Osteopathy and the treatment of horses /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Pusey, Anthony, 1951-2007
Other Authors:	Brooks, Julia, 1960-, Jenks, Annabel
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, West Sussex ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Subjects:	Horses > Diseases > Treatment. Horses > Wounds and injuries > Treatment. Osteopathic medicine. Horse Diseases > therapy. Manipulation, Osteopathic > veterinary. Massage > veterinary. Musculoskeletal Diseases > veterinary. Osteopathic Medicine > methods. Horses.

Table of Contents:

Introduction to animal osteopathy
Anatomy for osteopaths
Neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction and the osteopathic approach
Making a start
Case history taking
Observation - static
Observation - active
Examination - palpatory
Treatment without sedation
Treatment under sedation
Treatment under general anaesthetic
Differential diagnosis
Post treatment care
Appendix