Information Sources on Veterinary Acupuncture (Vet AP)
Issue #1 [ http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/section.php?xSec=55 ] discussed Training In Animal Acupuncture. The article
concluded that “Any dedicated and educated person can study the principles and practice of human acupuncture to the deepest level in
many top class colleges, and supplement that by home-study of animal acupuncture and/or by attendance at animal acupuncture courses
designed for non-vets. At present there are few of those courses. The main unanswered question is: can well-trained animal
acupuncturists who are not vets practice their preferred profession legally and independently? At present, the answer is no in
most countries. However, with the support of sympathetic friends, clients and supporters in the media, they have the option of lobbying for
legislative change. I also believe that, in correctly diagnosed cases that are suitable for AP, some non-vet animal acupuncturists could be
far better therapists than many vets. I would support a change in the law to allow highly qualified non-vet animal acupuncturists to
practise independently, provided that they notify the animal owner’s vet in each case.”
In this issue we will discuss where people - vets or non-vets - can source information on Vet AP. As discussed in Issue #1, the
main information sources relate to human AP. One must have deep familiarity with human AP principles to practice to acupuncture
effectively in animals.
The main information sources include:
(A) Textbooks;
(B) Vet AP Societies and Training Courses;
(C) Professional Email Discussion Lists;
(D) AP / TCM Journals;
(E) Free Online Databases;
(F) Commercial Online Databases [annual subscription needed], and
(G) WWW.
(A) TEXTBOOKS
(1) Human AP Textbooks: There are hundreds of textbooks on different styles of human AP – classical Channel AP, Microsystems AP
(Ear, Scalp, Nose, Forehead, KHA (Korean Hand AP), Foot Zone AP, Wrist-Ankle AP, etc), New & Strange Points, etc
[ http://acupuncture.huxt.com/books-0001.shtml ].
The basic human texts recommended are:
Anon (1974)
Anon (1975, or later version)
Anon (1993)
Cheng Xinnong et al (1987)
Connolly Dianne (1979)
Ellis, Wiseman & Ross (1989)
Kaptchuk, Ted (1983)
Travell & Simons (1984 & 1985)
Wiseman & Ellis (1995)
Wiseman & Feng (1998)
The Barefoot Doctor's Manual. Running Press, Philadelphia. 948pp. Excellent, but for
advanced students only.
http://www.campusi.com/bookFind/asp/bookFindPriceLst.asp?prodId=076241250X
Newest illustrations of the AP points (Charts & Booklet). Medicine & Health Publishers,
Hong Kong. http://www.mayfairmed.com/detail/english/112/JD6603.jpg
Essentials of Chinese AP. (Coll. Trad. Chin. Med., Beijing, Shanghai, Nanking) Foreign
Languages Press, Beijing. 432pp. http://www.mayfairmed.com/detail/english/112/JY6627.jpg
Chinese AP & Moxibustion. Foreign Languages Press, Beijing. 432pp.
http://www.mayfairmed.com/detail/english/112/JY6733.jpg
Traditional AP: The Law of the Five Elements. Centre for Traditional AP, American City
Building, Columbia, Maryland 21944, USA. 197pp.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0912381035/026-0700464-9692406
Grasping the Wind. Paradigm Publications, Brookline, Massachusetts, 462 pp.
http://www.mayfairmed.com/detail/english/112/JT6660.jpg
The Web that has no Weaver. Congdon & Weed, New York, USA.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0809228408/qid=1144078173/sr=11/ref=sr_1_2_1/026-0700464-9692406
Myofascial pain & dysfunction: the Trigger Point Manual, Parts 1 & 2. (Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore & London), >1500 pages. http://www.yogadarsana.org/cgibin/store.cgi?myOperation=New&ItemId=0683307711
Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine (English translations & amendments of texts by the
Beijing, Nanjing & Shanghai Colleges of Chinese Medicine). Paradigm Publications, 44 Linden
St., Brookline, Mass 02146, USA, 532 pp.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0912111445/qid=1144078228/sr=12/ref=sr_1_2_2/026-0700464-9692406
Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine http://www.paradigmpubs.com/html/pradic.html or
http://www.redwingbooks.com/products/books/PraDicChiMed.cfm
(1) Vet AP Textbooks: Basic veterinary texts recommended are:
Anon
Application of Tui-Na in Veterinary Medicine
http://www.tcvm.com/resource/resource_newbook.htm
Cain Marvin (2003)
Acupuncture Diagnosis & Treatment of Equine: A Five Element Tutorial, 4 th Ed; Order
c/o Brett Cain +1-859-384-8004, email <libertyhillfarm@att.net>
Demontoy A
Acupuncture Veterinaire Chez Le Chien http://www.eklecticlibrairie.com/ListeLivreDetail.asp?Detail=YOUF89&TypeRecherche=Detail
FAO (1990)
Handbook of Chinese Veterinary Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Bangkok, FAO Regional
Office for Asia & the Pacific. 193pp.
Giniaux D (1996)
What the Horses have told Me. Translated by Jean-Claude Racinet, Xenophon Press, 1772
Middlehurst Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118-1648, ISBN 0-933316-07-0; email:
<Rrozell@aol.com>
Guray JY & van den Bosch E (2002)
Praxis der Pferdeakupunktur (Practical Equine AP) 127pp, ISBN 3-8304-9013-5
http://www.fach-buch.de/vetline/buecher/klinische_gebiete/akupunktur/190720.htm
Janssens LAA (1984)
Klide A & Kung SH (1977)
Kothbauer, O (1999)
Lindley Samantha & Cummings Mike
(2006)
Rathgeber Rhonda
Schoen AM (2001)
Still, J. (1991)
Thoresen, A
van den Bosch E & Guray JY (1995)
Westermayer E (1977)
Westermayer E (1977)
White Sheila (1984)
Xie Huisheng (1994)
Yu Chuan (1995)
Atlas of the AP points & Meridians in the dog (c/o Oudestraat 37, Wilrijk 2610, Antwerp,
Belgium). http://www.satas.be/proddisplay.php?cat=9,92,44,&prod=3623&mode=proddetail
Veterinary Acupuncture
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0812218396/ref=pd_sxp_elt_l1/102-52351504898569?n=283155
Veterinary Acupuncture: Basic Principles & Their Clinical Applications with Ear
Acupuncture on Cattle & Some References to the Horse, Zweimuhlen Verlag Munich 1999
1st Edition, Paperback/Softcover 280pp ISBN 3853392105
http://www.chinabooks.com.au/zhongyi/tcmvet_1.htm
Essentials of Western Veterinary Acupuncture http://store.blackwellprofessional.com/1405129905.html
Understanding Equine Acupuncture
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581500688/ref=pd_sxp_elt_l1/102-52351504898569?n=283155
Veterinary Acupuncture, Ancient Art to Modern Medicine, 2nd Edition, St. Louis: Mosby
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0939674513/102-5235150-4898569?v=glance&n=283155
Research in Veterinary Acupuncture, 138pp. https://secure.acupuncturesuppliers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=988
Holistic Veterinary Medicine: A version adapted for the web
http://home.online.no/~arethore/boka/index.html
Acupuncture Points and Meridians in the Horse; https://secure.acupuncturesuppliers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1044 email: <EmielVdBosch@skynet.be>
Atlas der Akupunktur des Rindes (Atlas of acupuncture for cattle) & Atlas der Akupunktur
des Pferdes (Atlas of acupuncture for horses). WBV Biologisch-Medizinische Verlagsgesellschaft,
mbH & Co. KG, Schorndorf, Germany
The Treatment of Horses by Acupuncture https://secure.acupuncturesuppliers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=952
Electroacupuncture in veterinary medicine: an original translation by Penny A. Herbert &
Teressa Hwang; Publisher: San Francisco : Chinese Materials Center Publications, ISBN:
0896446646 http://isbndb.com/d/book/electroacupuncture_in_veterinary_medicine.html
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine Volume I: Fundamental Principles
http://www.tcvm.com/resource/resource_newbook.htm
Traditional Chinese Veterinary Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 304 pages
http://www.hceis.com/product/index/agriculture/Agi-Acp.htm
Titles of other Vet AP textbooks are at: http://tinyurl.com/hlwcq
(B) VET AP SOCIETIES AND TRAINING COURSES:
1.
IVAS (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society, http://www.ivas.org/) publishes a Newsletter and
comprehensive Course Notes (available only to vets who take the IVAS Course).
2.
National Veterinary Acupuncture Societies exist throughout the developed world. They run local training
courses and some have newsletters. See contact details at: http://www.komvet.at/ivadkom/vapsocs.htm
3.
AAVMA (American Academy for Veterinary Medical Acupuncture): http://www.aavma.org/
4.
Chi Institute (Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine, Florida): http://www.tcvm.com/
(C) PROFESSIONAL EMAIL DISCUSSION LISTS:
Professionals in Vet / Animal AP can exchange clinical experiences or seek help from peers on several email lists for AP / TCM professionals,
including:
1.
PVA-L (Professional Veterinary Acupuncture List, http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/english/pval/pvalgen.html ) is a closed international discussion list for vets trained in acupuncture.
To join, email <PVA-L-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com> AND email your name, address, details of vet qualifications
and details of acupuncture training to <philrogers@eircom.net>. Alternatively you can join PVA-L and register on
IVAD (International Veterinary Acupuncture Directory) at trhe same time using the online form at:
http://www.komvet.at/ivadkom/regapvet.htm
2.
PA-L (Professional Acupuncture List, http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/english/pa-l/palgen.html ) is a closed
international discussion list for all professionals trained in acupuncture.
To join, email <PA-L-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com> AND email your name, address, details of vet qualifications and
details of acupuncture training to <philrogers@eircom.net>.
3.
Traditional_Chinese_Medicine List: This list has >1000 TCM professionals, including vets, MDs, nurses, physios,
OMDs, LicAcs, herbalists, Qigong practitioners, Guasha practitioners, etc.
To join, email: <Traditional_Chinese_Medicine-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com>
4.
ChineseHerbAcademy: This list has >1350 Professionals in TCM herbal medicine and acupuncture.
To join, email <ChineseHerbAcademy-Subscribe@yahoogroups.com>. Its homepage
[ http://www.chineseherbacademy.org/ ] has links to valuable study materials.
(D) AP / TCM JOURNALS:
Acupuncture, TCM & Herbal Journals
Acupuncture Today
Acupuncture.com
Acupuncture.com Research Subject Index
(E) FREE ONLINE DATABASES:
PubMed Medline
http://tinyurl.com/5c452
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com
http://www.acupuncture.com
http://www.acupuncture.com/research/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi? This is the world’s best free resource on medicine & life
sciences. It has >16 million titles, most with abstracts and some with free full-text.
PUBMED MEDLINE ABSTRACTS on Acupuncture, Moxa, LLLT, TENS & Related Therapies
1.0 All Animals
http://tinyurl.com/5url9
1.2 Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Pigs
http://tinyurl.com/6f93r
1.3 Dogs & Cats
http://tinyurl.com/6s7xj
1.4 Primates
http://tinyurl.com/3khg4
1.5 Guinea-Pigs, Rabbits, Rats, Mice, etc
http://tinyurl.com/6nkwb
1.6 Human
http://tinyurl.com/5eexr
1.7 All - Human & Animal
http://tinyurl.com/53xtn
Acubriefs
Top Ten AP Pts for Common Conditions:
Fast Find Page
Top Ten AP Pts for Common Conditions:
Introduction
PUBMED MEDLINE ABSTRACTS on OTHER TOPICS related to Acupuncture
2.0 Low-Level-Laser-Therapy (LLLT)
http://tinyurl.com/695dr
3.0 Light Therapy, Chromotherapy, Phototherapy
http://tinyurl.com/6q2vr
4.0 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
http://tinyurl.com/5w869
5.0 Magnets, Magnetotherapy, Electromagnetic (EM) Therapy
http://tinyurl.com/4vb77
6.0 Trigger Point (TP) Therapy, Neural Therapy, Scar Therapy
http://tinyurl.com/5cl4z
7.0 Chiropractic, Physiotherapy & Vertebral Manipulation
http://tinyurl.com/42wk2
8.0 Tuina, Shiatsu, Massage, Reflexology, Foot Zone/Hand Zone
http://tinyurl.com/5mzfw
Therapy
9.0 Blood-Letting, Cupping, Leeches & Scarification
http://tinyurl.com/3uf66
10.0 Qigong, Taiji, Breathing Exercises, Meditation, Selfhttp://tinyurl.com/3htgr
Hypnosis & Yoga
http://www.acubriefs.com/
Database Search
http://www.acubriefs.com/search.htm
Search Acupuncture Manual
http://www.acubriefs.com/manual.htm
Search Review Database
http://www.acubriefs.com/review_search.htm
http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/ff.htm
http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/adtop.htm
(F) ONLINE COMMERCIAL DATABASES [ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION NEEDED]
CINTCM Traditional Chinese Medical Databases Online Search
http://www.cintcm.com/e_cintcm/index.htm
Dialog & DataStar Scientific Abstracts Databases [Available to
http://solutions.dialog.com/agents/teagasc/ [BBBPEP / UFBH13]
Subscribers only]
(G) WWW:
WWW has a wealth of information on human AP and Vet AP in English and other languages, including Chinese [ http://tinyurl.com/f4898 ],
Korean and Japanese. Translation software [ http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr ] can help to extract data from those sites.
For example, see Google hits for "veterinary acupuncture" OR "animal acupuncture" at http://tinyurl.com/m3jp7 and “acupuncture -animal
-veterinary” at http://tinyurl.com/euhc3
Some of the best WWW data are at:
Veterinary Acupuncture Page
http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/english/veter.htm
Online Study Material on AP &
http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/study.htm
TCM in Humans & Animals
Yinyanghouse
http://yinyanghouse.com
Acuxo
TCM Student
ITM (Institute of Traditional
Medicine)
Classical Five Phase
http://www.yinyanghouse.com/chinesetheory/theory/classical_fiveelement
Theory
.html
Ear Pts: Human
http://www.yinyanghouse.com/auricular/fullear.html
Pts
http://www.yinyanghouse.com/AP points.html
Pt Categories
http://www.yinyanghouse.com/chinesetheory/pointcategories.html
http://acuxo.com
http://www.tcmstudent.com
http://www.itmonline.org/
Five Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine is an excellent overview of organ functions and their
IVAS / Veterinary Acupuncture
Crib Sheets
TCM Basics.com
interactions in TCM
Menu page
http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/5organs.htm
Heart
http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/heart.htm
Spleen
http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/spleen.htm
Lung
http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/lung.htm
Kidney
http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/kidney.htm
Liver
http://www.itmonline.org/5organs/liver.htm
While attending the IVAS Acupuncture/TCM course, Janne Potter assembled study sheets
[ http://www.wbvc.bc.ca/crib.htm ] as a study aid; to locate specific information, see Janne’s Table of
Contents and use her Search Page. See other study aids at Equine and Canine Point descriptions and charts,
Printer Points, Crib #2 and Crib#3.
http://www.tcmbasics.com/ is another useful site with excellent data for beginners. It also has useful data on
Chinese herbs.
Conclusion: Those who want to study AP for use in animals can find huge amounts of free data on human AP and some data on animal
AP online. They can complement their personal (home) study with formal study of human AP (via bona-fide AP Schools or Universities that
offer full-time degree courses of AP or TCM) and animal AP (via IVAS or other bona-fide courses, as discussed in (B), above.
Appendix: Other useful Resources on Acupuncture-related Topics
Note: If the Web pages at http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/ are offline for updating, try again later.
DATABASES TO SEARCH FOR ACUPUNCTURE-RELATED TOPICS
AAMA Search Page
http://www.medicalacupuncture.org/search_public.html
BMAS (British Medical Acupuncture Society) Search Page
http://www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/websearch.html
OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES ON ACUPUNCTURE-RELATED TOPICS
AAMA (American Academy of Medical Acupuncture) & MARF
http://www.medicalacupuncture.org/
(Medical Acupuncture Research Foundation)
Acupuncture & TCM Links (Vilberto C. Oliveira)
http://acupuncture.8k.com/acupvil.htm
Acupuncture Bibliography from Medline [Phil Rogers, 1997]
http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/english/hels/helsfram.html
Acupuncture Software (BMAS Reviews)
http://www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk/review.htm
Acupuncture: Guidelines, reviews (Geneva Foundation for
http://www.gfmer.ch/TMCAM/Guideline_TM.php?fnct=selectParM
Medical Education & Research)
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Acupuncture: NIH Consensus Development Conference
http://consensus.nih.gov/1997/1997Acupuncture107html.htm
Statement, November 3-5, 1997
Bibliography of scientific references (Phil Rogers)
http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/english/articles/vetbibl.html
BMAS (British Medical Acupuncture Society)
http://www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk
Ear Pts: Dogs
http://www.akupunkturtierarzt.de/HomepageClassic01/ohrkhd.ht
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Ear Pts: Horses
http://www.akupunkturtierarzt.de/HomepageClassic01/ohrkpfd.ht
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Giovanni Maciocia Articles on Acupuncture & TCM
http://www.giovanni-maciocia.com/articles/default.html
IAMA (International Academy of Medical Acupuncture) Charts &
http://www.iama.edu/Graphics/Graphics.htm
Graphics of Master Points
Medical Acupuncture Page
http://users.med.auth.gr/~karanik/
FREE access to FULL-TEXT Science Journals online:
(a)
Access via a university or large research organisation: Most universities and large research organisations pay for
integrated library (and digital full-text) facilities. Private practitioners who have a good friend/colleague in such
organisations may be able to source full-text articles free via such a friend.
(b)
HIGHWIRE PRESS is the cheapest option for private practitioners and free-lance researchers who cannot
access the journals via university terminals etc. It is the largest archive of free full-text science. As of Jan 15th 2006, it is
assisting in the online publication of 1,149,154 free full-text articles and 2,978,244 total articles. There are 41 sites with
free trial periods, and 31 completely free sites. 209 sites have free back issues, and 778 sites have pay per view.
http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl lists the free online full-text journals. HighWire Press offers access to the
available FREE FULL-TEXT science journals. Unfortunately, these comprise but a small percentage of all the full-text
online science journals.
(c)
PubMedCentral http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=search&DB=pmc also gives access (in one single
search panel) to free full-text journals in the Life Sciences (including some veterinary journals with free full-text).
However, the PMC free journal list may not be as extensive as the HighWire list.
Phil Rogers MRCVS <philrogers@eircom.net>, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland