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Complementary Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses

ISBN: 9780813818627 | 0813818621
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 3/15/2011

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Complementary Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is the first CAVM reference written specifically for veterinary technicians. The modality-based organization provides the veterinary technician with the knowledge and resources required to inform clients and assist the veterinarian in increasingly popular treatment options. A wide variety of common and lesser-known modalities are covered, including references to direct the veterinary technician to additional, reliable information on the internet. Written by an internationally-known an... MORE
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What is holistic medicine?
Definition
Integration with conventional medicine
The role of the RVT in the holistic practice
What a technician can and cannot do
Educating the public
Grief counseling
Physical therapy
Legal implications
How to tell the quality of herbs
Judging herbal companies
Is an herb a drug?
The role of NASC in herbal medicine and the FDA
Chiropractors and veterinarians
Acupuncturists and veterinarians
Homeopathy
Telephone consultations
Release forms
Interviews, television, and the internet
The modalities--Introduction.
"I thought you were holistic"--the role of conventional medicine in a holistic practice
Physical therapy (which RVTs can perform)
General and holistic nutrition (and the RVT's place in discussing and implementing it)
Chinese medicine
The first certified programs for veterinarians
Chinese medical theory
Acupuncture
Chinese herbs
Other certified programs for veterinarians:
Chiropractic (including VOM)
Western Herbal Medicine
Homeopathy
Other methods commonly employed by veterinarians
Homotoxicology
Nutraceuticals
Holistic nutrition
Methods commonly incorporated with others:
Applied Kinesiology
Bach Flower Remedies
Glandular Therapy
Cold Laser Therapy
Magnetic Therapy
Massage Therapy (including tui-na and trigger point therapy)
Less Commonly Used methods
Ozone Therapy
Prolotherapy
Pulsating Magnetic Therapy
Reiki
Veterinary NAET
Color Therapy
Immuno-Augmentive Therapy
Aromatherapy
Rarely used methods that you may encounter
Biotron LifeWave Transfer Factor
(or appendix)
Where to go for more help
Organizations
Online references
Books and professional journals
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.
Nancy Scanlan, DVM, MSFP, is a certified veterinary acupuncturist and practices complementary and alternative medicine at Shasta Lake Veterinary Clinic in Shasta Lake, California. She is a past-President of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association and a past-President of the Veterinary Botanical Medical Association.


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