationale behind the treatment and selection of points described in these texts is based on the concepts of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This is a complex approach to both diagnosis and treatment and would have little or no meaning to the Western-trained veterinary surgeon. Some texts include formulae or prescriptions of points for given conditions: a sort of composite of the points likely to be chosen by a traditional practitioner. This satisfies neither the traditionalist (because each patient is an individual and is treated as such, as well as on how they present at any given time) nor the Western practitioner (because it means learning formulae or looking them up and does not take into account the results of examination and	en
dc.language	en	en
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Lindley&T.M.Cummings	en_US
dc.subject	Veterinary Acupuncture	en_US
dc.title	Essentials of Western Veterinary Acupuncture	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US