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Title: Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine


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Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine
  • Anne Rice, DVM

2
How many people use Complementary/Alternative
medicine?
  • In 2007, 38 of people used CAM (CDC Natl Health
    Stat Reports)
  • In 2006, 1 in 4 human hospitals offered C/A
    services
  • In 2006, of 254 owners, 65 reported CAVM use in
    dogs and cats with cancer (JAAHA)
  • In 2007 study, children whose parents used CAM
    were 5 times as likely to use CAM (CDC Natl
    Health Stat Report)

3
Modalities Used by AHVMA Members
  • Bach flower remedies
  • Chiropractic
  • Homeopathy
  • Homotoxicology
  • Acupuncture
  • Chinese herbs
  • Western herbs
  • Clinical nutrition

4
Integration with Conventional Medicine
  • There are times when holistic medicine works
    better and times when traditional medicine works
    better
  • Conventional medicine has many useful diagnostic
    techniques unknown to ancient practitioners
  • Surgery can be life-saving
  • In emergency situations, conventional medicine
    works quickly and saves lives
  • Holistic medicine works well for chronic disease

5
Integration with Conventional Medicine
  • Holistic methods are ideal for whole-body
    support, especially when multiple systems are
    involved (e.g., heart, kidney, liver)
  • Holistic medicine gives you more answers when
    there is nothing else left to do (e.g.,
    antibiotic resistance)
  • Holistic medicine can protect against side
    effects of conventional medicine
  • Holistic medicine can give a diagnosis and
    treatment for a problem when all lab tests are
    normal.

6
Regulated Alternative Therapies (RATS)
  • Acupuncture
  • Acupressure
  • Chiropractic
  • Imaging
  • Physiotherapy
  • Massage Therapy

7
Non-Regulated Alternative Therapies (NRATS)
  • Meditation
  • Magnetic Therapy
  • MegaVitamin Therapy
  • Naturopathy
  • Relaxation Therapy
  • Reiki
  • Shiatsu
  • Shamanism
  • Somapractic
  • Sclerology
  • Therapeutic Touch
  • Therapeutic Fasting
  • Vibrational Medicine
  • Orgonomy
  • Prayer
  • Ayurveda
  • Aromatherapy
  • Biokinesthology
  • Colloidal Silver
  • Colonics
  • Chelation Therapy
  • Energy Healing
  • Exercise
  • Homeopathy
  • Herbal Medicine
  • Hypnosis
  • Hydropathy
  • Imaging
  • Iridology
  • Juree Therapy
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