Integrative Veterinary Medicine

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 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:
Contents List of Abbreviations viii About the Editors ix List of Contributors xi Preface xiii About the Companion Website xiv 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 Donna Raditic and Laura Gaylord 12 Integrative Nutrition in Select Conditions: Obesity, Performance, Physical Rehabilitation 94 Laura Gaylord and Donna Raditic Section VI Physical Rehabilitation 103 Janice Huntingford 13 Introduction to Rehabilitation 105 Ronald B. Koh and Janice Huntingford 14 Common Therapeutic Modalities in Animal Rehabilitation 113 Ronald B. Koh and Janice Huntingford 15 Modalities Used in Rehabilitation—Land and Aquatic Exercises 134 Ronald B. Koh and Janice Huntingford 16 Integrative Treatment of Common Musculoskeletal and Neurological Conditions 144 Ronald B. Koh and Janice Huntingford Section VII Additional Complementary Therapies 157 Mushtaq A. Memon 17 Ayurveda 159 Tejinder Sodhi and Rupali Sodhi 18 Veterinary Ozone and Prolotherapy 165 Signe Beebe Section VIII Integration of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 173 Judith E. Saik 19 Integrative Approach to Cardiovascular Disease 175 Kristina M. Erwin 20 Integrative Pain Management 182 Carolina Medina 21 Integrative Approach to Neurology 190 Patrick Roynard 22 Integrative Oncology 205 Kendra Pope 23 Integrative Management of Abnormal Small Animal Behavior 221 Cynthia McDowell 24 Clinical Application of Chinese Herbal Medicine 229 Judith E. Saik 25 Case Based Approach to Integrative Veterinary Practice 236 Mitchell McKee 26 Clinical Application of Integrative Veterinary Medicine in Equine Practice 251 Amelia Munsterman Index 257