Additional modalities of diagnosis and therapy are emerging. These guidelines reflect the current status of the role of these emerging modalities with the parameters of veterinary medicine for use of providing a comprehensive approach to the health care of nonhuman animals. Use of these modalities constitute the practice of veterinary medicine. Any exceptions will be indicated in the following guidelines. It is recommended that appropriate client consent be obtained.
Educational programs are available for many of the modalities.
It is incumbent upon veterinarians to pursue education in their proper use. It should be borne in mind that because the emergence and development of these modalities is a dynamic process, as time passes, the following may need to be modified. Ve terinary acupuncture and acutherapy involve the examination and stimulation of specific points on the body of nonhuman animals by use of acupuncture needles, moxibustion, injections, low-level lasers, magnets, and a variety of other techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of numerous conditions in animals. Veterinary acupuncture and acutherapy are now considered an integral part of veterinary medicine. It is recommended that educational programs be undertaken by veterinarians before they are considered competent to practice veterinary acupuncture.