Complementary Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses
ISBN: 9780813818627 | 0813818621
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Pub. Date: 3/15/2011
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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
| 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 | ... MORE |
| 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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