title: A comparison of the traditional Chinese versus transpositional zangfu organ association acupoint locations in the horse.
abstract: The traditional Chinese (TC) and transpositional (TP) methods of animal acupoint location result in different acupoint charts. Representative TC and TP equine zangfu organ shu-association acupoint charts are compared to each other and to a human chart. Despite their differences, practitioners of both methods appear to achieve equally effective therapeutic results--a phenomenon termed "traditional Chinese/transpositional equal efficacy" (TTEE). Common veterinary acupuncture practices, traditional Chinese medical theory, spinal cord anatomy, and a preliminary equine "association segment" chart are proposed to explain TTEE. The differences between the charts indicate that all documented animal acupoint locations should be explicitly described.
authors.affiliation: Island Whirl Equine Colic Research Laboratory, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Gainesville 32610.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Panzer
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans