Integrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice

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
Western Herbal Medicine (WHM), covering medical botany, WHM diagnoses, herb classification,
production, safety, and formulations, and WHM applications
Chinese Food Therapy (CFT), covering commercial diet selection, supplementing commercial diets,
recreating an herbal formula, and temporary therapeutic diets