ContentsList of Abbreviations viiiAbout the Editors ixList of Contributors xiPreface xiiiAbout the Companion Website xivSection I Basic Concepts 1Mushtaq A. Memon1 Introduction to Integrative Veterinary Medicine 3Mushtaq A. Memon2 Applications of Evidence-based Medicine to IVM and Current Controversies 10Roselle Hartwigsen3 Integration of Complementary Therapies with Conventional Therapy: Multimodal Approach 15John A. PerdrizetSection II Acupuncture 23Huisheng Xie4 Anatomy and Physiology of Acupuncture 25Emily Mangan5 Traditional Chinese Medical Foundation of Veterinary Acupuncture 32Emily Mangan6 Integrative Acupuncture: Clinical Approaches and Current Scientific Literature 42Emily ManganSection III Manual Therapies 55Marilyn Maler7 Veterinary Manipulative Therapy: Neurology, Biomechanics, and Available Evidence 57Marilyn Maler8 Massage Therapy and Myofascial Principles 63Marilyn MalerSection IV Botanical and Herbal Therapies 71Signe Beebe9 Herbal Medicine - Origins and Major Systems of Herbal Therapy with Selected Evidence-based Interventions 73Signe Beebe10 Herbal Medicine Regulation, Adverse Events, and Herb-Drug Interactions 79Signe BeebeSection V Integrative Nutrition 85Laura Gaylord11 Novel Trends in Nutrition: Pet Food Categorization, Owner Perception and Current Marketing 87Donna Raditic and Laura Gaylord12 Integrative Nutrition in Select Conditions: Obesity, Performance, Physical Rehabilitation 94Laura Gaylord and Donna RaditicSection VI Physical Rehabilitation 103Janice Huntingford13 Introduction to Rehabilitation 105Ronald B. Koh and Janice Huntingford14 Common Therapeutic Modalities in Animal Rehabilitation 113Ronald B. Koh and Janice Huntingford15 Modalities Used in Rehabilitation--Land and Aquatic Exercises 134Ronald B. Koh and Janice Huntingford16 Integrative Treatment of Common Musculoskeletal and Neurological Conditions 144Ronald B. Koh and Janice HuntingfordSection VII Additional Complementary Therapies 157Mushtaq A. Memon17 Ayurveda 159Tejinder Sodhi and Rupali Sodhi18 Veterinary Ozone and Prolotherapy 165Signe BeebeSection VIII Integration of Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 173Judith E. Saik19 Integrative Approach to Cardiovascular Disease 175Kristina M. Erwin20 Integrative Pain Management 182Carolina Medina21 Integrative Approach to Neurology 190Patrick Roynard22 Integrative Oncology 205Kendra Pope23 Integrative Management of Abnormal Small Animal Behavior 221Cynthia McDowell24 Clinical Application of Chinese Herbal Medicine 229Judith E. Saik25 Case Based Approach to Integrative Veterinary Practice 236Mitchell McKee26 Clinical Application of Integrative Veterinary Medicine in Equine Practice 251Amelia MunstermanIndex 257
The editorsMushtaq A. Memon, BVSc, MSc, PhD, DACT, is Professor Emeritus at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine in Pullman, Washington, USA.Huisheng Xie, DVM, MS, PhD, is Professor at the Chi University in Reddick, Florida, USA and Professor Emeritus at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA.