ABVA EQUINE ACUPUNCTURE INTRODUCTION
23 - 25 November 2017 3 days £750.
Venue: Woodspring Golf and Country Club, Bristol, BS41 9LR
with practical labs at: Hill Livery, Ridings Farm, Bristol BS41 8JP
ABVA Equine Acupuncture Introduction
Presented by Dietrich G von Schweinitz and Alex Macdonald
3 days with lab and demos,
Limited to 15 students: suitable for 1st timer and as a refresher
Instructors: D G von Schweinitz, A J Macdonald
This course is designed to offer equine veterinarians an introduction to equine acupuncture, and as a refresher to those who have previously attended a Foundation Course or similar introduction course.
Dr Macdonald is a founding member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society and has practiced and published extensively on the subject. Dr von Schweinitz has 30 years of conventional equine practice and veterinary acupuncture experience and has published original research in equine acupuncture. The course will cover the essential physiological understanding of acupuncture and its application. There will be labs with horses for acupoint location and palpation exercises as well as acupuncture demonstration.
It is required that participants purchase Schoen’s Veterinary Acupuncture, 2nd ed textbook. This contains equine acupuncture charts from both the traditional Chinese and the western transposition system, along with several chapters on equine acupuncture from different authors with different approaches. It is strongly recommended to read the introductory chapters and the first 2-3 equine chapters beforehand. Veterinary acupuncture books still reflect a mainly traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) approach and this course will focus on western medical acupuncture which draws on certain aspects of TCM which can make a great deal of sense.
There are other equine acupuncture point atlases available on line for purchase, but not provided at the course. Membership to IVAS includes a download atlas of equine acupoints.
Day 1
Introduction / Overview
Brief history (equine)
Acupuncture physiology, Part 1
Acupuncture physiology, Part 2
Safety & Techniques
Equine Acupuncture Charts
Palpation discussion of techniques, interpretations
Lab: Equine palpation, Acupoint Locations
TCM, TCVM, WVA & Politics (see “Mao Invented TCM”, Western Med Ac handouts)
Group Dinner
Day 2
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (3)
Myofascial Trigger Points – locations & treatments
Autonomics
Equine Acupuncture Literature & Discuss (see Ac Research & Paradoxes handouts)
Equine Labs Needling lab
Day 3
Poor Performance with uncertain diagnosis
Thermography cases / Autonomic responses
Visceral disease treatment
Case Discussions with Treatment plans
Equine Labs
The schedule is subject to minor revisions during the course.
**If you have recently completed a Foundation course days 1 and 2 are optional and days can be booked at £250 per day.
In order to provide you with continuing support with acupuncture after the course, we are offering a 50% discount on ABVA membership for your first year.