Lisa P. McFaddin
ISBNs: B0CZSWNS3G, 111987954X, 978-1119879541, 9781119879541, 978-1119879572, 9781119879572, 978-1119879565, 9781119879565
English | 2024 | PDF
Enables the entire veterinary team to seamlessly incorporate integrative medicine into everyday practice
Integrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice
is a unique resource designed to introduce the basic concepts of ten
different integrative modalities to all members of the hospital team to
establish a baseline of knowledge: explaining how patients will benefit
from their use, discussing return on investment, informing veterinarians
of available courses and suggested reading materials, walking managers
through staff training, and providing client education materials.
Supplemental web-based documents and presentations increase the ease
with which staff are trained and clients are educated.
Integrative
medicine is not an all-or-nothing concept. This umbrella term
encompasses a wide spectrum of treatment modalities. Therapies can be
used individually or in combination, as part of a multimodal approach,
and applied easily to every patient or used in select cases.
Sample topics covered in Integrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice include:
- Photobiomodulation, covering light, laser specifics, mechanisms of action, supplies and equipment, and techniques
- Veterinary
Spinal Manipulation Therapy (VSMT), covering pain in veterinary
patients, mechanisms of action, adjustment vs. manipulation vs.
mobilization, techniques, and post-adjustment recommendations
- Acupuncture,
covering acupuncture point selection using traditional Chinese
veterinary medicine (TCVM) and Western medicine techniques, mechanisms
of action, safety, and practical applications.
- Chinese
Herbal Medicine (CHM), covering TCVM fundamentals as it applies to
herbal classification and selection, herb production, safety, and
formulation, and CHM applications.
Integrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice
is a valuable resource for all veterinary hospital team members, from
customer service representatives to veterinary assistants/technicians,
practice managers, and veterinarians. The text is also helpful to
veterinary students interested in integrative medicine, or those taking
introductory integrative medicine courses.