Welcome to Dr Lindsey Wedemeyer's Lens on Equine Acupuncture
Contents...
- What is Equine Acupuncture?
- A Huge Variety of Horse Conditions can Benefit from Acupuncture
- How is Acupuncture Done on Horses?
- What Evidence is there that Acupuncture on Horses Works?
- What Conditions in Horses Benefit from Acupuncture?
- Acupuncture is useful to keep Performance Horses in Great Condition, as well as Treat Illnesses
- Acupuncture for Performance Horses
- Veterinary Acupuncture can Help you Take the Best Care of your Equine Friend
- Check out my Ebook if you would like to learn more!
- Find out more about Acupuncture for Horses with my Ebook
- Equine Acupuncture Related Books on Amazon
- Vote on Acupuncture for Horses
- Lenses with More Information About Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Animals
- Basic Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Books on Amazon
- For More on Acupuncture in Other Animals, Check Out These Lenses...
- Guestbook
What is Equine Acupuncture?
Around 5000 years ago, the Chinese developed theories about the pulse, circulation and heart, 4000 years before Western medicine. The Chinese theories were later proved to be correct. The first record of acupuncture is found in the Nei Jing, a 4700 year old book written by the Chinese Yellow Emperor, and thought to be the oldest medical textbook in the world.
The ancient Chinese developed acupuncture techniques for animals as well as for people. The earliest veterinary acupuncture book was written between 659 and 621BC. The Chinese were interested in the treatment of horses for use in war and for transport. They discovered acupuncture points unique to horses (known as classical points) as well as those found in corresponding locations to those on the human body (known as transpositional points).
A Huge Variety of Horse Conditions can Benefit from Acupuncture
How is Acupuncture Done on Horses?
Acupuncture is done on horses using sterilized, single-use needles that are only 0.18-0.25mm wide. Since these needles are so thin (much thinner than an ordinary hypodermic needle), it is rarely painful and over 95% of patients are comfortable with acupuncture. Humans receiving acupuncture generally report that they feel a sensation of warming, tingling, numbness or heaviness, but not pain. What Evidence is there that Acupuncture on Horses Works?
There has been much research on acupuncture in people, and its pain-relieving effects for conditions such as arthritis are now widely accepted. There is increasing research on acupuncture on animals. Much data comes from clinical studies of cases where acupuncture was used on horses and its results. Examples include:
Clinical condition:
Lameness due to acute injury
Result of acupuncture treatment:
96% improved
Over 50% became sound
(Researcher - Xie - a highly respected practitioner and professor at the University of Florida)
Clinical condition:
Acute and chronic laminitis
Result of acupuncture treatment:
90% success
(Researchers - Kilde and Kung)
Clinical condition:
Chronic back pain preventing work in competition horses
Result of acupuncture treatment:
87% had relief such that they could resume work
(Researchers - Kilde and Martin)
What Conditions in Horses Benefit from Acupuncture?
A huge variety of conditions in horses benefit from acupuncture. Most common musculoskeletal, respiratory, neurological, urogenital and cardiovascular conditions can benefit, and also some behavioral conditions. For more information, ask your veterinarian to put you in contact with a certified veterinary acupuncturist to discuss your horse's specific condition with. Acupuncture is useful to keep Performance Horses in Great Condition, as well as Treat Illnesses
Acupuncture for Performance Horses
A major benefit of the use of acupuncture in competition horses is that no drugs are used. If a horse is treated with drugs, it can be banned from competitions.
Veterinary Acupuncture can Help you Take the Best Care of your Equine Friend
Check out my Ebook if you would like to learn more!
Find out more about Acupuncture for Horses with my Ebook
For more information, click here.
Interested in other species? Check out my ebooks on canine acupuncture and feline acupuncture!
Equine Acupuncture Related Books on Amazon
Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way we Live
All about the relationship between animals and their owners, complete with fascinating case studies, by one of the top veterinary acupuncturists in the US.
Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 11/10/2009) 
Xie's Veterinary Acupuncture
Great book for vets interested in acupuncture, by the founder of the Chi Institute for Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine.
Amazon Price: $111.99 (as of 11/10/2009)
Veterinary Acupuncture: Ancient Art to Modern Medicine
Great book for vets interested in acupuncture, and one of the required books on the IVAS acupuncture course.
Amazon Price: $108.00 (as of 11/10/2009)
Vote on Acupuncture for Horses
Lenses with More Information About Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine for Animals
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Basic Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Books on Amazon
If you'd like to find out more about acupuncture in general.
Acupressure's Potent Points: a Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments
Amazon Price: $14.28 (as of 11/10/2009)
The Healing Promise of Qi: Creating Extraordinary Wellness Through Qigong and Tai Chi
Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 11/10/2009)
Acupuncture for Everyone: What It Is, Why It Works, and How It Can Help You
Amazon Price: $10.36 (as of 11/10/2009)
Complete Idiot's Guide to Acupuncture and Acupressure
Amazon Price: $12.89 (as of 11/10/2009)
For More on Acupuncture in Other Animals, Check Out These Lenses...
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Feline Acupuncture - Acupuncture for Cats
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Acupuncture is growing in popularity as a complementary therapy for people, and much research has established its benefits. Increasing numbers of vets are also becoming trained in acupuncture and using it in combination with conventional medicine to...
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Acupuncture for Rabbits - Holistic Chinese Medicine for Rabbits
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Acupuncture is an accepted and popular complementary therapy for people, but animals can also benefit. Increasing numbers of veterinarians are turning to acupuncture to treat animals naturally, and for an alternative in conditions where modern medici...
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Cattle Acupuncture - Acupuncture for Cows
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Acupuncture is an ancient form of medicine which is now a common complementary treatment for people in the western world. Many of its effects, for example the relief of pain, have been scientifically demonstrated and are accepted. However, did you kn...
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Canine Acupuncture - Holistic Chinese Medicine for Dogs
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Acupuncture is growing in popularity, and is an accepted form of complementary, holistic medicine for people. Research on conditions such as arthritis in people has shown that acupuncture has definite pain-relieving effects. Acupuncture is also being...
Guestbook
Please leave your comments and let me know how you liked my Equine Acupuncture lens!
eft_training wrote...
this is an outstanding squidoo i never thought that acupuncture also works well also with animals this is very interesting. I love this stuff give it a five star rating. If acupuncture also works well with animals I guess eft training
can too will work cause they have the same technique as what acupuncture does.
Posted September 03, 2009
banbarak wrote...
Oh,looks great.what a nice post here..Really good job...and informative lens.Just have a look at the accupuncturequest blog
Posted November 25, 2008
ChristiannaGarrett-Martin wrote...
Excellent article and lovely horse pics! :)
Christianna
Posted November 19, 2008
daria369 wrote...
I am so happy to see the animal treatments are becoming more and more humane! Another wonderful lens, Lucy - thank you! :)
Posted November 18, 2008
by LucyVet
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