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A Retrospective Analysis of 5,195 Patient Treatment Sessions in an Integrative Veterinary Medicine Service: Patient Characteristics, Presenting Complaints, and Therapeutic Interventions
Joint Authors
Shmalberg, Justin
Memon, Mushtaq A.
Source
Veterinary Medicine International
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Integrative veterinary medicine, the combination of complementary and alternative therapies with conventional care, is increasingly prevalent in veterinary practice and a focus of clinical instruction in many academic teaching institutions.
However, the presenting complaints, therapeutic modalities, and patient population in an integrative medicine service have not been described.
A retrospective analysis of 5,195 integrative patient treatment sessions in a veterinary academic teaching hospital demonstrated that patients most commonly received a combination of therapeutic modalities (39% of all treatment sessions).
The 274 patients receiving multiple modalities were most frequently treated for neurologic and orthopedic disease (50.7% versus 49.6% of all presenting complaints, resp.).
Older neutered or spayed dogs (mean age = 9.0 years) and Dachshunds were treated more often than expected based on general population statistics.
Acupuncture, laser therapy, electroacupuncture, and hydrotherapy were frequently administered (>50% patients).
Neurologic patients were more likely to receive acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and therapeutic exercises but less likely than orthopedic patients to receive laser, hydrotherapy, or therapeutic ultrasound treatments ( P < 0.05 ).
The results suggest that the application of these specific modalities to orthopedic and neurologic diseases should be subjected to increased evidence-based investigations.
A review of current knowledge in core areas is presented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shmalberg, Justin& Memon, Mushtaq A.. 2015. A Retrospective Analysis of 5,195 Patient Treatment Sessions in an Integrative Veterinary Medicine Service: Patient Characteristics, Presenting Complaints, and Therapeutic Interventions. Veterinary Medicine International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079393
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shmalberg, Justin& Memon, Mushtaq A.. A Retrospective Analysis of 5,195 Patient Treatment Sessions in an Integrative Veterinary Medicine Service: Patient Characteristics, Presenting Complaints, and Therapeutic Interventions. Veterinary Medicine International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079393
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shmalberg, Justin& Memon, Mushtaq A.. A Retrospective Analysis of 5,195 Patient Treatment Sessions in an Integrative Veterinary Medicine Service: Patient Characteristics, Presenting Complaints, and Therapeutic Interventions. Veterinary Medicine International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079393
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1079393