Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered (Hardcover, 1st ed)

"Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered" is a book that belongs in your veterinary library. If you are a veterinarian wondering if you should incorporate complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM) into your practice, if you have recently hired an associate eager to try such things as acupuncture or homeopathy, or if you have clients asking you about chiropractic, herbal, or magnetic field therapy for their pets, you'll want to understand the history, science and ethics behind such therapies.

In its 2001 "Guidelines for Complementary and Alternative Medicine," the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) recognizes the growing interest in CAVM, and encourages the critical examination of these therapies using the scientific method. Following the AVMA's lead on this subject, "Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered" thoroughly examines a variety of CAVM therapies and asks important questions regarding alternative treatments. For example, is acupuncture effective in pain relief? What is homeopathy? What is the history behind chiropractic? What does the research say (and not say) about various CAVM modalities? And, just as importantly, what are the ethical and regulatory considerations concerning such therapies? This book has the answers to those questions and more.

"Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine Considered" will help practicing veterinarians to make informed decisions about specific CAVM therapies. This text evaluates various prevalent therapies, and will give veterinarians the ethical and scientific bases they need to make sound decisions regarding CAVM therapies

Coverage includes but isnot limited to:
Acupuncture and acupressure;
Energy medicine;
Manual therapy (chiropractic);
Manual therapy (massage);
Magnetic and electromagnetic therapy;
Laser and light therapy;
Homeopathy; and
Herbal therapy.

General

Imprint:	Iowa State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2003
First published:	November 2003
Authors:	D Ramey
Dimensions:	236 x 167 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	274
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-8138-2616-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > General
LSN:	0-8138-2616-0
Barcode:	9780813826165

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